shawnriv's IM Nuvo 38 Build (photo heavy) - Page 2

shawnriv · 07/26/2014, 11:31 AM

So I have officially added coral to my tank. Here are two pictures, the first is when I first acclimated a hammer coral...and the second is after twenty minutes.

Reduck · 07/26/2014, 05:30 PM

It's alive! Awesome.Take it from another startup tank,, start the reactor ASAP. Carbon, not so much, gfo, definitly! Those dry rocks are phosphate hell...I'm pretty sure that what caused my spike..

jmsilhy · 07/27/2014, 09:28 AM

Hey man your tank is awesome, I will get some ideas for mine! Please update when you can, I'll be tagging along...

Thanks

mx51 · 07/27/2014, 11:10 AM

That's a good choice for your first coral we added the same one as our first coral last Saturday
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He is just opening up as our lights just turned on

shawnriv · 07/27/2014, 04:55 PM

Thanks everyone! The first day went great with my corals opening up. This morning I actually started another thread about an emergency I had with the tank. I woke up and my tank was 92 degrees! 92 degrees! I rushed and grabbed some RODI ice and dropped it in the tank. The people on the forum thought it might of been my heater malfunctioning even though it was set at 72 degrees. But I unplugged it. I came home later (about six hours) and the temperature decreased to 80 which is awesome...but my corals still don't look well and haven't opened. I'm pretty worried.

shawnriv · 08/09/2014, 07:26 AM

Hey Everyone!

I apologize for MIA these last couple weeks. So we've had a couple new changes and additions to my 38G Nuvo. Thankfully all my corals survived the malfunctioning heater that reached up to 92 degrees. I have also turned on my protein skimmer and filled my media reactor with the Bulk Reef Supply GFO.

Here are the updates made to the tank:

Clean-Up Crew Added!

I love these Nassarius snails because they make me think of zombies that come up from the sand whenever it's feeding time.

Red Sea Pulsating Xenia Coral:

More pictures to come!

cherubfish pair · 08/09/2014, 11:38 PM

I love it when someone takes in an unwanted tank. It's like taking in a stray animal. You will be rewarded in heaven.

shawnriv · 08/10/2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherubfish pair

I love it when someone takes in an unwanted tank. It's like taking in a stray animal. You will be rewarded in heaven.

Haha I've never looked at it as a "stray tank" - I like it.

shawnriv · 08/11/2014, 12:39 PM

Another Update:

So I purchased two True Percula Clowns and they have been in quarantine for two weeks. I have been using Paraguard daily and they are both fat and happy. I have also added a purple frogspawn coral. This coral is awesome since it's purple but has a bright green in the inside. Here are some pictures!

True Percula Clowns in QT:

Purple Frogspawn:

08/09/2014, 07:26 AM	#31
shawnriv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 185	Hey Everyone! I apologize for MIA these last couple weeks. So we've had a couple new changes and additions to my 38G Nuvo. Thankfully all my corals survived the malfunctioning heater that reached up to 92 degrees. I have also turned on my protein skimmer and filled my media reactor with the Bulk Reef Supply GFO. Here are the updates made to the tank: Clean-Up Crew Added! I love these Nassarius snails because they make me think of zombies that come up from the sand whenever it's feeding time. Red Sea Pulsating Xenia Coral: More pictures to come! Last edited by shawnriv; 08/09/2014 at 07:33 AM.

08/09/2014, 11:38 PM	#32
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I love it when someone takes in an unwanted tank. It's like taking in a stray animal. You will be rewarded in heaven. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

07/26/2014, 11:31 AM	#26
shawnriv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 185	So I have officially added coral to my tank. Here are two pictures, the first is when I first acclimated a hammer coral...and the second is after twenty minutes.

07/26/2014, 05:30 PM	#27
Reduck Because I can.... Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Jackson, NJ Posts: 1,045	It's alive! Awesome.Take it from another startup tank,, start the reactor ASAP. Carbon, not so much, gfo, definitly! Those dry rocks are phosphate hell...I'm pretty sure that what caused my spike..

07/27/2014, 09:28 AM	#28
jmsilhy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 157	Hey man your tank is awesome, I will get some ideas for mine! Please update when you can, I'll be tagging along... Thanks

07/27/2014, 11:10 AM	#29
mx51 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Great Falls,MT Posts: 344	That's a good choice for your first coral we added the same one as our first coral last Saturday image.jpg He is just opening up as our lights just turned on

07/27/2014, 04:55 PM	#30
shawnriv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 185	Thanks everyone! The first day went great with my corals opening up. This morning I actually started another thread about an emergency I had with the tank. I woke up and my tank was 92 degrees! 92 degrees! I rushed and grabbed some RODI ice and dropped it in the tank. The people on the forum thought it might of been my heater malfunctioning even though it was set at 72 degrees. But I unplugged it. I came home later (about six hours) and the temperature decreased to 80 which is awesome...but my corals still don't look well and haven't opened. I'm pretty worried.

08/11/2014, 12:39 PM	#34
shawnriv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 185	Another Update: So I purchased two True Percula Clowns and they have been in quarantine for two weeks. I have been using Paraguard daily and they are both fat and happy. I have also added a purple frogspawn coral. This coral is awesome since it's purple but has a bright green in the inside. Here are some pictures! True Percula Clowns in QT: Purple Frogspawn: