Nuvo 30 Mixed Reef Build.

[Sean1986]

Good morning/afternoon from the tank!

I also added a new piece of equipment to the tank

I am very happy with this alkatronic so far! Took some minor adjustments to dial in but is so nice to have piece of mind. This thing is usually only .1 off of my Hannah alk checker. I was tired of waiting and disappointed in Neptune systems on their side. Also got me thinking I’ve had an apex for a month now. Had to do a hard reboot and reprogram of my outlets. And another time I came home to all of my sockets on my power strip randomly turning on and off and neptunes was of little help on customer service side.
Why would I trust another piece of equipment “Trident” to run my system. I at least know from reviews the alkatronic is a solid working piece of machine. And it works without having to rely on the Apex. At least if my apex sh*ts out again my alkatronic is still working.

 

[spartanman22]

Where did you purchase your tank from? These have almost the exact dimensions I’ve been after! I see they now have 30L’s with external overflows, but I’d rather go the route you did.

 

[Sean1986]

30 innovativ marine, no filtration and i drilled both tanks. used eshops L overflows.

 

[spartanman22]

You got it directly from Innovative?

 

[admcmps]

Hi Sean, I am still using the G2 pro's also, was wondering of you would mind posting a screen shot of your schedule. Saw your spectrum settings, curious about your graph. Thanks!

 

[Sean1986]

Here is a pic at its peak . I also run a 36 inch vho or vhx led bar as well

 

[Sean1986]

You got it directly from Innovative?

I ordered it through a local store that ordered it direct from them I believe.

 

[admcmps]

Thank you!

 

[Sean1986]

Thank you!

Just a heads up that’s high par in such a small tank, my tanks 350 to almost 600 par but that’s also with the blue led bar.

 

[samnaz]

You got it directly from Innovative?

I got mine from Marine Depot online.

 

[spartanman22]

I got mine from Marine Depot online.

Thanks just checked and they’re out of stock. I’ll have to see if my lfs can get it.

 

[samnaz]

Thanks just checked and they’re out of stock. I’ll have to see if my lfs can get it.

I wonder if they even make them anymore, since they now have the 30L ext...

good luck anyway, it's a beautiful tank!

 

[lbacha]

Great tank, I have a 8g sps nano and I agree nitrates and phosphates can be tricky in such a small tank with only a few fish. It is pretty cool to see sps doing well in such a small space though.

I just got a 25g IM black that I’m going to drill and add a eclipse M for the overflow

Len

 

[PegasisR]

@Sean1986 how long did it take for your alkatronic to start reading alk correctly and consistently? My one is bouncing high and low when compared to hanna alk

 

[Sean1986]

@Sean1986 how long did it take for your alkatronic to start reading alk correctly and consistently? My one is bouncing high and low when compared to hanna alk

couple questions what size tank, and how frequently are you testing. How packed is it full of coral? Did you mix the reagent or did you buy the premixed?

Only time Iv has issues with testing is when I don’t properly mix the reagent or it’s user error. The unit is very reliable in My opinion. And yes it may be different then Hannah but consistency is the key.

 

[PegasisR]

couple questions what size tank, and how frequently are you testing. How packed is it full of coral? Did you mix the reagent or did you buy the premixed?

Only time Iv has issues with testing is when I don’t properly mix the reagent or it’s user error. The unit is very reliable in My opinion. And yes it may be different then Hannah but consistency is the key.

525xl 139g and im testing every 4hrs, not packed at all i mixed according to bottle that came with machine at 250ml to 1000L. It’s just that you said your one was .01 to your test kits right? As well I did the baseline calibration everytime I cross checked but AT was always .03 more

 

[spideybry]

Teaser pics till i get time later to take some better pics / closer pics

Amazing system. I just got my 30L Nuvo EXT and I can't wait until I get it looking like this. I see you wound up getting another MP10 - currently I find my self stuck because I have one and I find that I can't crank it up as much as I would like.

Also I appreciate the rock work - mine so far is a bit high and I know I will run into issues down the line lol.

You still keeping up with the No3 and Red Sea color pack? Do you test for the trace element dosing or are you just going off the calcium dosage/consumption?

Amazing tank and will be following along.