Official Innovative Marine Owners Thread
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Hello,
I just brought home a Nuvo 38. I'm using Fiji sand as my substrate. I've filled the main part of the tank with water only to realize that it appears water is somehow seeping into the rear compartment of the tank. I've also noticed it seems that a very small amount of my Fiji sand has somehow made it back there as well.
Has anyone else noticed this when setting up there 38? Should I see about returning the tank or is this something that others have experienced with this setup.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
I just brought home a Nuvo 38. I'm using Fiji sand as my substrate. I've filled the main part of the tank with water only to realize that it appears water is somehow seeping into the rear compartment of the tank. I've also noticed it seems that a very small amount of my Fiji sand has somehow made it back there as well.
Has anyone else noticed this when setting up there 38? Should I see about returning the tank or is this something that others have experienced with this setup.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
mgproudfit
New member
If it doesnt look to be a small issue that you could seal yourself, Id return it. IM has amazing customer service and they'll take care of ya.
-Matt
-Matt
No.
If you put water in the back, the pressure will equalize. Having water on only one side puts stress on the divider.
Midsize skimmer review and pics
Midsize skimmer review and pics
I added the skimmer on 10/2; NO3, NH3, PO4 were all zero that day.
The skimmer was very easy to install. It was a matter of putting the pump on at the bottom, hooking up the air intake, and removing the 2 filter trays I had in the right overflow and just dropping the skimmer in. (My fuge pump is in the left overflow area.)
The skimmer comes with an acrylic bracket that attaches to the back glass with an acrylic screw to hold it in place. The bracket attachment to the tank seems very secure.
The instructions recommended setting the skimmer bubbles to the base of the skimmate collection cup; this wasn't difficult using a combination of twisting the handy black intake knob and the air intake.
I had thought that the skimmer was going to be taller- that the pump would rest on the bottom of the overflow area. This is not the case. The skimmer itself is held in the bracket by an acrylic screw (only one) that is very sensitive- the slightest bit of overtightening results in the screw popping out of place and the skimmer falls downward. This is frustrating because I have to very gently remove the skimmer cup to dump skimmate or the skimmer will fall downward out of the bracket.
The skimmer began producing a light tea-colored skimmate after about 3 days. Gradually, the skimmate has become darker and stinkier. The water clarity has improved and the algae growth- both green and brown- has decreased in rate.
Photos from this morning show 3 days of skimmate as I have been busy with work this week.
And I haven't taken the time to retest the water parameters- I'll do that today or tomorrow and probably do a small water change (5%).
Overall, I am very pleased with the skimmer and I would recommend it to other IM Nuvo 38 owners. It was easy to setup and began working rather quickly. It obviously is removing crud from the water. It fits perfectly in the overflow area. It is QUIET. I have had no issues with microbubbles. My only complaint is the rather loose manner in which the skimmer is secured to the bracket.
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Midsize skimmer review and pics
I added the skimmer on 10/2; NO3, NH3, PO4 were all zero that day.
The skimmer was very easy to install. It was a matter of putting the pump on at the bottom, hooking up the air intake, and removing the 2 filter trays I had in the right overflow and just dropping the skimmer in. (My fuge pump is in the left overflow area.)
The skimmer comes with an acrylic bracket that attaches to the back glass with an acrylic screw to hold it in place. The bracket attachment to the tank seems very secure.
The instructions recommended setting the skimmer bubbles to the base of the skimmate collection cup; this wasn't difficult using a combination of twisting the handy black intake knob and the air intake.
I had thought that the skimmer was going to be taller- that the pump would rest on the bottom of the overflow area. This is not the case. The skimmer itself is held in the bracket by an acrylic screw (only one) that is very sensitive- the slightest bit of overtightening results in the screw popping out of place and the skimmer falls downward. This is frustrating because I have to very gently remove the skimmer cup to dump skimmate or the skimmer will fall downward out of the bracket.
The skimmer began producing a light tea-colored skimmate after about 3 days. Gradually, the skimmate has become darker and stinkier. The water clarity has improved and the algae growth- both green and brown- has decreased in rate.
Photos from this morning show 3 days of skimmate as I have been busy with work this week.
And I haven't taken the time to retest the water parameters- I'll do that today or tomorrow and probably do a small water change (5%). Overall, I am very pleased with the skimmer and I would recommend it to other IM Nuvo 38 owners. It was easy to setup and began working rather quickly. It obviously is removing crud from the water. It fits perfectly in the overflow area. It is QUIET. I have had no issues with microbubbles. My only complaint is the rather loose manner in which the skimmer is secured to the bracket.
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mgproudfit
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Awesome review, thanks a lot! 
mgproudfit
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I can't wait to get a BTA!
CPR refugium- small
CPR refugium- small
Here you go- We had this refugium left over from a few years ago from a previous reef tank. It's a small CPR refugium.
I stocked it with some extra sand, some leftover refugium mud, odd pieces of broken live rock, and IPSF's Live Sand Activator. The Live Sand Activator is stuff from the bottom of IPSF's tanks, so it has bristle and spaghetti worms, pods, etc. For phosphate/nitrogen removal, I added IPSF's Tang Heaven Red (Gracilaria parvispora). A few small pieces of Ulva snuck in!
Sorry I can't get better pics- the tank is near a corner and I am not a thin person! :spin2:
The red macroalgae looks thin because I removed a big handful today.
CPR refugium- small
Here you go- We had this refugium left over from a few years ago from a previous reef tank. It's a small CPR refugium.
I stocked it with some extra sand, some leftover refugium mud, odd pieces of broken live rock, and IPSF's Live Sand Activator. The Live Sand Activator is stuff from the bottom of IPSF's tanks, so it has bristle and spaghetti worms, pods, etc. For phosphate/nitrogen removal, I added IPSF's Tang Heaven Red (Gracilaria parvispora). A few small pieces of Ulva snuck in!
Sorry I can't get better pics- the tank is near a corner and I am not a thin person! :spin2:
The red macroalgae looks thin because I removed a big handful today.
Picked up my first two corals on Friday. Hammer and torch. Pics are crappy, but the torch is a bicolor green and purple and the Hammer is green. Both look amazing in person. Since this pic the Hammer has opened up much more. Not as mad as he was. Right now they are under an overhang, have been since Friday, and I will be moving them out into the light tomorrow then slowly finding their spot in the tank.
Both were taken under moon lighting. Haven't had a chance to get a pic under day lighting yet.
Both were taken under moon lighting. Haven't had a chance to get a pic under day lighting yet.
mgproudfit
New member
Awesome! I cant wait to get our first few corals!
disflyer
New member
For me it was playing with the air valve and the water outlet control pipe to see optimize the foam production.
Like I said it isn't difficult it is just trial and error to produce the most foam.
Good luck!
mgproudfit
New member
Nope, but we just got our first few corals tonight too! Frogspawn and green sinularia.
