NanoFever
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Display: PicO Aquariums Custom 31 X 14 X 14 w/ External Bean Overflow
Sump: Old converted wet/dry filter
Lighting: DIY LED/T5 with 4, 13-up Nanobox LED’s and 4 T5 Bulbs (2 Coral+ and 2 Blue) controlled by Bluefish Mini
Filtration: IM Carbon Mini Reactor (From Old Tank), Filter Floss.
Skimmer: Bubble Magus 3.5
Circulation: Gyre Pump
Sand/Live Rock: 30 lbs of live sand and 20 lbs of cured live rock.
RO/DI: BRS 4 Stage Value Plus Unit.
Established: Oct 2014
Maintenance Routine
· 15-20% water change weekly.
· Feed fish every other day with frozen mysis.
· Manually remove algae growth and clean glass as needed.
· Replace carbon every three weeks.
· Replace filter floss as needed.
· Make other improvements as needed.
· KZ nano pack/Coral Snow
· Feed Reef Roids Weekly
· Feed Rods to Fish and Inverts
Fish
· Clownfish
· Tail Spot Blenny
· Blue Star Leopard Wrasse(Female)
· Wheelers Shrimp Goby
· Swissgaurd Basslet
Invertebrates
· 2 Nassarius Snails
· 2 Margarita Snails
· 2 Nerite Snails
· Mixture of hermits
· 1 Pom Pom Crab
· Cleaner Shrimp
· Emerald on Fire GBTA
· Maxima Clam
SPS Coral
· Sunset Monti
· WOW candlelight,
· Most Upscale Microclados
· Garf Bonsai
· Super Hot Aussie purple tip
· Tri-color Valida
· ORA Blue Digi
· Ultra blue tip/grn base Tenuis
· Yellow tabling acro
· Pink Stylo
· AND A FEW OTHERS
LPS Coral
· Blasto Frag
· Hammer Coral
· Torch Coral
· Miami Hurricane Chalice
Soft Coral
· Eagle Eye Zoa’s
· Captain America’s
· Purple Paly’s
· Grandis Paly’s
· Brown/Green Zoa’s
· Yellow center w/ Brown Skirt Zoa’s
· Green Bay Packers
· Acid Rain Zoas
· Utter Chaos
· Pin Wheels
· Bam Bam
· Red Envy Zoa
· Emerald City Zoas
· Blue Tubbs
· Pink & Golds
· Mind Blowing
· Stellar Blues
· Magicians
· CGA's Goblins Vomit PE
· Blue Smurfs
· Mohawks
· Red Hornets
· AND MANY MANY MORE ZOAS
History
Have been in the hobby on and off for about 10 years. Have seen tons of changes over the past years with tank designs. Coral selection (and prices), equipment enhancements and a lot more. I have had a 55Gallon Long with sump, 10 Gallon High w/ sump, 20 Gallon High w/ sump, and a 16 Gallon Nuvo. The reason however for this new tank so soon is because of a tank leak on an IM Nuvo 16 that leaked within a few months. So I went with a custom build from a reputable builder, PicO Aquariums! I have never had any tank issues in the past but after my IM disaster I went with the best!
Design & Inspiration
I have learned a lot over the past few tanks I have had from my 55 Gallon algae disaster in high school to my Nuvo 16 Leak and each tank has gotten better each time. All of those experiences have led me to this tank today! I currently have a 2 island approach but still feels cluttered. I plan on rescaping soon to a more minimal island/floating approach in the future with more thought given to the growth pattern of my corals.
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