Egginis Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hello everyone! Many of you have been asking me to create a thread with pictures and information on my Nuvo aquariums. I began my first nano reef aquarium about 1.5 years ago. I have been in the hobby all my life but inherited my first salt water aquarium about 13 years ago. I really got the itch to place an aquarium in our bedroom but needed to convince my wife. Thus, the nano aquarium was born. Nuvo 24 Equipment - stock pump rated at 476 GPH (added two spin streams to the returns) - Vortech MP10 ES - Nano Zapp 3 Watt inline uv sterilizer with quite flow pump rated 84-159 GPH - Arctica JBJ 1/15 Titanium Chiller - IM desktop protein skimmer (ghost skimmer) - IM 150L Minimax reactor - IM 350L Minimax reactor - IM HydroFill ATO Controller System - IM HydroFill ATO Pump System - 15 gallon acrylic RO/DI water reservoir - 2 digital thermometers - Cobalt Aquatics Neo-therm 100 watt heater - Too many timers to count Lighting - 3 black 8 watt IM Skkye Lights - 1 36 inch Finnex Fuge Ray 2 Actinic Blue 29 watt light - 1 36 inch Finnex Fuge Ray 2 Red spectrum 29 watt light Wish list - Neptune APEX controller - Sump and refugium combo Livestock Inverts/Fish 2 fire shrimp 4 sexy shrimp 2 ghost shrimp 3 anenome shrimp 3 red legged hermit crabs 5 blue legged hermit crabs 12 snails 2 porcelain crabs Pom Pom crab Tail spot Blenny Firefish Red scooter Blenny Yellow citron goby Neon Blue Goby Orange spotted goby Yasha shrimp goby and shrimp 2 snowflake/Picasso clowns 4 sea horses 2 pipefish Corals Several SPS varieties Neon Green Goniapora Neon Green Blastomussa Red stripped acan 12 ricordia Orange sponge 4 Gorgonians Fire red tube worm Neon Green Candy cane coral 2 leather corals Green mummy eye chalice Several different species of zoanthids Star polyps Orange scolymia Clove polyps More pics Link to comment
AFellowReefer Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Nicely stocked tank! Very pretty tank! Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thank you for the compliment. I feel like I'm always trying to find an aesthetic aqua scape. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Needs more fish imo. Very beautiful nuvo you got there though. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Needs more fish imo. Very beautiful nuvo you got there though. I agree and am looking at adding a pair of clowns and a sand sifting goby. Also considering a possum wrasse. Any suggestions for some really nice fish? Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hmmm don't add a possum. Add a pink streaked wrasse, or a basslet!! Or some more gobies. Link to comment
jgpico Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 This is a beautiful tank man. The nuvo 24 is the next tank I would like to set up. Your scape looks great, It isn't an easy tank to get such a good looking scape. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hmmm don't add a possum. Add a pink streaked wrasse, or a basslet!! Or some more gobies.Thanks for the suggestions. I am a big fan of gobies. Love their looks and behaviors. I will probably also look into a basslet. I just am trying to be selective in what I add. This is a beautiful tank man. The nuvo 24 is the next tank I would like to set up. Your scape looks great, It isn't an easy tank to get such a good looking scape.Thanks for the compliment. The Nuvo 24 has the 3 feet of horizontal viewing which I love. The viewing depth is only 9 inches so I needed to be creative to add the illusion of more depth. The gorgonians in the back help as they take a lot of vertical space but are narrow allowing for more rock work and coral. Link to comment
sangheili Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 What coral is this? Top center (the big one). It's a beautiful centerpiece. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 What coral is this? Top center (the big one). It's a beautiful centerpiece. Many ask the same question. It's a leather coral. It has grown 2 times the size in 4 months since I got it. I would say its the best leather I ever had. The extensions on it can reach 3 inches. Many of my fish enjoy going into and perching in it. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm really enjoying the mix of larger corals and smaller ones, makes it appear like the tank has some age and babies have sprouted here n' there among the maturity. I think that's more natural. Love the gorgs. All adds focal interest, leads you in to look at different sizes, levels. I believe a 6 line wrasse would hit the spot. Blue and red stripes with a green tail. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Here is another pic of the leather. The tips glow really beautifully. Link to comment
