ssick92
New member
Hey everyone,
I have been out of the fish tank scene for a bit as I had to move houses, and been working too much to take care of a larger tank. I previously had a 30g reef throughout college, and then upgraded to a 60g for about a year, but had to take both of those down. I am now in a new place in Orange County, CA, and don't have the space or time for a larger tank so I decided to bite the bullet again and set up a Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10g Nano tank. I am going to set it up as a mixed reef with a couple fish, mostly softies and LPS, but probably add some branching montis or other SPS later on.
The tank is just under a month old at this point, so I figured I would start a build thread as I start to increase my coral collection.
Anyway, below is my list of equipment:
Current tank inhabitants:
Fish & Inverts:
Corals:
I'm very excited about this tank, but not really sure what to expect because it is my first AIO tank (all others had a sump). My current plan is not to have a skimmer or dosing regimen, and rely on 10-20% water changes weekly for nutrient control and replenishment of calc/alk. If I end up putting more SPS in later on I might have to revisit the plan to not dose anything, but I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
I love tank photography so you'll probably be seeing lots of macro shots and videos from me in the future
Let me know what you think of my setup and if you have any tips/secrets to maintaining a nano tank and creating a thriving reef environment in such a small package.
Here are some pictures of my setup so far:
IM Nuvo 10 FTS Startup by ssick92, on Flickr
IM Nuvo 10 Startup by ssick92, on Flickr
I have been out of the fish tank scene for a bit as I had to move houses, and been working too much to take care of a larger tank. I previously had a 30g reef throughout college, and then upgraded to a 60g for about a year, but had to take both of those down. I am now in a new place in Orange County, CA, and don't have the space or time for a larger tank so I decided to bite the bullet again and set up a Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10g Nano tank. I am going to set it up as a mixed reef with a couple fish, mostly softies and LPS, but probably add some branching montis or other SPS later on.
The tank is just under a month old at this point, so I figured I would start a build thread as I start to increase my coral collection.
Anyway, below is my list of equipment:
- Tank - IM Nuvo 10g AIO
- Lighting - AI Prime HD+
- Filtration - InTank Media Basket with Filter Floss and Chemipure Blue
- Flow - Vortech MP10QD
- ATO - Tunze Osmolator Nano
- 8lbs Live Rock
- 10lbs Caribsea Aragonite Special Grade Reef Sand
- Salt - Red Sea Coral Pro (will probably switch to B-Ionic after this bucket is used up)
Current tank inhabitants:
Fish & Inverts:
- Pair of B&W Oscellaris Clownfish
- Yellow Watchman Goby and Tiger Pistol Shrimp
- Cleaner Shrimp
- 5x Astrea Snails
- 8x small Nassarius Snails
- 4x Red Tipped Hermit Crabs
Corals:
- Radiactive Dragon Eyes Zoas
- Fire and Ice Zoas
- Green / Orange Mushroom
- Gold Tipped Hammer Coral
I'm very excited about this tank, but not really sure what to expect because it is my first AIO tank (all others had a sump). My current plan is not to have a skimmer or dosing regimen, and rely on 10-20% water changes weekly for nutrient control and replenishment of calc/alk. If I end up putting more SPS in later on I might have to revisit the plan to not dose anything, but I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
I love tank photography so you'll probably be seeing lots of macro shots and videos from me in the future
Let me know what you think of my setup and if you have any tips/secrets to maintaining a nano tank and creating a thriving reef environment in such a small package.
Here are some pictures of my setup so far:
IM Nuvo 10 FTS Startup by ssick92, on FlickrIM Nuvo 10 Startup by ssick92, on Flickr
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