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Begow's Life // 60 Shallow Rimless // Got my Scoly back!


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Sup Fellas?

 

Back in the game, all my stuff is on order, super stoked! Got a divorce, had a kid, bought a house, got a new car, that's the short and simple of my life.

 

FTS: 11/24/14

 

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FTS: 11/8/14 (New ugly tank)

 

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FTS 10/17/14 (no corals):

 

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Plans:

 

Equipment:

 

Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 20

Auqa Gadget Spin Stream Nozzle X 2

Auqa Gadget Media Basket

Cobalt Aquatics Maxi-Jet 1200

Cobalt Aquatics Neo-Therm 75W

Bulk Reef Supply Value System RO/DI

Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro

Lifeguard Aquatics Bonded Filter Floss

300 Micron Filter Bag

Marineland Diamond Carbon

Nano Flipper

API Testing Kit

Red Sea Coral Pro salt mix

Coralife Digital Thermometer

BRS Refractometer

 

 

Livestock:

 

Bulk Reef Supply Dry Fiji Rock -- 15lbs

Aragalive Oolite Sand -- 10lbs

 

 

 

Plans:

 

Premium Picasso Clown

Bangaii Cardinal

Midas Blenny/Possibly Mandarin (if I can find a good frozen eater)

Misc. Zoanthids

Misc. SPS

Large Brain

Maxi Mini Anemone

Misc. Ricordea

Upgrade lights to Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro

Buy Auqa Gadget Media Reactor

Buy Auqa Gadget Skimmer

 

My damn tank is on back order, but everything else has pretty much shipped!!!

 

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New Car:

 

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My son:

 

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My lady:

 

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My family:

 

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Thanks for checking it out. Will post pictures as things arrive.

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my Nuvo fusion 10 is coming on Wednesday 09/24/14! Where did you buy yours at? good luck! subscribed. I'll make my own topic too.

I bought mine from Marine Depot, I called yesterday and they said they should e getting their tanks early next week.

 

nice car, beautiful family, awesome build incoming

Thank you sir :D I'm excited, a little nervous about the Reef Radiance light, couldn't afford the Nano-Box like I wanted, but we will see!

 

That's my dream car, haha! Can't wait to see the tank!

Haha, thanks. It's an okay car, bad on gas!

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I bought mine from Marine Depot, I called yesterday and they said they should e getting their tanks early next week.

 

Thank you sir :D I'm excited, a little nervous about the Reef Radiance light, couldn't afford the Nano-Box like I wanted, but we will see!

 

Haha, thanks. It's an okay car, bad on gas!

Haha, that's not the car you wanna get if you're worried about gas mileage lol!

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Haha, that's not the car you wanna get if you're worried about gas mileage lol!

You're right, but I guess that's the nature of the beast!

 

I love the fusion 10! I think it might be my next tank. Need to post pics as soon as you get it. I will be following along.

I wish I would have gone with the 20 for more fish capabilities, but I'll probably keep this for a year or so to make my wife happy :P

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Picked up some more stuff tonight, nothing special but noticed I never ended up buying the Spin Stream so I snagged that along with some food, and misc tubing for water changes/acclimation.

 

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can't wait to see this up and running.

 

I'm pretty excited as well, although I have been coming across an increasing number of threads about how terrible these tanks are. That's pretty discouraging, I'm hoping for the best since I will be getting a fresh batch straight from IM. Either way if the tank doesn't work out I could upgrade or change, I am just really hoping to keep this one and have no issues. I want to get back into the hobby by being patient and getting this tank established before I go big again.

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I'm pretty excited as well, although I have been coming across an increasing number of threads about how terrible these tanks are. That's pretty discouraging, I'm hoping for the best since I will be getting a fresh batch straight from IM. Either way if the tank doesn't work out I could upgrade or change, I am just really hoping to keep this one and have no issues. I want to get back into the hobby by being patient and getting this tank established before I go big again.

 

I thought the issues with IM tanks came from the ones with bent edges, not the ones with seams?

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I thought the issues with IM tanks came from the ones with bent edges, not the ones with seams?

 

I guess a lot of people are having issues with the media baskets, even the upgraded Auqa Gadget basket. I've also seen some issues with people have small leaks around the return pump area, easily fixed with super glue but still. I'm just hoping for the best experience possible, I would rather have hiccups with other equipment and not the basis to my whole project.

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Hmm. I guess it's not too much of a problem, then. InTank sells awesome media baskets that are stronger and all around better built, and a bit of leaking in the false wall isn't going to make or break filtration, especially if it can be fixed with some sealant. Hope yours is awesome, though! :]

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Good to see you back man.

 

Thanks man, I'm glad to be back.

 

Hmm. I guess it's not too much of a problem, then. InTank sells awesome media baskets that are stronger and all around better built, and a bit of leaking in the false wall isn't going to make or break filtration, especially if it can be fixed with some sealant. Hope yours is awesome, though! :]

 

Yeah for sure, if the Auqa Gadgets media basket doesn't work for me I'll be looking into that!

 

The thorn in you're side has been gone for awhile now. He went on up to the big house :lol:

 

Haha, that's crazy man. My life took a HUGE spin too, but in a positive way so I can't complain. It's great being a father and being with a woman I actually like :P I'm extremely excited to be back in the community and to be back in the hobby I've loved since I was 16!

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I bought mine from Marine Depot, I called yesterday and they said they should e getting their tanks early next week.

I love Marine Depot, but I think that they dropped the ball on these Nuvo tanks. Some people have been waiting for weeks for their tanks, while Aqua Cave has the in stock.

Edit: I see that AC NF 10 is out of stock now!

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Well I got a big order of stuff in today!

 

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I must say, the rock looks amazing! This is such nice rock, small but beautiful pieces. I've gone with BRS dry rock before, which was nice but I really like the texture of this stuff. It's nice!

 

Still waiting for news on the tank, Innovative Marine/Marine Depot are obviously having some communication issues, I'm trying to remain patient but with all my other equipment being here, it's a bit frustrating!

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Awesome thread and looks like a great build. Word of advice though is to throw away the receipts and don't keep track. At the end of the day it will make you sick! :)

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Got the RO/DI mounted and flushed it for ~1 hour.

 

Here's a pic, keep in mind it's mounted in my unfinished laundry room. My house is from 1943 and I've spend ~$10,000 in remodeling and repairs since I've moved in. The entire inside of the house is pretty much done, just have to work on the outside!

 

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I was really upset I chose the wrong RO/DI with no TDS meter, but I guess I can always buy one of those later.

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Well, I just got the email from Innovative Marine. They are saying they won't be getting the Nuvo Fusion 10 to Marine Depot until Mid October. So I'll be calling Marine Depot tomorrow for my refund, this may give me the option to get something a little bigger, ~20 gallon.

 

 

Here are some pictures of my home remodel and some times of my life over the past year!

 

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All of our kitchen appliances have been upgraded since, and we got a nice corner amoir for our living room. New flooring and paint and skin for the kitchen as well!

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