My Nuvo 20

Typical_Tim · Sep 6, 2017

Hi everyone, I'm new to forums so I'll try to format this as best as possible.

Here is a FTS of my Nuvo 20

The equipment on this tank:

- Kessil a160we, with spectral controller (looking to add another one in the future)
- 2 cobalt mj1200, one for the return and one to power the reactor.
- 2 koralia 240's
- BRS mini reactor running carbon with a pinch of GFO

This tank was upgraded from a Nuvo 10 gallon (pictured below) on August 22, 2017.

Thanks for looking, I'll try to keep updating progression pics in the near future.

Crabs McJones · Sep 6, 2017

Beautiful tank! what do you have your kessil ramp up to?

Typical_Tim · Sep 6, 2017

Thank you! I have it ramp up to 80% for about an hour. I've had the light for a while now and I like it a lot, but I think another one is necessary for this tank.

Centerline · Sep 6, 2017

Hey that looks fantastic! I just scored one of these myself. Great tanks.

Dsnakes · Sep 6, 2017

Do you have the magnets from the powerheads submerged in the back? I have a nuvo 20 as well and have had mine on the sides but would like to do the back to conceal wires better. Good flow from that position? Tank looks great!

Typical_Tim · Sep 6, 2017

Dsnakes said:
Do you have the magnets from the powerheads submerged in the back? I have a nuvo 20 as well and have had mine on the sides but would like to do the back to conceal wires better. Good flow from that position? Tank looks great!

Yeah I have them mounted in the back, personally I like the flow patter that these positions provide. I originally had them mounted to the sides, and I didn't like the way it looked.

Typical_Tim · Sep 6, 2017

Centerline said:
Hey that looks fantastic! I just scored one of these myself. Great tanks.

Thank you. I really like the set up of the back chambers of the tank.

Typical_Tim · Sep 8, 2017

Here is a top down view of what the right side of my tank looks like.

And on the left side I have this gargantuan Yuma which is has a diameter of 11 to 12 cm wide when happy.

Typical_Tim · Sep 11, 2017

RIP my little Maxima it was a good year. Unfortunately I caught the stupid emerald crab a little too late. I found it nibbling on the mantle the other day, and the clam went downhill from there.

Here is one of the best pictures I have of it.

And here it is now.

Moral of the story, I should have followed my own rule of not keeping any type of crab in my tank.

Typical_Tim · Sep 20, 2017

I've been wanting to try to frag one of my RBTAs for a while now, and I finally got the opportunity when I caught the larger nem on the move.

Here is the anemone pre-cut:

And here it is about 10 minutes later post-cut.

I'm glad the opportunity arose, it was a lot less stressful then what I thought it would be.

Dsnakes · Sep 20, 2017

Hopefully they recover quick for you! That's one has good color for sure

Aqua fire/medic · Sep 20, 2017

Awesome nano!

Typical_Tim · Sep 20, 2017

Dsnakes said:
Hopefully they recover quick for you! That's one has good color for sure

Thanks! I just reintroduced into my tank after an iodine dip, both attached almost immediately when placed on the rock.

Typical_Tim · Sep 20, 2017

It's amazing how fast these things can heal.

Typical_Tim · Oct 4, 2017

Here is a little update on the tank. I'm slowly trying to arrange the tank into specific regions i.e. LPS in one area, mushrooms in another, etc... I hopefully will get some more coral at RAP this weekend.

A little closer view on the mushroom corner:

Dsnakes · Oct 4, 2017

Everything is looking good!

Typical_Tim · Oct 11, 2017

New pick-ups from RAP:

This is a really cool and maybe unique? rhodactis mussoides

And the other mushrooms I got:

Typical_Tim · Oct 19, 2017

Here is an update on the tank. I moved last weekend, so rather than the old scape (that I was getting tired of) I decided to change it up a little bit. So far everything is looking healthy, no losses noticed yet. Unfortunately my old kessil a160 literally went up in smoke on Monday. I'm not entirely sure why it happened, because I kept it dry and away from everything during the move but oh well . So to replace the 160, I ordered two A80's. I just put them over my tank today, and so far I am content with them.

Typical_Tim · Oct 31, 2017

So the prior rock work was really unstable, so I ended up redoing it... Again. I'm pretty happy with it now, and it is much more stable. Now to be patient for everything to grow out and fill in the rocks.