Kmooresf
Supporting Member
Hey all,
So Ron and I have put together a nano system. We are both really into LPS, and they just don't love the over 800 watts of light on the big tank, so we decided to make a small tank for the entry way that we can show off some fun LPS and softies.
Probably be mushrooms, zoo's and LPS. We loved the look of the NUVO tanks and ended up buying the NUVO 24 long. These tanks have built in filtration in the back and a sleek design. The tank has a fun size with 36" long x 12" wide and 13" tall. After the filtration chamber, it's about 9" wide.
We have been cycling for about a month, and it was running with tap water for about a month before that with some large pumps and heaters in there. After we bought it, we found a bunch of horrer stories about them breaking, so we wanted to test it out before putting it upstairs. So far so good.
I built a cool little canopy for it as well. We had bought some kessil arms to hold it, but it was too heavy, so we had to come up with a plan B. We wanted to be able to move it out of the way if necessary, and we were able to find something that worked. We are using a Ecoxotic 36" "Marine" fixture as the main light. We also added two ecoxotic RGB units for some fun lighting effects and a moonlight.
Figured out a fix for hanging.
We painted the canopy with a black laquer finish.
Ron wanted it to fit with the decor of the room, and I think we managed that. Once it's filled with colorful coral, I think it will be a lot of fun.
We cycled the tank with two little fishies......a "One spot blenny" and a "yellow clown goby." Both are fun and seem to enjoy each other.
No plans for a skimmer at this point, but we will see if we need to add one in the future. There are several small HOB skimmers that would work, but would prefer to keep a clean look. We plan to add a fun shrimp, some hermits, snails, and eventually would like an Urchin to help keep things clean. Maybe one more fish, but the lighter the load, the less likely I will need a skimmer. We cycled the tank using water from the big reef, and that worked very well. I may just continue to use that water, since I do water changes often on the big one.
So Ron and I have put together a nano system. We are both really into LPS, and they just don't love the over 800 watts of light on the big tank, so we decided to make a small tank for the entry way that we can show off some fun LPS and softies.
Probably be mushrooms, zoo's and LPS. We loved the look of the NUVO tanks and ended up buying the NUVO 24 long. These tanks have built in filtration in the back and a sleek design. The tank has a fun size with 36" long x 12" wide and 13" tall. After the filtration chamber, it's about 9" wide. We have been cycling for about a month, and it was running with tap water for about a month before that with some large pumps and heaters in there. After we bought it, we found a bunch of horrer stories about them breaking, so we wanted to test it out before putting it upstairs. So far so good.
I built a cool little canopy for it as well. We had bought some kessil arms to hold it, but it was too heavy, so we had to come up with a plan B. We wanted to be able to move it out of the way if necessary, and we were able to find something that worked.
We are using a Ecoxotic 36" "Marine" fixture as the main light. We also added two ecoxotic RGB units for some fun lighting effects and a moonlight. 
Figured out a fix for hanging.
We painted the canopy with a black laquer finish.
Ron wanted it to fit with the decor of the room, and I think we managed that. Once it's filled with colorful coral, I think it will be a lot of fun.
We cycled the tank with two little fishies......a "One spot blenny" and a "yellow clown goby." Both are fun and seem to enjoy each other.
No plans for a skimmer at this point, but we will see if we need to add one in the future. There are several small HOB skimmers that would work, but would prefer to keep a clean look. We plan to add a fun shrimp, some hermits, snails, and eventually would like an Urchin to help keep things clean. Maybe one more fish, but the lighter the load, the less likely I will need a skimmer. We cycled the tank using water from the big reef, and that worked very well. I may just continue to use that water, since I do water changes often on the big one.
