kidninja Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Welcome to my Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 20 build! Was out of the hobby for a bit but still had my 75-gallon tank running at my parent's place. Recently caught the reef bug and decided it was time to set one up in my apartment in NYC. If you liked what you saw in my 75g, wait till you see what I have in store for this 20g tank. Equipment List: Tank: IM Nuvo 20 gallon Stand: Innovative Marine Cabinet Stand Heater: Eheim Jager 50w Light: Viparspectra 165w LED with custom made stand. Pole is made out of 1/2" conduit and fastened to the back of the tank 100% Blue 9am - 10pm | 30% White 11am - 6pm Return Pump: MaxiJet 1200 2x Innovative Marine Auqa Gadget Spin Stream Powerhead: Jebao PP-4/ RW-4 Skimmer: Innovative Marine Auqa Gadget SkimMate MidSize Ghost Skimmer ATO: Tunze 3155 Cycle: DrTim's Aquatics One & Only + Ammonia Other: American DJ power switch Other: 2x Custom Media Basket made out of egg crate Other: RO/DI system through my shower What's in the tank: Clownfish pair: 1 Mocha Clownfish | 1 Phantom Clownfish Royal Gramma RIP Yellow Clown Goby RIP Bangai Cardinal Midas Blenny 3 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Welcome back @kidninja, looking forward to seeing what you create in your new IM Nuvo 20! Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I remember your tank when I first started getting into this hobby. Looking forward to this build! Do you still have the 75g set up at your parent's house then? Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Christopher Marks said: Welcome back @kidninja, looking forward to seeing what you create in your new IM Nuvo 20! Thanks! Excited to be back in the hobby 8 hours ago, Justind823 said: I remember your tank when I first started getting into this hobby. Looking forward to this build! Do you still have the 75g set up at your parent's house then? 75G tank is still up and running 😃 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Finally got the tank wet and ready for the cycle! Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 So awesome! Holy CLAM!🤯 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, Justind823 said: So awesome! Holy CLAM!🤯 lol yep... clam is the size of a football Quote Link to comment
Dantrasy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Your new IM20 is coming along really well. Have you done black substrate before? What are the pros? Any cons? Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Dantrasy said: Your new IM20 is coming along really well. Have you done black substrate before? What are the pros? Any cons? Never had black sand, always ran with fiji pink sand. The girlfriend wanted black, so we went with black haha From what I understand is that the poop and other garbage can be seen easily but I could say the same for white sand. Also, haven't heard of any issues regarding changes in parameters. Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Day 2 of the tank! 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 That face in the second to last picture...🤣 1 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 10:41 PM, Justind823 said: That face in the second to last picture...🤣 he's always front and center 🐶 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Did a cosmetic upgrade to the stand and converted the black into a gloss white using vinyl wrap 😃 1 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Tank is pretty much cycled and ready for life! Going to be transferring a bunch of corals from my main 75g tank into this tank next week so stay tuned Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Nice job on the vinyl wrap! Scape is on point as well. Looking forward to seeing this tank filled with corals. Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 We finally have corals and fish! Still messing with the coral placement and rockwork but here's the first take 4 Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 I think I'm finally satisfied with this scape, time for some SPS! 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Your are off to an amazing start for this tank! Great job, so now lets all sit back and enjoy. Quote Link to comment
pricewayne Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Following along 🤓 This tank is lookin’ awesome! Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 5 hours ago, vlangel said: Your are off to an amazing start for this tank! Great job, so now lets all sit back and enjoy. Thanks! sitting back and enjoying is the worst lol 53 minutes ago, pricewayne said: Following along 🤓 This tank is lookin’ awesome! Thanks much appreciated! Quote Link to comment
Stoops718 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Looking good and welcome back! I bought a gorgonian frag off of you back in the day. You still in Bayside? Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stoops718 said: Looking good and welcome back! I bought a gorgonian frag off of you back in the day. You still in Bayside? Yea bro! i actually live in the city but my parents and my 75g tank is in bayside, lmk if you need more gorgonian lol Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just some pics taken today. Picked up an emerald crab and got this nice sized hammer coral 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoops718 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, kidninja said: Yea bro! i actually live in the city but my parents and my 75g tank is in bayside, lmk if you need more gorgonian lol Congrats on the new apartment! I def do need more of that gorgonian and whatever other frags you got. LOL! I just got back into the hobby about 9 months. Had couple of mini crashes but everything is stable now. Quote Link to comment
kidninja Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Just some quick pics from today and my emerald crab trying to kill all the fishes 😃 Quote Link to comment
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