Nevaeh's 25 Lagoon

Kalendo33 · Oct 8, 2018

i bought the tank second hand so its the old coraline

Kalendo33 · Oct 18, 2018

Going through the uglies, added a few inverts as cleanup crew...will update when it has cleared up

Devaji · Oct 18, 2018

I am really thinking about one of these tanks...as a 2nd tank if you could do it all over again would you?

jtietz · Oct 18, 2018

Devaji said:
I am really thinking about one of these tanks...as a 2nd tank if you could do it all over again would you?

Thats what i did. I sold a 210 gallon fully loaded mix reef and have been in love with my nuvo 25

Branespikin · Oct 18, 2018

Devaji said:
I am really thinking about one of these tanks...as a 2nd tank if you could do it all over again would you?

Broke down my reefer 250 to get nuvo 25 Lagoon. Love it!

Kalendo33 · Oct 19, 2018

tbh, if i had the funds i think i would have gone with the 30 nuvo (also if landlord permits) since of the footprint 36" long, but the 25 lagoon is awesome little tank

jtietz · Oct 19, 2018

Kalendo33 said:
tbh, if i had the funds i think i would have gone with the 30 nuvo (also if landlord permits) since of the footprint 36" long, but the 25 lagoon is awesome little tank

I believe the nuvo 25 and the nuvo 40 have the same footprint

Kalendo33 · Oct 19, 2018

The 40 would have been too big for my apartment complex, I believe the biggest tank they would approve is a 30. But I would still go for the 3 feet long vs 2 feet long if I could do it all over XD

SwiftStorm · Oct 19, 2018

Because of the depth. There 30L was my first choice, but found a 40 on trade. The extra depth gives lots of scaping flexibility.

Kalendo33 · Nov 8, 2018

Bad news first:

Lost a few SPS,
TCK Pikachu
Red Dragon
Sunselt Milli
Miyagi Tort
Cali Tort
PC Rainbow

Out of these only the Red Dragon and Sunset Mill are alive. Which is fine for now.

So started the Triton Method and my dKH is holding steadily at 8 and as well started the Zeovit yesterday. So in 30 days time I will be changing out my Carboon and Zeolites.

I also purchased a few new fishes and coral (LPS).

Corals:
Short purple Goniopora
Multihead Duncans
Various Zoas
Multihead Torch
Orange Birdnest

Fishes:
Damselx2
Yellow Watchman Goby (Small)
Green Spotted Mandarin

I plan to grab two high-end SPS at the end of the month if my three SPS survives and do well.

I will do some pictures today when I get a chance.

jtietz · Nov 8, 2018

Kalendo33 said:
Bad news first:

Lost a few SPS,
TCK Pikachu
Red Dragon
Sunselt Milli
Miyagi Tort
Cali Tort
PC Rainbow

Out of these only the Red Dragon and Sunset Mill are alive. Which is fine for now.

So started the Triton Method and my dKH is holding steadily at 8 and as well started the Zeovit yesterday. So in 30 days time I will be changing out my Carboon and Zeolites.

I also purchased a few new fishes and coral (LPS).

Corals:
Short purple Goniopora
Multihead Duncans
Various Zoas
Multihead Torch
Orange Birdnest

Fishes:
Damselx2
Yellow Watchman Goby (Small)
Green Spotted Mandarin

I plan to grab two high-end SPS at the end of the month if my three SPS survives and do well.

I will do some pictures today when I get a chance.

How long have you cycled this aquarium?

Kalendo33 · Nov 8, 2018

Pictures!

Kalendo33 · Nov 8, 2018

I was a bit fast on the stocking, which is my fault, was a bit excited to get this up and running BUT on the other side I thought my BTA would go as well BUT turned looks like its doing well XD

jtietz · Nov 8, 2018

Kalendo33 said:
I was a bit fast on the stocking, which is my fault, was a bit excited to get this up and running BUT on the other side I thought my BTA would go as well BUT turned looks like its doing well XD

Yeah a lil early for spa. Evryones tank cycles different. My best advice is never add sps until you see sponges growing. Once you start to naturally grow those little white sponges your good. Thats my rule at least.

jtietz · Nov 8, 2018

Also you better but some pods in that tank or your going to loose you mandarin. You can dose tigger pods daily until your tank can sustain its own. Your lfs should have them in a refrigerated section. Do that soon, they have a super fast metabolism.

Kalendo33 · Nov 8, 2018

i dropped two packets of pods, one in my DT and one in my Refugium, than i have an order from Algae-barn that will ship every 2 weeks to keep it up until they have a Blue Mandarin in stock

anthamm93 · Nov 22, 2018

Looks like a awesome build can't wait to see more.

Kalendo33 · Dec 5, 2018

Quick Update:

Bought a pale green mandarin, around the time I purchased the pods, to see if it will last, well it has so far. We will see what happens down the road. I will seed the tank at least once a month if not twice.

I had a power outage a week or so ago which made me lose my SPS. I am attempting once again but might be failing due to my RODI tank getting low. The funny part is I swore I topped in a day ago.

I will be sending my water sample to do a ICP-Analysis.

And also bought another RBTA, just a normal green one.

Will post pics when I get a chance!

btmedic04 · Dec 5, 2018

How did you implemented zeovit?

Kalendo33 · Dec 5, 2018

btmedic04 said:
How did you implemented zeovit?

I followed the instructions required for Zeovit which can be found here: https://www.korallen-zucht.de/cms/files/zeoguide_103_english-1.pdf. Since on the IM 25 Nuvo I have no way to put it in the chambers, I used a media bag and tossed it inside the middle chamber (between the intake and outake) and shake the bag every day as needed...