I figured it was time to get salty again. Back in 10/2020 my wife and I decided that there wasn't enough turmoil in our lives so we moved across country. Unfortunately I haven't had a saltwater tank since. Before our move I broke down and sold the vast majority of the equipment that I had so I decided that I would set up my little IM Nuvo 10 now to get back into the swing of things before I set up my larger tanks again (plus now I need to re-purchase everything). It's nothing super special but it is nice to have even a small tank to look at.
I went a bit against the mold and used the basic black aquarium sand since that is what I had on hand and I like the look of it. I ordered a few small softy colonies and some LPS to get a little color in the tank and will be adding to it as time goes on.
Here's a basic rundown of what I currently have:
IM Nuvo 10
Radion XR15 G3
Sicce Nova return pump
Regular mushrooms
Ricordeas
GSP
Pulsing xenia
Gold hammer
Bicolor hammer
Bicolor Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Some blue legged Hermits
Again, it's super simple and basic but it's enough to get me started and maybe grow a few things out a little before I start setting up my larger tanks. My ultimate goal is to do some finishing on my basement and then plumb my 3x 120g tanks into a single system and use my Nuvo 10 & Nuvo 40 as small frag/qt tanks. This will definitely take some time but that means I'm not going to rush it and set it up hastily (or so I tell myself).
I went a bit against the mold and used the basic black aquarium sand since that is what I had on hand and I like the look of it. I ordered a few small softy colonies and some LPS to get a little color in the tank and will be adding to it as time goes on.
Here's a basic rundown of what I currently have:
IM Nuvo 10
Radion XR15 G3
Sicce Nova return pump
Regular mushrooms
Ricordeas
GSP
Pulsing xenia
Gold hammer
Bicolor hammer
Bicolor Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Some blue legged Hermits
Again, it's super simple and basic but it's enough to get me started and maybe grow a few things out a little before I start setting up my larger tanks. My ultimate goal is to do some finishing on my basement and then plumb my 3x 120g tanks into a single system and use my Nuvo 10 & Nuvo 40 as small frag/qt tanks. This will definitely take some time but that means I'm not going to rush it and set it up hastily (or so I tell myself).