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New reefer here about 3 months in documenting my progress on my first reef tank.
My Current Nuvo 10 Build:
Maintenance
1.5 months in FTS
3 Months in FTS:
So far I am loving the hobby. Like most new reefers I’ve made some mistakes but I’ve learned from them, and I’m starting to get in the routine of maintaining the tank on a regular basis. Will be documenting my progress and any potential issues I run into along the way!
My Current Nuvo 10 Build:
- Tank: Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion Pro 10
- Stand: IKEA 3 Drawer MALM Dresser
- Light: AI Prime 16 HD with Flex Mount
- Return pump: Innovative Marine Mightyjet 326 GPH
- Powerhead: Jebao SLW-10
- ATO: XP Aqua Duetto ATO
- Return Nozzle: Vivid Creative Aquatics RFG with Loc Line
- Overflow: Innovative Marine Fish Guard
- Heater: Eheim 75 Watt Heater
- Media Basket:Innovative Marine Custom Caddy
- Running - Filter floss, 2x Chemipure Blue Nano, Marinepure Gems, and GFO for filtration
- Rock: ~7lbs of Marco Reef Saver Rock
- Sand: ~8 lbs of Caribsea Alive FijiPink sand
- RODI: AquaticLife 4 Stage Twist-In RODI Unit 100 GPD
- Salt: Red Sea Blue Bucket
- Fish and Inverts:
- 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
- 3 Astrea Snails
- 1 Cerith Snail
- 1 Nassarious Snail
- Corals:
- Neon Octospawn
Kryptonite Candy Cane
Pulsing Xenia
Green Duncan
Fire and Ice Zoanthid
Rasta Zoanthid
Eagle Eye Zoanthid
Utter Chaos Zoanthid
Bam Bam Zoanthid
Unknown Favia
Riccordea Mushroom
Indo Torch
Green Star Polyp
Rainbow Acan
- Neon Octospawn
Maintenance
- Daily
- 1 light feeding (5 pellets) of Hikari Marine S or Piscine Energetics PE Mysis Pellets
- Wipe glass
- Change Floss every 3 days
- Weekly
- 2 Gallon water Change with Red Sea Blue Bucket Salt and RODI water from AquaticLife 4 Stage 100GPD RODI unit
- Turkey Baste rocks
- Siphon sandbed
1.5 months in FTS
3 Months in FTS:
So far I am loving the hobby. Like most new reefers I’ve made some mistakes but I’ve learned from them, and I’m starting to get in the routine of maintaining the tank on a regular basis. Will be documenting my progress and any potential issues I run into along the way!
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