Late Innovative Marine Nuvo 50 Lagoon Build

Genicanthus-R-Us · Nov 18, 2019

Tank is currently at 1 month old, so I know I’m a decent bit behind but I had some free time on my hands this afternoon so I decided to just do it. This beauty was purchased as an upgrade from my dropoff 20 that got too small too fast! Tank was delivered on 10/14/2019 and was running that afternoon. I started with 40 pounds of live sand, as well as 20 pounds of established Caribsea liferock and some turbostart from my LFS. The next day after the water was clear I added the 20 pounds I had in the dropoff and all the inhabitants I had at the time (Clownfish, Midas blenny, Cleaner Shrimp, Corals) with no issues. No algae problems, hardly any film on the glass as a matter of fact, and too many pods to count feeding on whatever’s on the glass. I have never had a tank establish as quick as this one have and all of my SPS have crazy polyp extension which has been an issue for me in the past. Couldn’t be happier with this build.
Current equipment list
-AI prime
-Nero 5
-2 Spin Stream nozzles
-Refugium light
Current filter
-Midsize filter sock
-Custom caddy (IM filter balls, carbon, GFO)
-Bag of Ceramic Biomedia
-Phosguard
Current stocking
-Ocellaris Clownfish
-Midas Blenny
-Tailspot Blenny
-Trio of Firefish
-Pair of Hi Fin Redbanded Gobies
-Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
-Hermits and Snails