Hello R2R. PIC HEAV!!!!

bobyboy · Feb 28, 2014

As you can tell I've been a registered member here for some time, I've been on another forum for a few years and have finally decided to introduce myself and expand into other forums.

I've been reeling for the past 4 years I've had fresh water tanks since I was 6 years old.
I've lived in a third floor condo for the past 6 years and I've never had a chance to have any large tanks, the biggest was a Biocube 14gallon.
I currently have 2 tanks a Innovative Marine Nuvo 8 and a custom small frag tank.

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My current Livestock and Hardware List for Nuvo 8

Hardware
I have the following hardware.
Nuvo 8 Tank
Nuvo Spinstream
Maxijet 1200 return pump
Nano CL-85 chiller
koralia nano 425
Mp10
Theo 50w heater
inTank Media Basket
inTank fuge
JBJ Nano Glo
10lb of figi pink LS
10 Lbs of premium LR
Reefkeeper elite net

I have a DIY custom LED setup
Includes 24 3 watt crees with a 2:1 ratio blue to white.
8 CREE XP-E R3 Cool White 3W LED On Star
16 CREE XP-E Royal Blue 3W LED On Star
They are driven by a Nanocustoms Duo 700 LED Driver. This has 2 700ma drivers that are on sliders and 3way rocker switch but also has a 0-10v input. I am running mine with the reefkeeper for the dusk dawn effect.
The LEDs are all on a Nanocustom heatsink and attached with BJB Solderless LED Connectors on Quadica thermal heat tape

Livestock

Black Ice clown
Rainbow/Tri color BTA
Yellow corsis wrasse

Pom Pom crab
Cleaner Shrimp
Nerites
Ceriths
Astreas

Fiji blues
Fire and ice
Green Bay packers
Red hornets
Chuckys brides
God of war
Rastas
Wobegongs
Candy apple reds
Rose nebulas
Bbeb
Jf atomic sunrise (bam bam's)
gates of hell lepastria
German blue digitata
Common green, red, purple shrooms
Green Dream Pallies
GSP
Clove polyps
Devils Finger leather
Lavender Hairy mushroom
Baby jawbreaker
Superman rhodactis
Nuclear Sunset Ric

My frag tank
It is 17x9x8 made of 1/2" acrylic with two wholes cut for 1/2" bulkheads if I decide to use it as a fuge later down the road, for now one is plugged with a bulkhead and plug and the other has the Ice Probe.
I'm using a AC70 along the back with fuge mod to hold the cheato, heater, temp/PH probes; it has enough room to put a skimmer in it if needed. I also have a AC20 along the right hand side with a inTank media basket running floss/carbon/phos ban.
I'm also using koralia nano 425 and seio 320 mini power-heads for added flow.
I have 2 Par38 bulbs for lighting, I may upgrade to a DIY Led setup later.
And the icing on the cake is that it's all controlled by my ReefKeeper Elite with ATO switches.

Right now it's running bare bottom with a few pieces of live rock in the AC70.

Some pics of my frag tank as I can only upload 5 pics

And for some pics, the Nuvo pics are about 4 months old as I no longer have the sun coral.

bobyboy · Feb 28, 2014

I can't find the edit button....

Any ways I forgot to add the primary reason I've decided to become more active here is due to me ordering the new Innovative Marine Fusion 30L tank and will no longer be a member of the nano community but not quite to the large tanks.
I'm currently looking at lighting options for the tank so if any one has a recommendation feel free to chime in.

lps1212 · Feb 28, 2014

awesome looking pics bro glad to see you join this family im sre you will be seeing a lot of eye candy on here and meeting a lot of great folk aswell

mike007 · Feb 28, 2014

All I can say Is very nice. Welcome keep posting them pics.

Daniel@R2R · Mar 1, 2014

Great looking tank! Welcome to R2R! We like pics, so keep them coming.

bobyboy · Mar 1, 2014

Thanks every one

I recently picked up a Cannon SX300is and am still playing around with it, the ones above where taken with my iPhone.
My photography knowledge is limited to using my iPhone camera and basic P&S. I have only used it on the Auto mode, I haven't really tried anything else.
The pictures have turned out great and look many times better than my iPhone so hopefully I'll be getting some recent ones posted.

Reefing Madness · Mar 3, 2014

revhtree · Mar 3, 2014

Cool tanks and welcome to R2R!!

bobyboy · Mar 4, 2014

Thanks for the welcomes, looks like I'll be recieving the IM Fusion 30L within the next 2 weeks or so, I think I'm going to pass one there 300.00 stand in favor of the Aquatic Fundamentals 30/38/45, petco has it on sale for 90.00. I'll probably reinforce each corner with a 2x2 or 2x4 to insure it holds.
I'd love to pick up the maxspec Razor but I can't justify another 500.00 at this moment, I may give a ebay LED setup a shot for the time being.

mrcoffee2 · Mar 4, 2014

bobyboy said:
Thanks for the welcomes, looks like I'll be recieving the IM Fusion 30L within the next 2 weeks or so, I think I'm going to pass one there 300.00 stand in favor of the Aquatic Fundamentals 30/38/45, petco has it on sale for 90.00. I'll probably reinforce each corner with a 2x2 or 2x4 to insure it holds.
I'd love to pick up the maxspec Razor but I can't justify another 500.00 at this moment, I may give a ebay LED setup a shot for the time being.

Welcome to R2R!

My Fusion 40 should be here soon too. Hanging a hydra over it.

bobyboy · Mar 4, 2014

Thanks, did you get the corresponding stand with your tank?

Davesgt · Mar 4, 2014

Welcome to R2R, keep the pics coming!

EW_Fish · Mar 4, 2014

bobyboy said:
I can't find the edit button....

Any ways I forgot to add the primary reason I've decided to become more active here is due to me ordering the new Innovative Marine Fusion 30L tank and will no longer be a member of the nano community but not quite to the large tanks.
I'm currently looking at lighting options for the tank so if any one has a recommendation feel free to chime in.

You can only edit within 5 mins of the post. If your a supporter you can edit any time. Great looking setup