sageblade24 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Downsized from a 29 Biocube to this aquarium. Originally it was suppose to be setup in my office at work but since being hired somewhere else that was no longer possible. Decided to instead downsize and try to make the best of it. Equipment: Tank: NUVO Fusion 20 Gallon Stand: Custom built Stand (29"x24"x30") Light: Reef Radiance LED Fixture (165w) Expected Fish: Clown pair (Platinum and Ocellaris)Tail Spot Blenny < http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+2229&pcatid=2229 > Dragonet \ Pipefish \ or a goby Expected Corals: Mixed but mostly softies and LPS (Zoanthids and Euphyllia) Current FTS: Link to comment
Mathew18 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Looks good. The rock work looks very natural. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Debating what I should add to improve the setup. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Blank slate. Almost limitless potential. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Blank slate. Almost limitless potential. I still have a 10 gallon containing what remains of my 29 gallon until this tank has cycled. I will more than likely sell most of it so I can start new but I will be keeping the clown pair mentioned in my expected fish list. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Algae has begun to grow on the sand and rockwork. Will have my water tested this Saturday. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Added dual spin streams and upgraded my pump with a MJ1200 which adds about 80 more gph. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Looks like you are about ready for your CUC. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Looks like you are about ready for your CUC. Going to wait till saturday and run another test. The algae seems to be growing exponentially. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It will too. Try to keep ahead of it so it doesn't take so long for the CUC to do their jobs. The tendency is to overstock the CUC to catch up after the algal bloom. Then once it is under control you have too many snails/hermits and they start looking for other sources of food or starve. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Good point. I hope things look good Saturday so I can start a CUC. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Had my water tested once again. Will need to keep waiting. Hopefully this Saturday will be the day. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 What are the levels? Have you done any water changes? Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 No water changes. I removed any remnants of the scallop I dropped in to prevent any more decay. I also picked up some microbacter7 and began dosing on saturday. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The microbacter should speed things along. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 So last weekend I purchased some 1/8" acrylic sheets to fabricate my own media baskets. I once made one for my Biocube 29 which was rough but worked well. I need to make 2 so I taped two sheets together to ensure the cuts are identical. Once I have all the pieces cut then I will use a solvent to bind them together. Link to comment
Cove Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Im digging the scape ! Keep it up Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Tests came up 0 so I added a CUC on Saturday. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 DIY media baskets are about 50% done. Link to comment
uwdanno Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 How loud are your spistreams? I have one in my fusion 20 connected to a 253gph pump. I was really surprised at how loud the gears on the spin stream were. Good luck with the tank. Waiting out a cycle sucks!! Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 How loud are your spistreams? I have one in my fusion 20 connected to a 253gph pump. I was really surprised at how loud the gears on the spin stream were. Good luck with the tank. Waiting out a cycle sucks!! They were pretty loud when I first started using them. Now it's not that bad and I can't hear them unless the room is dead silent. Link to comment
FlamingPrawn Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Welcome to the 20 Fusion club! Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Nice to see some color in there. Link to comment
sageblade24 Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice to see some color in there. I feel the same way Not too pretty but will do the job. Made 2 of them for about $20. Link to comment
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