livewyr25 Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 And now we have rocks!! Purple Rock was bought from a LFS to seed the other rock i got from BRS. This was my first shot at aquascaping and I think i like it! Let me know what you guys think! Link to comment
Coolhandreefer Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Very nice, I did the same thing with my tank and added just 1 piece of liverock to seed my tank. Can't wait to watch it mature! Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Waiting for the cycle stinks. Phosphates are leeching like crazy into my tank. IM Minimax midsize reactor with BRS GFO will be here soon!!! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Nice scaping. lotsa nice areas for some sps frags. Put them on the bridge! I would dedicate that rock on the bottom left to an anemone! or a large toadstool. You'll be amaze how quick the coraline algae can spread to the other rocks with routine water change and good circulation. You need to get that MP10! I'm impatient and here a little trick I did that worked really well. Scrape some coraline off the purple rock and spread it over the clean rocks. But don't forget to turn off all water flow for about an hour so the spores gets some time to attach itself to the rock. Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 You can't see because of the glare, but i do have the Mp10 attatched. I'll try that scraping tonight!! thanks! Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 On tuesday i followed Jay Wee's instructions to scrape some of the purple algae off of the rocks. I shut off all my pumps and did some scraping and rinsed the rocks back in the tank. Let it sit for an hour and turned everything back on. Look what i noticed today... hard to see, but if you look closely you will notice some purple dots growing on the white pukani rock. Thanks for the help Jay! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Haha! What I tell u! Impatience pays off. That thing's gonna spread like syphilis. Good job! Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Literally overnight had myself an algae bloom Time to get myself a CUC. Any Suggestions?? Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Get dwarf ceriths, Nassarius, Nerites, maybe a turbo or 2. Go to reefcleaners.org and get one of those package deals depending on tank size. They always give you more though. They only ship Wednesday so you're in time. Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 I got 2 new roomies last night. 2 tank raised ocellaris clownfish. Last night they were scared and woudn't eat. Just hovered in the upper left corner near the over flow. Thought i was gonna wake up to 2 dead clowns. But they look super happy this morning! I tried feeding them, but they wouldn't really eat the food. I only have New Life spectrum Thera+ A. the 1mm size. It might be a little too big. What does everyone feed their fish?? Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Having a Huge diatom algae breakout. Just received my Minimax Midsize reactor and started using BRS GFO in it. This is a great simple reactor that fits easily in the back of the tank. Current stock: 2 tank bred clownfish 2 blood fire shirmp 8 astrea snails 10 nassarius snails Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 And we have coral!!! Will post pics in a bit. Got a hammer frag and a Duncan. Drip acclimated them and then did a dip using Revive. Shook off some random stuff including 2 serpent star fishes. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I got 2 new roomies last night. 2 tank raised ocellaris clownfish. Last night they were scared and woudn't eat. Just hovered in the upper left corner near the over flow. Thought i was gonna wake up to 2 dead clowns. But they look super happy this morning! I tried feeding them, but they wouldn't really eat the food. I only have New Life spectrum Thera+ A. the 1mm size. It might be a little too big. What does everyone feed their fish?? Diatom. Normal part of cycling. Really invest in that CUC. And also maybe an algae blenny? My algae blenny really works hard in my tank. It's super fun to watch it clean. Very aggressive cleaner. And they look super cool. Blend in with the rocks. Link to comment
livewyr25 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 My Little Hammer Coral frag And my Duncan Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 My Little Hammer Coral frag And my Duncan Beautiful hammer. Link to comment
moores38 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Tank looks awesome! I'm planning a build along the same lines as yours! Is there anyway you could link or PM me the instructions on building that stand? Also, how are you liking the Innovative Marine MiniMax Midsize reactor? Link to comment
Coolhandreefer Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Nice tank, I really like that rock scape! Any scape with a cave is awesome lol Link to comment
mipster Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hey so no one has posted on this in a while, figured I'd try to revive it. I discovered the IM nuvo 38 maybe a week ago and I'm in love with the design. I currently have a 29 gallon bowfront that I'd love to upgrade but I will likely have to wait to do that till I move next january (so far away I know :/ but If i wait, i can have my new tank waiting at the new place all set up and just do a nice easy transfer) I'd love to see where the tank is at now, how it's doing, what sorts of upgrades or changes you've done!! Link to comment
maizenblue00 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hey mipster, Livewyr25's been MIA for a while, just like I have been. We started our tanks around the same time (both Nuvo 38's). My build thread has updated pics from two days ago including pics of equipment. I've managed to squeeze a protein skimmer, ATO, tumbler, and refugium while keeping it an all in one style tank. Maybe it'll help with your build.... ~maize Link to comment
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