IM Nuvo Concept Abyss Panorama Build

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hedgeclipper2

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Well after narrowing it down to the IM NuvoFusion 20 we went to the LFS to get it and they had a brand new in box IM Nuvo Concept Abyss Panorama 20 gal and the spouse was in love. Its a great looking aquarium and we like how tall it is so it came home with us :spin2:

From the LFS we got:
Innovative Marine Nuvo Concept Abyss Panorama 20 gallon
Jager 100w heater
API test kit
AI Prime HD w/flex mount
12 lbs of base rock, 8 lbs of live rock
20 lbs of fiji pink sand
And other assorted goodies (thermostat, algae cleaner, etc.)

Tank is up and running already after about an hour of rockscaping to see what we like best. We ended up with a "bridge" between the two ledges which we think the fish might like to hide in.

Here are the pictures:
 

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We have been considering one for our living room area. Was the build relatively easy as neither my husband nor myself are what you you would call "handymen" around the home.
 
Pretty easy, the system is mostly plug-and-play. Does not come with a heater and had to do some clever reorganizing of the pump to get the Jager 100w down in there far enough to cover it correctly.
 
Day 2:

Tank is all cleared up, this pump is SO loud though, taking recommendations for a new one? Would like to get one that is strong enough that power head is not needed. Sicce 1.5? MJ1200?

Ordered the Tunze Nano Osmolator (tank is already needing 12 oz per day!), acrylic top w/clips, Milwaukee digital refractometer (the swing arm the LFS gave me I do not like) and the Vertex Cleaner-Mag.

Once I decide on a new pump I will pick up the Spin Stream nozzles.

Dropped a shrimp in so it's on its way!
 

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My pump was beyond loud. Nice aquariums but IM should be ashamed to include those pumps. I could hear mine two rooms away, kind of like the stove buzzer but not quite so loud.

Make sure you get the Italian made Cobalt 1200 and not the Marineland made in China or chances are excellent you will have another noisy pump. I can't hear the cobalt standing next to the tank.
 
hedgeclipper2 said:
Day 2:

Tank is all cleared up, this pump is SO loud though, taking recommendations for a new one? Would like to get one that is strong enough that power head is not needed. Sicce 1.5? MJ1200?

Ordered the Tunze Nano Osmolator (tank is already needing 12 oz per day!), acrylic top w/clips, Milwaukee digital refractometer (the swing arm the LFS gave me I do not like) and the Vertex Cleaner-Mag.

Once I decide on a new pump I will pick up the Spin Stream nozzles.

Dropped a shrimp in so it's on its way!
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I can personally recommend the sicce one. Dropped one into the back of my nuvo 20 and it's dead silent

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We already have our first hitchhiker on the 8 lb live rock we bought at the LFS. We briefly turned on the lights and saw what looked like a 2-3" brown bristle worm. Not sure if he is going to be evicted or not. He quickly sucked back up into his little hole. Thoughts?
 
I have one in a 5g, I think more biodiversity adds to my personal goal of recreating and preserving what we see in real reefs. The worm seems to stir up my sand at night when he peeks out of his hole. If you're looking for utility, that might be enough right there.

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Javeii said:
I have one in a 5g, I think more biodiversity adds to my personal goal of recreating and preserving what we see in real reefs. The worm seems to stir up my sand at night when he peeks out of his hole. If you're looking for utility, that might be enough right there.

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I was thinking the same thing, as long as he is not harmful I don't mind. Will just have to wear gloves when touching anything inside.

I once had a fireworm in my old BioCube and that not a fun couple of days trying to catch that mofo.
 
hedgeclipper2 said:
I was thinking the same thing, as long as he is not harmful I don't mind. Will just have to wear gloves when touching anything inside.

I once had a fireworm in my old BioCube and that not a fun couple of days trying to catch that mofo.
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Lol

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Day 3 AM:

Did some quick tests and topped off with 8 oz of RODI water (I Sure will be glad when ATO unit gets here tomorrow).

pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0.50 ppm
Nitrite: 0.00 ppm (I know it's too early to test this, just honing my testing skills ;) )
Nitrate: 0.00 ppm (I know it's too early to test this, just honing my testing skills ;) )

Tank looks nice and clean. Temperature is at 82.4 this morning, I keep it pretty cold in my house at night, so not sure why it is so high. Heater is set at 79ish.
 
Spouse brought home some ammonium chloride from his lab, dosed to about 4.0 ppm. This is much better than the dead shrimp in the tank method ha.
 
Sicce Syncra Silence 1.5 installed - best, purchase, ever. Tank is almost whisper quiet now and flow is greatly improved. Was kind of hard to install since reaching all the way down into the bottom of the sump in the ATO is hard.

Tunze Nano Osmolator - what can I saw, I was tired of topping off every 6 hours since as this is a rimless tank, works great so far, for the next couple of weeks I am keeping the pump in a 1 gallon jug full of RO/DI just to make sure it works okay, don't want any nasty tank overflows, tank can easily accommodate 1 gallon without overflowing.

I also ordered a piece of acrylic and the clips for it to cover the top (will still leave a .5" gap around the edges for proper surface evaporation, etc but I am hoping this will cut down on topping off.

Ammonia is holding steady at 2.0 ppm, no sign on Nitrites just yet.
 
Saw this tank at the Lfs and was completely shocked...didn't even know they were coming out with something like this. It looks like a really cool design in person. Would really like to see how things will take off with this little tank.
I didn't have any issues with my pump from IM, maybe it was the rubber foot/bumpers/suction cups that wasn't attached to the floor of the sump?
Only thing I hear is the ghost skimmer sometimes, but other than that it's pretty silent.
 
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