Alright guys! Time to start a new build thread. I recently started a 10 Gallon Innovative Marine Nuvo SPS dominated Build. I was just beginning to add corals, when I stumbled across a local refer selling a red sea reefer 170 and I had to have it. The ability of having a sump far out weighs AIO in my opinion. They look great, but I love the idea of a sump. I love running a skimmer and I did not have the room to run much equipment or proper filtration on my little nano.
There were a few complications that I came up when I upgraded, I did not have enough light... one XR-15 won't provide enough par for a full SPS dominated reef. Which made me have to purchase a second one, it worked out as I love the look.
My current rock scape was very... very... VERY small when I put it in the tank. So I spent the next few days, slowly glueing and building a rocks cape which is the new white structure you see in the tank. I love how the structure turned out.
I needed a second MP-10 which was an easy find to find a used one.
Tank: Red Sea Reefer 170
Lighting: Two XR-15 Gen 4 Pro
Supplementing with 2 t5 ATI Blue Plus
Flow: Two MP10 QDw, one MP40 QDw
Controller: Neptune Apex EL
Rock: Rubble Rock glued and expoxied
Protein Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 5
Return Pump: Jebao 4000
ATO: Avast Marine
Reefer Ato Fuge Modification: Kessil H160 for fuge lighting with cheato
Dosing: Two Neptune DOS
CO2 Scrubber: BRS Scrubber and Media
I am super into keeping things sleek and tidy. I bought a nice cabinet from amazon that fits perfectly with the red sea reefer cabinet, and it houses all of my electrical perfectly.
There were a few complications that I came up when I upgraded, I did not have enough light... one XR-15 won't provide enough par for a full SPS dominated reef. Which made me have to purchase a second one, it worked out as I love the look.
My current rock scape was very... very... VERY small when I put it in the tank. So I spent the next few days, slowly glueing and building a rocks cape which is the new white structure you see in the tank. I love how the structure turned out.
I needed a second MP-10 which was an easy find to find a used one.
Tank: Red Sea Reefer 170
Lighting: Two XR-15 Gen 4 Pro
Supplementing with 2 t5 ATI Blue Plus
Flow: Two MP10 QDw, one MP40 QDw
Controller: Neptune Apex EL
Rock: Rubble Rock glued and expoxied
Protein Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 5
Return Pump: Jebao 4000
ATO: Avast Marine
Reefer Ato Fuge Modification: Kessil H160 for fuge lighting with cheato
Dosing: Two Neptune DOS
CO2 Scrubber: BRS Scrubber and Media
I am super into keeping things sleek and tidy. I bought a nice cabinet from amazon that fits perfectly with the red sea reefer cabinet, and it houses all of my electrical perfectly.
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