IM Nuvo 75 INT

[iambes]

Hi all and welcome to my build thread. Went with a Nuvo 75 INT from Innovative Marine and have been very happy with it so far. My first tank in about 10 years or so, as I finally have a house ill hopefully be staying put at for quite a while. Heres a list of my equipment and a current picture of the setup ( with special guest Penelope the dag)

Equipment:

Tank: Innovative Marine INT 75 with APS aluminum stand
Sump: IceCap Reef 30
Return Pump: Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0
Skimmer: Eshopps S-120 G4
ATO: Tunze Osmolator 3155
Powerheads: 2x AI Nero 5
Lights: 2x Ecotech XR15 G5 w/ RMS arms for mounting
Controller: Neptune ApexEL ( temperature and PH probes)
Heater: 200w BRS heater system (BRS branded inkbird controller)

Current Livestock:

Fish:

Pair of Clownfish ( Darwin Clownfish , Amphiprion Ocellaris)

Coral:

4x Florida Ricordea

Zoas:
WWC Warlock Zoanthid
WWC Space Queen Zoanthid
WWC Bob Marley Zoanthid
WWC Illuminati Zoanthid
Nirvana
King Midas
TSA Alien egg
Bam Bama
WWC bloodsucker
TSA helter skelter

LPS:
blasto
Acan lord x2
Bowerbanki
TSA orange crush echinata

Euphyllia:
Torch
Hammer

SPS:
Seasons greetings montipora
ORA bird of paradise


Clean up Crew:
Hermits, Dwarf Ceriths, Florida Ceriths, Nerites, and Nassarius snails




Miscellaneous:

Sand: 2x 20lb Special Grade Arag-Alive CaribSea
Rock: MarcoRocks reef saver , broke and connected into a rockscape using BRS thick super glue and securing further with E-Marco mortar.
Plumbing: 1" Blue schedule 40 for plumbing and 3/4" for return. ( Silicone tubing direct to return pump) used schedule 80 fittings for the nice grey color.

 

[iambes]

IceCap Reef 30 Sump is here! Quality seems very good, definitely nice looking. Makes me want to try and stick to blue/white everything in the cabinet

 

[iambes]

 

[Mike Kearns]

IceCap Reef 30 Sump is here! Quality seems very good, definitely nice looking. Makes me want to try and stick to blue/white everything in the cabinet

I did that with my tank. I have a fijicube 30 that is blue and white so went with blue pvc pipe and white fittings. I think it came out pretty good.

 

[iambes]

I did that with my tank. I have a fijicube 30 that is blue and white so went with blue pvc pipe and white fittings. I think it came out pretty good.

Looks great so far- I will follow along on your thread !

 

[iambes]

Tank was shipped! Pre-order was for third week of September so I’m excited to get the tank early!! ( just has to cross the country )

 

[iambes]

tank has arrived- Really nice crate and super excited to open her up!

 

[Mike Kearns]

tank has arrived- Really nice crate and super excited to open her up!

Congrats! Now the real fun begins

 

[iambes]

Congrats! Now the real fun begins

Thank you much, That’s for sure!

looking pretty already and didn’t even get the tank on yet. ~180 pounds so I’ll have to wait until I find a helper lol (not attempting with the wife)

 

[iambes]

Did not realize the stand would have side access and pretty excited about it, both the side panels open.

 

[iambes]

Tank made it on the stand- It’s a beautiful tank! Heavy sucker for two people, but not terrible. Also ended up installing a dedicated 20amp outlet next to the tank and threw an outdoor waterproof cover on it, why not.

Will likely have some sort of cabinet in front of it for electronics soon anyway, so I won’t have to look at it.

 

[iambes]

Working on my plumbing , tougher than I thought it would be for sure. Other than upwards angle of the secondary drain, came out pretty good though . Need to order more parts to fix this.

 

[iambes]

Was able to adjust plumbing with a scrap Union piece. I think I am happy with it now just have to hope for no leaks

 

[Scubafrog]

Great job with the plumbing. Looks good!

 

[vetteguy53081]

This should be a fun project!!

 

[iambes]

Great job with the plumbing. Looks good!

Thanks so much- definitely frustrating at times, but worth it in the end ! ( if it doesn’t leak lol)

This should be a fun project!!

thanks for taking a look! Very excited to get up and running soon. Next step: rocks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks so much- definitely frustrating at times, but worth it in the end ! ( if it doesn’t leak lol)




thanks for taking a look! Very excited to get up and running soon. Next step: rocks!

Leak is the one big setback

 

[SPS2020]

Was able to adjust plumbing with a scrap Union piece. I think I am happy with it now just have to hope for no leaks

Looking good! Any thoughts on stabilizing the emergency overflow pipe or just let it dangle?

 

[iambes]

Looking good! Any thoughts on stabilizing the emergency overflow pipe or just let it dangle?

Thanks a lot !! Haven’t thought about it to be honest. I’ll see how it behaves when I test fill in a few days but maybe something to consider?

 

[SPS2020]

I used a zip tie and placed a piece of foam next to the secondary pipe in my Trigger sump. Not stellar, but provides some support. Yours is out there by itself, so you may have to fabricate something. May not be needed, but if you ever bump it while working under the stand, you could stand a chance, albeit small, of cracking the overflow.