Nuvo 30L Build Thread - Started build December 2018

mwbeach · Feb 2, 2019

2/2/19

Got the TruVu lens in today. This thing is amazing!!

mwbeach · Feb 6, 2019

2/6/19

Sad day today. The orange clown did not make it.

mwbeach · Feb 8, 2019

2/7/19

Lost the Black and White clown today :-(

mwbeach · Feb 8, 2019

2/8/19

Hospital/Quarantine tank is setup. Caught the chromis and is in there. Starting Seachem Cupramine today and going to treat him to be safe. The DT will be going fallow to eradicate all the Ich.

mwbeach · Apr 3, 2019

4/3/19

It’s been a long time since I posted. My tank has been fallow for quite some time. Yesterday I added two clowns. One mocha and one black and white. Time to get this tank going again.

Parameters are excellent. Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates are all at 0. I have been feeding the tank while fallow for the inverts and also to keep the bacteria fed.

samnaz · May 9, 2019

Updates? How's the tank coming along? Love the 30L, I have one as well.

Kyl · May 9, 2019

I love the dimensions on this, probably the best for a nano tank I saw when I was in that phase of my reef career. Hope to see an update on this :)

mwbeach · May 27, 2019

Sorry for the lack of updates on this. Been very busy the last couple months with work and moving.

Update on the tank:

Haven’t added any coral, fish or inverts, since I knew I would be moving.

I moved the tank about 3 weeks ago. Complete tear down, and relocated it about 6 miles to our new home. Process took about 3-4 hours. Everything survived and is doing well, other than a few crabs or snails.

GSP is the only coral and it has been flourishing. It is approximately 4 times the size of when I got it and about to completely take over the island rock it is on

The rockscape has taken on a new design due to taking it down to move. Not sure what I think yet. I like the larger tunnel on the right side, but is covered mostly by the island. Going to be looking at how to move some stuff around.

Going to be adding coral this week. I have some orange, purple and green monti, yumas, orange setosa, green digita, and a couple hammer to add that I’m getting later this week.

I also sold the Ethereal and got 2 AI Prime HD lights to give better coverage. The Ethereal is a great light but only had a 30” spread. The tank is 36”. Two of the AI Prime HD lights are providing much better coverage and does not have the drop off on the sides of the tank.

Excuse the amount of blue. The lights are just turning on for the day.

Now that I am settled and the tank will not be moved it will be time to add corals and more fish.

What are your thoughts on fish? Haven’t nailed down exactly what I want yet. I am open to your ideas as well.

samnaz · May 27, 2019

looking good!

ReeferReefer · May 31, 2019

How do you like your tank so far? I am thinking about picking one up. Would you recommend it?

mwbeach · May 31, 2019

ReeferReefer said:
How do you like your tank so far? I am thinking about picking one up. Would you recommend it?

I love it!!

samnaz · May 31, 2019

ReeferReefer said:
How do you like your tank so far? I am thinking about picking one up. Would you recommend it?

You didn’t ask me but I recommend it :rolleyes:

mwbeach · May 31, 2019

Added quite a bit of coral to the tank the last two days. I haven’t organized and glued it all down yet. Here is some of what I got.

ReeferReefer · May 31, 2019

mwbeach said:
I love it!!

Good to hear. I just got an offer to pick one up with tank and stand for $150.

What are you final stocking plans? What are you running as far as filtration?

mwbeach · May 31, 2019

Been working on stock plans. I want to get a small flame angel (which will then transfer to a 120 that I’m going to setup as it grows). Also looking at getting a wrasse and/or goby. Haven’t decided. Open to ideas

As far as filtration, I have the Tunze 9004 skimmer in the far left chamber, the next I have the IM Media Reactor with GFO. Lots of rubble in the return chamber, the next on the right has phosguard and rubble and the far right has the upgraded media basket with rubble, charcoal and Purigen with filter floss on top.

mwbeach · Jun 1, 2019

Got the corals in and glued down now. Let me
Know your thoughts. If you think something should move let me know.

ReeferReefer · Jun 2, 2019

mwbeach said:
Been working on stock plans. I want to get a small flame angel (which will then transfer to a 120 that I’m going to setup as it grows). Also looking at getting a wrasse and/or goby. Haven’t decided. Open to ideas

As far as filtration, I have the Tunze 9004 skimmer in the far left chamber, the next I have the IM Media Reactor with GFO. Lots of rubble in the return chamber, the next on the right has phosguard and rubble and the far right has the upgraded media basket with rubble, charcoal and Purigen with filter floss on top.

How do you like the skimmer?

I just bought this same tank and I am debating between the Tunze or the Aquamaxx HOB 1.5.