This tank is an Innovative Marine Nuvo 40L (40 gallon long) AIO, started in March, 2023 as a merger of two nano tanks into a single tank in my office. The goal is to accommodate a variety of soft, LPS and SPS corals, anemones, inverts and fish.
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 40
- When did you start this tank?
- Mar 28, 2023
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 35.4
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 19.7
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 13
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- Internal Overflow
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Innovative Marine APS Aluminum Stand Black
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- 2x MightyJet 22W/24V 538 GPH DC Return Pump w/ Controller
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Wavemaker
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Maxspect dual fx330 Gyre wavemaker + return pumps with 4x VCA RFGs
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- 3x Noopsyche K7 Mini
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- 150 on the sand bed, 250 top of the rocks, lower PAR on the far sides
- Dosing Equipment
- Other
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Tropic Marin All-For-Reef, dosed by a Reef Factory x3 Doser
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- YES
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 78
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- Innovative Marine Helio 200W PTC Smart Heater w/Controller set to 78F; Finnex 300W Titanium heater controlled by an Inkbird set to 76F as backup in case of Helio failure; USB fan controlled by an Inkbird set to 80F for cooling
- Additional Equipment Detail
- Wifi power strips with App-controlled timers to turn return pumps on and off (during feeding times); Eheim autofeeder; Mini fridge in the stand containing the Reef Factory x3 Doser--2 dosing heads administer Reef Nutrition liquid foods 4x/day
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8
- Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Nitrate or NO3
- 5
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.05
- Calcium
- 480
- Alkalinity
- 8
- Magnesium
- 1600
- Salt Brand
- Fritz Blue Box
- Trace Element Dosing
- Automatic dosing of trace elements in Tropic Marin All-For-Reef
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I would like to be able to test alkalinity, nitrates and phosphates once per week and see stability
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Shallow
- Live Rock
- 40
- Live Rock Type
- 1/3rd is Tampa Bay Saltwater Premium Gulf Live Rock; 2/3rd is 30 year old dry rock that was originally ocean live rock from Fiji and Marshall Islands
- Nutrient Export
- Macro Algae
- Protein Skimmer
- Floss
- Carbon
- Other Chemical
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- Infrequent; 10% once every 3-4 weeks
- Nutrient Export Details
- I try to keep enough macroalgae to consume nitrates and phosphates towards target levels; if phoshate levels elevate, I add Phosguard; if phosphate levels are high and nitrates near zero, I dose nitrates; I occasionally add PNS ProBio
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Blenny
- Clownfish
- Goby
- Wrasse
- Total Fish
- 7
- Coral List
- SPS Coral
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Mushroom Coral
- NPS Coral
- Total Corals
- 50
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Starfish
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Other
- Total Inverts
- 50
- Livestock Detail
- Fish, porcelain crabs, spotted anemone crab, sexy shrimp, pistol shrimp, 15+ species of snails, occasionally lettuce slugs, tuxedo urchin,
- Livestock Quarantine
- Fish
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- Multiple Daily Feedings
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Live Food
- Algae Strips
- Other
- Auto Feeder
- YES
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- In my opinion, the number one contributor to success in this tank has been quality live rock and high quality dry rock (previously ocean live rock). Second would be seeding the sand with Fiji Mud. After that is continuous good husbandry.
