NUVO 20 Reboot - SPS Dominant

[jx.reef]

WELCOME!
I decided to create this journal to track my progress and share my experiences with keeping SPS in a small tank. Hope you enjoy the thread!

BACKGROUND
Started up my first reef tank back in 2016 with a 5 gallon Fluval. A lot of mistakes and lessons later (jumping from apartment to apartment is a struggle), I've settled into a house and rebooted my Nuvo 20. I like to buy tiny nubs and single polyps so expect a lot of progression shots.

FTE
7-5-20

SPECS
Nuvo 20 with APS Stand
AquaticLife 24" T5 (4 bulb - coral+/coral+/blue+/blue+ @ 10 hrs/day)
MP10
Real Reef Rock (Broke the large pieces into rubble-ish size, soaked in bleach for 2 weeks, sun dried, and epoxied/superglued together)
InTank Media Baskets (filter floss/Chemipure Blue/Brightwell Xport Bio Cubes)
Kaomer x1 Doser (@0.8ml All for Reef daily)

CORALS

OG Bounce - Looks unhappy. Hasn't been right after 4 tank moves in a row. It had HUGE bubbles a while back.

UC True Pink Nephthea - Grown from a tiny 1" frag back in 2018. Hard to capture the color under T5s.

Japanese Neon Green Toadstool - Neon green polyps are the brightest thing in the tank.

Branching GSP - Lots of movement, color, and grows like a stick. What's not to like?

Yuma - Doing really well and actually in the process of pedal laceration.

Green Acro - The tester frag. Fast growing and rapidly encrusting past the plug.

Green/Blue Acro - Tester Frag #2. Noticed little white bugs on it. Definitely not black/red bugs or any other pest I'm aware of.

 

[jx.reef]

SPS Pack picked up on 6/27/20

Fox Flame - Broke in half on the way home. Thought the top half was going to RTN but it's fully recovered.

Diablo

Pearlberry - Not sure if this is the real deal. Will find out as it grows larger.

WD

Pink Lemonade - PE comes and goes for some reason. Will keep an eye on it.

 

[Reef-Tank]

Nice tank! Your Japanese Neon Toadstool will look like mine one day

 

[jx.reef]

Nice tank! Your Japanese Neon Toadstool will look like mine one day

Thank you - can't wait to watch it grow out. Love the long neon polyps on yours!

 

[jx.reef]

Update! Frags have started to encrust nicely so I’ve mounted them onto the rock work. Taken with iPhone, 2.5/3x mag.

Diablo:

WD:

Lemonade:

Fox Flame:

Pearlberry:

 

[jx.reef]

Green tester acro is starting to pick up some interesting colors!

 

[jx.reef]

Lemonade is encrusting quickly, check out the base!

 

[jx.reef]

PE looking better lately (before -> after)

 

[jx.reef]

Showing the softies some love!

 

[jx.reef]

Tank is finally growing algae everywhere and corals have never looked better! Nitrates up to 10+ and 0.4 phosphates. Here’s hoping my tuxedo urchin and snails can mow down whatever’s growing.

 

[jx.reef]

Practiced a top down shot for what I now believe is a fire ice Echinata

 

[jx.reef]

1 month update

 

[jx.reef]

Updated FTS. Changed up the rockscape so I can add more frags!

 

[Drizzieee]

I have the same exact tank very nice looking with a bare-bottom keep up the good work!

 

[jx.reef]

Thanks drizzie! What kind of corals are you keeping in your tank?

 

[Nick Steele]

Looking good!

You got some tip end frags in there quickly!

 

[Drizzieee]

Thanks drizzie! What kind of corals are you keeping in your tank?

I've got a bunch of LPS and euphyllia at the moment and an array of zoas. To see an SPS dominant nano is always a sight to see so I'm eager to see this tank grow!

 

[jx.reef]

Thanks Nick! There are some locals here in Dallas that sell nice frags for great prices. The tester frags I got from the LFS cost me the same as the named pieces lol

 

[jx.reef]

I've got a bunch of LPS and euphyllia at the moment and an array of zoas. To see an SPS dominant nano is always a sight to see so I'm eager to see this tank grow!

Love LPS but can’t seem to keep them happy for some reason. You should share your tank build

 

[Drizzieee]

Love LPS but can’t seem to keep them happy for some reason. You should share your tank build

I thought it was under my badge, but just in case here it is....lol don't laugh too much it's nothing like yours....

Nano Build - My Nuvo IM 20

Haven’t started a build thread. Unfortunately I’m not the best at taking pictures until everything is done but I’ll be sure to update this as things change! Anyhow love seeing everyone’s nanos and awesome ideas i see! Tank is a mixed reef (always changing) and currently housed by 3 residents...

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