The Not-So Symbiotic Nuvo 8

[cchsoracle]

First of all, hello to everyone. I have lurked here for quite a while, but never really posted much. I have had this Nuvo 8 going for about 3 months or so now. I have a thread going on another forum, as well, so some of you may recognize it if you visit other forums. I figure I would share it here too!

Some of you may ask, so I might as well just explain it here: The reason I title this The Not-So Symbiotic Nuvo 8 is I originally intended to incorporate as many symbiotic relationships into this tank as possible. Over the course of the past couple of months, though, I went through multiple changes and also realized some of those relationships just would not work out. In any rate, I love my aquarium and it is coming out great, symbiotic or not.

Here are my specs:

Hardware

Aquarium: Innovative Marine Nuvo 8 - Black
Lighting: NanoBox Mini Tide w/ Storm Controller
Heater: Cobalt Aquatics Accu-Therm 75 Watt NeoTherm 75 Watt
Heater
Pump: Stock pump MJ900 w/ spin stream
Filter Media: InTank Media Basket with Filter Floss and SeaChem Matrix
Carbon

NanoBox Mini Tide Storm Settings
PWM Day Settings: White Channel: 45, Blue Channel: 140
PWM Night Settings: White Channel: 0, Blue Channel 1
Sunrise/Sunset Mode: Manual
Sunrise: 11:00am
Sunset: 10:30pm
Ramp Time: 180 minutes
Ramp delay: 150 minutes for White
Cloud frequenzy: 1
Lightning Frequenzy: 3

Dosing/Weekly Schedule

Livestock

Fish
Ocellaris Clownfish
Yellow Clown Goby(added 4/12/2014)

Clean-Up Crew
1 x Small Mexican Turbo Snail(added 4/8/2014)
2 x Astrea Snails
2 x Nerite snails
3 x Nassarious Snails(added 3/23/2014)
1 x Electric Blue Knuckled Hermit
6 x Cerith Snails(added 4/12/2014)
1 x Emerald Crab(added 3/23/2014)(RIP 3/27/2014)
1 x Emerald Crab(added 4/8/2014)(removed 4/8/2014)

LPS
Purple Tipped Torch Coral
3 headed Duncan(added 3/23/2014)
Red Blasto(added 4/4/2014)

Soft Coral/Mushrooms
Yellow and Purple Yuma
Rainbow Ricordea(added 3/23/2014)
Blue/Yellow spotted Mushrooms(added 4/12/2014)
Orange Fringed Rhodactus(added 5/2/2014)

Zoas/Palys
Red Death Palys
Unknown Paly(similar to Gorilla Nipples)
SunnyDVivid Rainbow(added 4/4/2014)
Rasta(added 4/12/2014)
Kryptonite Zoas(added 5/2/2014)

Current FTS
DSCN3727 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

 

[cchsoracle]

And here are some more detailed pictures.

A Room FTS, with my son who absolutely loves our tank.
DSCN3684 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3723 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3722 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3669 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3677 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3676 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

DSCN3673 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

 

[cchsoracle]

One more pic. I love the look of a top-down, water distortion picture.
DSCN3713 by 99e1468d1588d62ab22bacc7b17698d9, on Flickr

 

[terrypercula]

Nice looking tank. I can see you're keeping a very close eye on it. Everything is dated and scheduled... impressive.

 

[Pife]

Nice looking tank. Great work and detail

 

[cchsoracle]

Nice looking tank. I can see you're keeping a very close eye on it. Everything is dated and scheduled... impressive.

Thank you. I try to keep on top of it as best as possible. I like to be as organized as I can. It helps to be able to look back and see when something was added or dosed when trying to trouble shoot a problem.

Nice looking tank. Great work and detail

Thanks!

 

[cchsoracle]

I am breaking this tank down. Let me know if anyone in Orlando in interested.

 

[BioCubeGuy]

Nice tank. Schedule idea is great! :thumbsup:

 

[Wmich2008]

Man. That stinks that you are breaking this tank down. This tank actually inspired me to do a bedside nano. Fusion 10 with nano box tide. Are you leaving the hobby or getting something bigger?

 

[cchsoracle]

Nice tank. Schedule idea is great! :thumbsup:

Thanks! The schedule definitely helps, especially when you are dosing so many additives.

Man. That stinks that you are breaking this tank down. This tank actually inspired me to do a bedside nano. Fusion 10 with nano box tide. Are you leaving the hobby or getting something bigger?

Sorry, I guess I should have been a bit more descriptive. I am not getting out of the hobby. I upgraded to a bigger a better tank. All of my livestock has been moved into my new 34G CADLights Mini. I will probably make a thread for that one one here at some point when I get some free time. Here is a couple pics in the new tank, though, for the mean time. Cool to hear that this tank inspired you for your bedside nano!

DSCN4182 by cchsoracle, on Flickr

DSCN4196 by cchsoracle, on Flickr

IMG_20140925_165546 by cchsoracle, on Flickr

 

[Geza]

Beautiful tank, one of the nicest 8 gallons I've seen

 

[cchsoracle]

Beautiful tank, one of the nicest 8 gallons I've seen

Wow thank you for the compliment. I am actually in the process of taking the 34 down due to an overgrowth of bryopsis that I battled for about 8 months before throwing in the towel.

I currently have all of my frags in a temp 10 gallon tank in the garage while I try to clean the remnants of algae off the rubble/plugs, which so far is going well.

I may go back to the 8 gallon after everything is all cleaned up. I havn't decided yet.