So it’s been about 15 years since I’ve had a saltwater tank and I just bit the bullet to get back into it and bought the IM Nuvo 20. My last setup was pieces together from mostly used parts and a diy sump. It was definitely not aesthetically pleasing outside of the contents of the tank. Now with a much better job and a nicer living situation I’ve decided to get back into it with the focus of making the whole setup look very clean and fit in with the rest of my house.
I figured I might as well start a build thread and keep updating it as more parts come in and this project progresses.
As of right now here’s my equipment list:
Tank: IM Nuvo 20 gallon
Flow: IM MightyJet 326gph & 2 RFG Nozzles
Filtration: 2x IM caddy w/ floss/chemipure nano and floss/rowaphos/carbon
Fuge: InTank fuge basket
Fuge light: IM ChaetoMax
Light: AI Hydra 32
Heater: Cobalt 75w Neotherm w/ InkBird
ATO: JBJ Nano ATO
ATO Res: Trigger Systems 5 gal res
Aquascape: Marco rock, GlueMasters thin super glue and crushed rock powder
Substrate: CaribSea Fiji Pink
Water: Red Sea w/ RODI from LFS
Needs list (still looking for recommendations here):
Skimmer: ?
Media Reactor: do I need one?
Livestock:
Clownfish pair
Cleanup crew (nassarius, cerith, trochus, hermits)
Frogspawn
Future:
Watchman Goby/Pistol shrimp
Clown goby
Neon goby
Euphyllia (1 hammer/frogspawn island and 1 torch island)
I figured I might as well start a build thread and keep updating it as more parts come in and this project progresses.
As of right now here’s my equipment list:
Tank: IM Nuvo 20 gallon
Flow: IM MightyJet 326gph & 2 RFG Nozzles
Filtration: 2x IM caddy w/ floss/chemipure nano and floss/rowaphos/carbon
Fuge: InTank fuge basket
Fuge light: IM ChaetoMax
Light: AI Hydra 32
Heater: Cobalt 75w Neotherm w/ InkBird
ATO: JBJ Nano ATO
ATO Res: Trigger Systems 5 gal res
Aquascape: Marco rock, GlueMasters thin super glue and crushed rock powder
Substrate: CaribSea Fiji Pink
Water: Red Sea w/ RODI from LFS
Needs list (still looking for recommendations here):
Skimmer: ?
Media Reactor: do I need one?
Livestock:
Clownfish pair
Cleanup crew (nassarius, cerith, trochus, hermits)
Frogspawn
Future:
Watchman Goby/Pistol shrimp
Clown goby
Neon goby
Euphyllia (1 hammer/frogspawn island and 1 torch island)
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