hardware acquired...and it begins

smy168 · Jan 10, 2013

Been planning a Nano for some time now, and decided on a IM Nuvo 16 but didn't like the stock lighting so I decided to upgrade a little. Planning on keeping some SPS, LPS and Clams with no fish....here you go..

Tank with stock lights

the Maxspect Razor 120W

Great Packaging

Thin...yeah, that's all I can say...Thin

Blue, White and Lights!

and there it is....

Temp Control

Water Flow

HOB Fuge w/18w LED Lights

Skimming

alberthiel · Jan 10, 2013

smy168 said:
Been planning a Nano for some time now, and decided on a IM Nuvo 16 but didn't like the stock lighting so I decided to upgrade a little. Planning on keeping some SPS, LPS and Clams with no fish....here you go..

Tank with stock lights
the Maxspect Razor 120W
Great Packaging
Thin...yeah, that's all I can say...Thin
Blue, White and Lights!
and there it is....
Temp Control
Water Flow
HOB Fuge w/18w LED Lights
Skimming

Wow that is going to be a nice set-up ... real great high end stuff you got there and I like that heater controller so you don't cook the tank

illdoya · Jan 10, 2013

yes thats some very nice gear! looking forward to seeing it in action!

alberthiel · Jan 10, 2013

illdoya said:
yes thats some very nice gear! looking forward to seeing it in action!

Will be following ... can't wait to see that tank up and running ... should be a real nice Nano indeed

smy168 · Jan 14, 2013

Quick update:
the current tank has some sealing issues from the display to the filtration since IM uses acrylic as a separator. After a 3 day dialogue with IM they are shipping me the next gen. model where they are using a glass separator between the display and filtration. Great company, they didn't bat an eye to offer a fix.

Will be starting to make water in the next couple days (painting the apartment), will update with pics as the tank starts taking shape.

Will be going for a minimalist look rather than the rock wall. I noticed when I go reef diving that the average reef doesn't consist of wall but rather clusters...wanted to give it a try.

revhtree · Jan 14, 2013

Can't wait to see this tank evolve! Sweet looking light.

strange33w · Jan 14, 2013

very nice start lookin forward to seeing more.

alberthiel · Jan 14, 2013

smy168 said:
Quick update:
the current tank has some sealing issues from the display to the filtration since IM uses acrylic as a separator. After a 3 day dialogue with IM they are shipping me the next gen. model where they are using a glass separator between the display and filtration. Great company, they didn't bat an eye to offer a fix.

Will be starting to make water in the next couple days (painting the apartment), will update with pics as the tank starts taking shape.

Will be going for a minimalist look rather than the rock wall. I noticed when I go reef diving that the average reef doesn't consist of wall but rather clusters...wanted to give it a try.

Pity about what happened but at at least the are replacing it ... good cust. service I say.

Look forward to seeing the new iteration of it.

revsgirl · Jan 14, 2013

Nice! Following

smy168 · Jan 25, 2013

**update**
So the replacement Nuvo 16 has arrived and I'm 90% ready to get things going, here are some update pics!

Full Tank

Breeder Fuge w/ LED lights Top view of filtration

White Lights only

Blue Lights only

Both Lights

Fuge Set up is a Finnex HOB w/ 22watt LED Wht/Blue, it may be too much but if it is, I'll move it to the first bidder!

Breeder Box

Picture is pretty bad but I drilled additional downward holes into the spray bar to allow water flow through the fuge, and running it with a cheap 120gph mini ph.

I know, those are probably way too many LEDs, we'll see though

Thanks for peeping!

strange33w · Jan 25, 2013

i am really liking this tank set up. Looks well planned out keep up the pics.

Zack · Jan 25, 2013

Im subscribed, you are definitley starting off.on the right foot here with all this top notch stuff.
I cant wait to see how the maxspect does, dont they use warm white leds instead of cool white leds?
May be a different fixture im thinking of.

alberthiel · Jan 25, 2013

Very nice and when all put together that is going to be some real nice set up for sure. Like that fuge ... nice size

smy168 · Jan 25, 2013

IM had sealing issues from the display to the acrylic, they resolved this by adding a sheet of glass on the filtration side of the acrylic. Here's the best pic I could take.

At this point, I would recommend this to anyone looking to build a nano.

alberthiel · Jan 25, 2013

smy168 said:
IM had sealing issues from the display to the acrylic, they resolved this by adding a sheet of glass on the filtration side of the acrylic. Here's the best pic I could take.
At this point, I would recommend this to anyone looking to build a nano.

Not saying that this will not work so this FWIW but gluing glass to acrylic is not that easy and sometimes does not hold up for the long term so I would keep an eye on it but as I said this is based on personal experience as I used ti manufacture tanks and found out that acrylic and glass to not glue together well but it depends on what glue they used. If they used silicone keep an eye on it .. if they used GOOP it should be OK IME ... that is what we had to use in the end.

I even found a special glue to seal glass to aluminum but it was a very specialized one from a company called Rhone Poulenc. Again the remark is FWIW

jtgordon20 · Jan 27, 2013

Wow great start. You have some great pieces of equipment. Can't wait to see how the Finnex performs as a fuge.
Keep us updated!

bryan1354 · Jan 27, 2013

Nice, will follow. Keep posting pictures.

smy168 · Jul 1, 2013

And it finally begins...water and rock

So after being busy, I'm not so busy anymore so I decided to start the system.

20lbs of LS and 12lbs of LR, I won't be running the Finnex for about 30 days. LR/LS is from my LFS and really inexpensive (tough to find in NYC).

Here are the Storm Cloud pics, will be updating as it clears!

alberthiel · Jul 1, 2013

smy168 said:
And it finally begins...water and rock

So after being busy, I'm not so busy anymore so I decided to start the system.

20lbs of LS and 12lbs of LR, I won't be running the Finnex for about 30 days. LR/LS is from my LFS and really inexpensive (tough to find in NYC).

Here are the Storm Cloud pics, will be updating as it clears!

Nice start .... and yes that should clear up fairly rapidly ... I like !