slaychild Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Got some goodies in the mail today.... Link to comment
NanoGuy13 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I like what you have planned for the tank so far. I got mine a little over a week ago and i love it. I have heard many people having trouble with leaks, im glad you were able to fix it and receive those rotating pumps. that should upgrade your flow in the tank from the start. Let me know how the skimmer in the back works, i have heard many of them causing micro bubbles to get in the display. I have a mini fuge i build in the second chamber on one side and its growing chaeto fine. Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Thanks. I like what you have planned for the tank so far. I got mine a little over a week ago and i love it. I have heard many people having trouble with leaks, im glad you were able to fix it and receive those rotating pumps. that should upgrade your flow in the tank from the start. Let me know how the skimmer in the back works, i have heard many of them causing micro bubbles to get in the display. I have a mini fuge i build in the second chamber on one side and its growing chaeto fine. I am moving the skimmer to the fuge. It fits down there so micro bubbles shouldn't be a problem for me, I hope, lol Link to comment
NanoGuy13 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Thanks. I am moving the skimmer to the fuge. It fits down there so micro bubbles shouldn't be a problem for me, I hope, lol They usually are a problem for the corals. Thats why its not good to have them in your tank. Im debating if i should get one or not because i know you can do fine without one in the nuvo Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Yea on my first tank I had issues with them. Having one is always a plus... Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 I have been working on my stand and my back room where I am keeping my ro/di unit and where I plan on doing all my tank stuff. Check it out. The stand is still not done yet. http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130402_134404.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130406_215437.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130406_215501.jpg.html'> Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 The stand is painted now and complete. Just need to let it dry!! Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Ok, now I have run into an issue. My PVC overflow was working great when I did the first test. Now it is barely sending water the water to the sump!!! GRRRR!!! I took it out and re-glued the fittings to make sure there were no leaks and silicon-ed the check valve over again, but it still wont give the the GPH I had in the beginning. Anyone have any ideas? Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Today I have added sand to the tank. I decided to go with sand instead of a BB. The wife wanted sand, lol. I have Real Reef Live Rock coming on Wednesday. After that, I'm just waiting to cycle the tank. Here is some pics of the tank and setup. I still need to work on the wiring to make it look clean. http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130413_200115.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130413_200149.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130413_200139.jpg.html'> Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Real reef rock came in today, yeaaaa!! I will post pictures soon. Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20130418_142320.jpg.html'> Link to comment
amored Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 hey, looks great! are you running two mp10's? i can barely keep the sand down in mine with one... Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks! No, just one. Just turn it down. I don't have any issues with mine. Link to comment
CrushtheTurtle Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 nice setup! thinking about getting this tank..a bit worried seeing a few people with leaks, how did you test yours? did you pour water in the display area first and see it seep into the back?? Link to comment
NanoGuy13 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Looking nice, do you plan on upgrading the lights? Im really starting to like the AI sol. Im debating if i want them or not Link to comment
slaychild Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 nice setup! thinking about getting this tank..a bit worried seeing a few people with leaks, how did you test yours? did you pour water in the display area first and see it seep into the back?? Thanks. I put water in the back and saw water leaking to the front. The silicone is only in the display and not in the back of the tanks false wall. So this is the best way to check. I just re-siliconed it and checked it again. Looking nice, do you plan on upgrading the lights? Im really starting to like the AI sol. Im debating if i want them or not Thanks. I am going to upgrade the lights soon. Maybe in about 4 to 6 months. I like the AI Vega, but I like Reefbreaders lights also, and they are cheaper. Link to comment
slaychild Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Throwing the tank away, grrrrr Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Throwing the tank away, grrrrr ??? Link to comment
slaychild Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 The silicone on the tank has turned yellow!! Now I either have to wait for coralina to grow over the silicone or start a new one. Oh, and I have a Kessil A150W on it now to Link to comment
slaychild Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20131121_153732-1.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20131121_153759.jpg.html'> http://s598.photobucket.com/user/slaychild/media/Innovative%20Marine%2016G%20Nuvo%20White/20131121_184841.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Mr. Mustache Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Something is wrong with that silicone my friend. BTW, your build looks great though! Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm sorry, that sucks. Link to comment
slaychild Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Just sent out an email to Steve at Innovative Marine with these pictures. We will see what happens. Link to comment
slaychild Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Ugh I hate that for you man, those pics look horrible. I wonder if they'll blame it on you and say you put something in the tank to stain it... If they refuse to help I'd bitch and yell for a refund. No shipping back, just a refund. Then go buy a different tank. Then just use the lights from this one on the new tank. I used Dap Aquarium Safe silicone, and where I added it, it is fine, lol I may just ask for a refund, cause the first email was never answered and the call went no where and I called again today and no answer, so I emailed again. Link to comment
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