sangheili Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Here is another pic of the leather. Wow. I need to buy this now. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm really enjoying the mix of larger corals and smaller ones, makes it appear like the tank has some age and babies have sprouted here n' there among the maturity. I think that's more natural. Love the gorgs. All adds focal interest, leads you in to look at different sizes, levels. I believe a 6 line wrasse would hit the spot. Blue and red stripes with a green tail. I considered a sixline wrasse. I have one in my 220 gallon and he is quite aggressive. Was a bit nervous to add it but know how beautiful it is. It also will be visible swimming in and out of the rocks. Will maybe have to reconsider. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Does the yellow citron goby bother your sps? Or is it just the yellow clown gobies that nip at them? Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Does the yellow citron goby bother your sps? Or is it just the yellow clown gobies that nip at them? No, it perches on them every once in awhile but the SPS do not seem to mind. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 What do you think of this beauty? Link to comment
Tamberav Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great layout of corals! I planned on having gorgs in the back too They look great! I hope my tiny frag of toadstool grows into that, I'm so impatient.. corals need to grow faster +1 some sort of basslet and maybe some sort of clown. Looks like you have plenty of perchers and sand dwellers and a few more active fish would work nicely! Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great layout of corals! I planned on having gorgs in the back too They look great! I hope my tiny frag of toadstool grows into that, I'm so impatient.. corals need to grow faster +1 some sort of basslet and maybe some sort of clown. Looks like you have plenty of perchers and sand dwellers and a few more active fish would work nicely!Active fish is what I am looking for. My 4 year old son had a friend over yesterday looking at the aquarium and he turned to me and said "Where are the fish?". So now the decision for active swimmers is on. Egginis Nuvo 24 Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Beautifullllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to set mine up if your willing to take the risk a cherub angel how bout designer clownfish some are great Hmmmmmmmmm active swimmers royal gramma other basslets, chromis, cardinals, dotty backs and you already have a dart fish just keep in mind bio load im positive you know what your doing better then me since all i have ever had was a pico but I've been researching for hours on end these past few months and the tanks getting close to capacity although they are fairly tiny fish, just saying Link to comment
Bar0n Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 i noticed you are using the minimax reactors, may i ask what media you've put in them and do you recommend using it in the tank (the 150L or the 350L?)? Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Man, this tank setup is awesome!!! Ha, I noticed your scoly is a little bleached? I wouldn't be surprised since it's hard to keep up with healthy sps if you're going to have healthy scolys. I'm just in love with your aqua scaping, coral placements and coral selection. Link to comment
Egginis Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Beautifullllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to set mine up if your willing to take the risk a cherub angel how bout designer clownfish some are great Hmmmmmmmmm active swimmers royal gramma other basslets, chromis, cardinals, dotty backs and you already have a dart fish just keep in mind bio load im positive you know what your doing better then me since all i have ever had was a pico but I've been researching for hours on end these past few months and the tanks getting close to capacity although they are fairly tiny fish, just saying Thank you for the comment. I'm a bit nervous keeping dwarf Angela as I have owned a few that went after corals. They also might be a bit too aggressive in a nano. I am really giving clownfish a big consideration. Saw a pair black onyx clowns at my LFS and may pick them up. Could also lean toward a basslet. Link to comment
sangheili Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Thank you for the comment. I'm a bit nervous keeping dwarf Angela as I have owned a few that went after corals. They also might be a bit too aggressive in a nano. I am really giving clownfish a big consideration. Saw a pair black onyx clowns at my LFS and may pick them up. Could also lean toward a basslet. I'm likely going to be taking a chance and adding a Flame Angel to my Nuvo 24. But then again I have hardly any coral yet for the tank. Link to comment
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