Tomnerr
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The tank is just about done cycling so wanted to start a tank thread for my new Nuvo Fusion 40! Tank was started on 01/03 with RODI water and Red Sea Coral Pro Salt with everything running since day 1. I added MB7 every day for the first 2 weeks and am now just adding it once a week. I have been testing every day and today I had 0’s for Ammonia and Nitrite, 10 for Nitrate. I tested all the rest of my params as well and will post the results below. Let me know if you guys have any input on the setup and appreciate all who take a look! I will post some more pics tomorrow when I get a chance.
Equipment:
- IM Nuvo Fusion 40
- IM Fusion APS Black Cabinet Stand
- 35 lbs of BRS Dry Rock
- 30 lbs CaribSea Arag Alive Fiji Pink Live Sand
- AI Prime (x2) with rigid tank mounts (Leon Tan schedule from AI website)
- Cobalt Neo Therm 150w Heater
- Hanna Checkers
- Salifert Test Kits
- Maxspect Gyre XF230 with Controller (random pulse mode with high of 30%)
- Tunze Silence 1073.040 Return Pump
- IM Spin Stream (x2)
- IM 5 gal ATO Reservoir
- IM ATO Controller and Pump
Back Chambers (left to right)
1.)- IM Custom Caddy (top to bottom)
- regular filter pad
- 100 micron filter pad
- chaeto
- Brightwell Xport BioBlocks (x2)
- IM Chaetomax Fuge Light (running opposite from main lights)
2.)- IM Minimax Pro Reactor with BRS biopellets
3.)- return pump and heater
4.)- IM Minimax Pro Reactor with BRS rox carbon and GFO (may remove GFO and just run carbon, any thoughts?)
5.)- IM Custom Caddy (top to bottom)
- regular filter pad
- 100 micron filter pad
- chaeto
- Brightwell Xport BioBlocks (x2)
- IM Chaetomax Fuge Light (running opposite from main lights)
Todays Test Results:
- Temp- 78.3
- Salinity- 1.024 (raising to 1.025 with first water change)
- pH- 7.96 (is this too low? If so, any thoughts on how to raise?)
- Ammonia- 0
- Nitrite- 0
- Nitrate- 10
- Phosphate- 0
- Calcium- 423
- Alkalinity- 9.1 dKH
- Magnesium- 1320
For livestock I plan on a mix of softies, LPS and 1 or 2 SPS. I am going to move my clown from my 16g Biocube to this tank and add a second clown with a BTA. I plan on adding other fish, just haven’t fully decided on what yet! I had an extra hermit in my Biocube so I added him to the Nuvo today to see some life in the new tank.
This might be a bad idea, but I have a beautiful Australian long tentacle plate coral in my Biocube and am planning to move it to the new tank. It is doing awesome, just getting too big for the Biocube. I would love to move it this weekend after I do a water change, but I don’t want to harm it at all! Any thoughts on this?
Sorry this was long winded, but thanks again for checking in and I will try to update with new additions and progress!
Equipment:
- IM Nuvo Fusion 40
- IM Fusion APS Black Cabinet Stand
- 35 lbs of BRS Dry Rock
- 30 lbs CaribSea Arag Alive Fiji Pink Live Sand
- AI Prime (x2) with rigid tank mounts (Leon Tan schedule from AI website)
- Cobalt Neo Therm 150w Heater
- Hanna Checkers
- Salifert Test Kits
- Maxspect Gyre XF230 with Controller (random pulse mode with high of 30%)
- Tunze Silence 1073.040 Return Pump
- IM Spin Stream (x2)
- IM 5 gal ATO Reservoir
- IM ATO Controller and Pump
Back Chambers (left to right)
1.)- IM Custom Caddy (top to bottom)
- regular filter pad
- 100 micron filter pad
- chaeto
- Brightwell Xport BioBlocks (x2)
- IM Chaetomax Fuge Light (running opposite from main lights)
2.)- IM Minimax Pro Reactor with BRS biopellets
3.)- return pump and heater
4.)- IM Minimax Pro Reactor with BRS rox carbon and GFO (may remove GFO and just run carbon, any thoughts?)
5.)- IM Custom Caddy (top to bottom)
- regular filter pad
- 100 micron filter pad
- chaeto
- Brightwell Xport BioBlocks (x2)
- IM Chaetomax Fuge Light (running opposite from main lights)
Todays Test Results:
- Temp- 78.3
- Salinity- 1.024 (raising to 1.025 with first water change)
- pH- 7.96 (is this too low? If so, any thoughts on how to raise?)
- Ammonia- 0
- Nitrite- 0
- Nitrate- 10
- Phosphate- 0
- Calcium- 423
- Alkalinity- 9.1 dKH
- Magnesium- 1320
For livestock I plan on a mix of softies, LPS and 1 or 2 SPS. I am going to move my clown from my 16g Biocube to this tank and add a second clown with a BTA. I plan on adding other fish, just haven’t fully decided on what yet! I had an extra hermit in my Biocube so I added him to the Nuvo today to see some life in the new tank.
This might be a bad idea, but I have a beautiful Australian long tentacle plate coral in my Biocube and am planning to move it to the new tank. It is doing awesome, just getting too big for the Biocube. I would love to move it this weekend after I do a water change, but I don’t want to harm it at all! Any thoughts on this?
Sorry this was long winded, but thanks again for checking in and I will try to update with new additions and progress!
