dturner
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Hey guys. I just upgraded from a JBJ 28 cube to a Nuvo Fusion 40 all in one rimless tank. This tank is awesome! 8mm thick low iron glass makes this tank look sweet. I also purchased a Radion XR30w gen 3 LED fixture. This is the most high end light fixture I've ever owned and I am loving it! So worth the money.
So here's my specs:
TANK: Nuvo Fusion 40 gallon all in one tank.
STAND: Nuvo Fusion marching stand. This thing is particle board and I was pretty irritated setting it up but I will admit it complements the tank very well.
LIGHTING: Radion XR30W Gen 3 LEDs. (Non-pro). I've owned LEDs before but nothing like these! Also have the eco smart live box and RMS mount.
SKIMMER: Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer. So far it's pulling out some good foam. Working way better than it did on my JBJ.
POWERHEAD: 1- Jebao RW-4 wave maker powerhead. I currently have it on the W1 setting on the lowest speed. This thing is incredible. Especially for the money spent.
CONTROL: Neptune Apex lite controller with 2 EB8 power strips. PH and Temp probes. Auto Leak Detector module with solid surface probe (just in case skimmer decides to go nuts, God forbid).
AUTO TOPOFF: AutoAqua Smart ATO. This thing is great. Comes with a tiny powerful pump that fits in most containers. Will be buying a collapsible 5 gallon water container for reservoir.
RETURN PUMP: Stock 476 gph pump. It's dead silent and powerful. Very pleased with the quality.
LIVEROCK: Roughly 35 pounds of liverock. Most of which was originally dry rock from reef cleaners. You'll notice in pictures that the rock is fairly white. I must've put some of my more aged rock on the bottom, oh well.
OVERFLOW BASKETS: Using the stock overflow baskets now with the stock mechanical and chemical sponges. I will probably upgrade to the custom caddy or inTank media baskets down the road. This will suffice for now.
LIVESTOCK: Right now I am running fish-less as I think I got a parasite in my system from a Petco neon goby. I have no idea what parasite it is and this goby looks healthy but it's killed several nice fish that would have done great otherwise (they were eating well). So I am going to go fish-less for about 6 weeks. It's going to be hard! Luckily I have a lot of coral to hold me over.
MEDIA REACTORS: None at the moment but I will have a midsize IM media reactor by the New Year. My plan is to run BRS high capacity GFO. I will likely just stick to BRS ROX 0.8 carbon in the overflow baskets.
Right now I have about 4-5 margarita snails and about 5 blue leg hermits. I also have 1 peppermint shrimp for aptasia control and 1 blood red fire shrimp. I hardly ever see the fire shrimp outside of feeding time but he's cool as hell and doesn't bother any corals (like some shrimp).
I have a pretty fair amount of SPS, LPS, collector zoanthids, and random other corals in my collection. This is a collection over 3.5 years old from my first saltwater tank. I haven't glued anything to the rockwork yet but plan to do that in next couple days. So please forgive the mess you'll see in the pic below. I will post more pics later once my water clears up and the corals are glued. (Also once sand is added and settled).
That's all I have for now. Will keep this as updated as I can. This is the most excited I've been about a build so I can't wait to post my progress.
So here's my specs:
TANK: Nuvo Fusion 40 gallon all in one tank.
STAND: Nuvo Fusion marching stand. This thing is particle board and I was pretty irritated setting it up but I will admit it complements the tank very well.
LIGHTING: Radion XR30W Gen 3 LEDs. (Non-pro). I've owned LEDs before but nothing like these! Also have the eco smart live box and RMS mount.
SKIMMER: Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer. So far it's pulling out some good foam. Working way better than it did on my JBJ.
POWERHEAD: 1- Jebao RW-4 wave maker powerhead. I currently have it on the W1 setting on the lowest speed. This thing is incredible. Especially for the money spent.
CONTROL: Neptune Apex lite controller with 2 EB8 power strips. PH and Temp probes. Auto Leak Detector module with solid surface probe (just in case skimmer decides to go nuts, God forbid).
AUTO TOPOFF: AutoAqua Smart ATO. This thing is great. Comes with a tiny powerful pump that fits in most containers. Will be buying a collapsible 5 gallon water container for reservoir.
RETURN PUMP: Stock 476 gph pump. It's dead silent and powerful. Very pleased with the quality.
LIVEROCK: Roughly 35 pounds of liverock. Most of which was originally dry rock from reef cleaners. You'll notice in pictures that the rock is fairly white. I must've put some of my more aged rock on the bottom, oh well.
OVERFLOW BASKETS: Using the stock overflow baskets now with the stock mechanical and chemical sponges. I will probably upgrade to the custom caddy or inTank media baskets down the road. This will suffice for now.
LIVESTOCK: Right now I am running fish-less as I think I got a parasite in my system from a Petco neon goby. I have no idea what parasite it is and this goby looks healthy but it's killed several nice fish that would have done great otherwise (they were eating well). So I am going to go fish-less for about 6 weeks. It's going to be hard! Luckily I have a lot of coral to hold me over.
MEDIA REACTORS: None at the moment but I will have a midsize IM media reactor by the New Year. My plan is to run BRS high capacity GFO. I will likely just stick to BRS ROX 0.8 carbon in the overflow baskets.
Right now I have about 4-5 margarita snails and about 5 blue leg hermits. I also have 1 peppermint shrimp for aptasia control and 1 blood red fire shrimp. I hardly ever see the fire shrimp outside of feeding time but he's cool as hell and doesn't bother any corals (like some shrimp).
I have a pretty fair amount of SPS, LPS, collector zoanthids, and random other corals in my collection. This is a collection over 3.5 years old from my first saltwater tank. I haven't glued anything to the rockwork yet but plan to do that in next couple days. So please forgive the mess you'll see in the pic below. I will post more pics later once my water clears up and the corals are glued. (Also once sand is added and settled).
That's all I have for now. Will keep this as updated as I can. This is the most excited I've been about a build so I can't wait to post my progress.
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oh:, Love your skimmer i have a ghost on mine and i don't believe its pulling out as much as something like yours would. Would be interesting to know what lighting schedule your running, do you have a par meter that you know what your corals are seeing from you Radion?
