Nuvo fusion pro 20 gallon tank

[jpxp90]

Hey everyone! I just set up my little nano tank, I want to know what your opinions would be on the equipment list.
Tank: nuvo fusion pro 20
Stand: one I built myself
Return pump: sicce 1.0
Return flow: 2 spinstreams
Skimmer: Nuvo dc desktop skimmer
Flow: mp10
Heater: eheim 75w
ATO: tunze osmolator nano
Bio media: seachem matrix
Mechanical: in-tank filter floss on left overflow, filter sock on right one
Chemical: chemipure blue nano
Salt: Red Sea coral pro

so the biggest question I have is for the lighting. I’ve been debating over 2 ai prime hds or 1 radion xr15 pro g5. I hear that the spread of having 2 primes would be good, but the power on the radions is just better. Any help on this would be extremely appreciated. Thank you all!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Cool tank! I would think one XR or one Prime should be enough. Let's see what others say.

 

[2Sunny]

Bulk Reef has a great video you may have already seen . . .

 

[SifuMemphis]

I had the same debate, but ended up switching out the AI Prime 16 (which i had) to the XR15 G5 Blue. Overall, the XR15 gave me the spread I wanted, and, I wanted a light similar to my main DT, since I planned on moving corals around etc.

 

[SaltTankMan]

Hey everyone! I just set up my little nano tank, I want to know what your opinions would be on the equipment list.
Tank: nuvo fusion pro 20
Stand: one I built myself
Return pump: sicce 1.0
Return flow: 2 spinstreams
Skimmer: Nuvo dc desktop skimmer
Flow: mp10
Heater: eheim 75w
ATO: tunze osmolator nano
Bio media: seachem matrix
Mechanical: in-tank filter floss on left overflow, filter sock on right one
Chemical: chemipure blue nano
Salt: Red Sea coral pro

so the biggest question I have is for the lighting. I’ve been debating over 2 ai prime hds or 1 radion xr15 pro g5. I hear that the spread of having 2 primes would be good, but the power on the radions is just better. Any help on this would be extremely appreciated. Thank you all!

Hello,
Can you provide some more info on how you built your stand?

 

[jpxp90]

Hello,
Can you provide some more info on how you built your stand?

Hey! Sorry for the late reply. It’s pretty much a bunch of two by fours. I followed This video, it’s an extremely sturdy stand. Then I just sanded and stained some plywood for the outside to give it a nice clean look!

 

[jpxp90]

 

[PR_nano]

Looks great! I like the aquascape, following.

 

[jpxp90]

Changed some stuff up! Got rid of the big rock in the upper left, going to make that a torch garden area I think.

 

[reefguypnw]

Beautiful torches

 

[jpxp90]

Another update! Moved all the torches onto the rock finally and made room for a little scoly garden

 

[Nick Steele]

That’s gorgeous!

What is the hammer in the front middle? Also is it branching or a wall?

 

[KWT]

Nice setup, gives me ideas

 

[jpxp90]

That’s gorgeous!

What is the hammer in the front middle? Also is it branching or a wall?

Appreciate it! It’s a wall hammer! Really cool close up it has a lot of yellows in it

 

[Conchman]

Very nice setup, I had one, small but I liked it. Looks like you went with the radion. With your tank mostly softies that was a great choice, I found I had too much shadowing at the sides for SPS. Heck on the SCA I am running 2 15's, looks like it was made for them. Great job...

 

[jpxp90]

Very nice setup, I had one, small but I liked it. Looks like you went with the radion. With your tank mostly softies that was a great choice, I found I had too much shadowing at the sides for SPS. Heck on the SCA I am running 2 15's, looks like it was made for them. Great job...

Yeah luckily I’m not looking to go into the sps too much. I get like 250 par at the top middle and 160 or so on the sand bed on the sides at 50% on the radion, so it could definitely be pushed a little more if I decide to go that route!

 

[2Sunny]

Those are some primo corals. Were they online purchases or do you have an awesome LFS?

 

[jpxp90]

Those are some primo corals. Were they online purchases or do you have an awesome LFS?

I’m lucky enough to have a few awesome LFS I can choose from! A little pricey but all have great people there too.

 

[jpxp90]

Another little update!

 

[jpxp90]

The tank is officially 1 year old! There was a ton of ups and downs and I dealt with a major cyano problem that killed a lot of my old torches. My clowns also decided to start hosting my scolies so I had to rehome the scolies. Dealing with a little bit of bubble algae at the moment, but I see a decline in them already. I’m very happy with where the tank has started and where it is at now!