Drew's COVID Sanity 30-long Build

[Drew 24 Y]

In order to keep my brain sane all the while being sheltered-in-place with two kids under the age of three, I've decided to purchase a used innovative marine (IM) all-in-one (AIO) Nuvo 30-gallon long from BAR member @OnTheReef . Eric is a great guy whom essentially delivered a turn-key reef system with a custom made arch, various corals, saltwater, heater, skimmer. I am very grateful for all the time he spent with me answering my questions and chatting about

I currently am running a 10-gallon Nuvo, which has been a roller coaster since September 2019. The 10-gal will be moved into my shelter-from-home makeshift office and 30-gal will be setup in the living room. The tank was initially setup on Saturday July 18, 2020. So far I have ordered and/or purchased the following equipment:

-IM Nuvo 30-gal long
-IM Nuvo 30-gal long stand (wood with black coating)
-x2 Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 return pumps (~350gph/ea) with OXO rubber base (for vibration)
-x2 Sicce Syncra Silent 1.0 return pumps (backups)
-x2 Random flow generators and adapters from Vivid Aquatics
-x2 Jabeo DC pumps ~1050 gph (probably not going to use)
-x2 Kessil 360we with rigid mounting arms and 90 degree adapters
-Kessil Spectral Controller
-x1 backup light - Maxspect Razor (R420R) - 160 watt, 16k with mounting legs
-x2 media baskets for various mechanical, biological (inlcuding fuge), and chemical filtration
-x4 filter socks
-x1 magnetic fuge light
-Aquamaxx HOB 1.5 Skimmer
-IM Universal UV Sterilizer - 10 watt with pump
-IceCap 2k gyre with Wifi
-x2 Jabeo SLM-30 Wifi sine wavemakers (not arrived from China yet)
-x1 Korlia nano 425 gph and x1 Korlia nano 250 wavemakers (not setup in tank currently)
-x1 1050gph wavemaker (Amazon Special)
-30 lbs of Live rock (still wanting on final lbs)
-40lbs of live sand - 20lbs of Carbi-Sea special grade and 20lbs of Carbi-sea Bimini Pink
-x1 X1 Koamer Bluetooth Dosing Pump
-x1 Hygger 4-head dosing pump
-x1 Eshopps Dosing tube holder (holds 4 lines)
-x3 DIY Voss glass dosing Containers with acrylic feed tubes and heater shrunk magnetic stirring bead
-x1 DIY magnetic stirrer using washer and dual computer fans
-x1 InkBird Wifi Heater Controller with dual heater sockets
-x1 Eheim 125W and x1 penn 150w redundent heater
-x1 AutoAqua Micro ATO
-x1 Tunze Nano ATO
-x1 7-stage rodi unit with Aquatec 8800 booster pump, x2 di canisters, x2 ro canisters (100gph), x2 carbon, x1 sediment canister, and digital TDS meter.
x2 small 30-gal food grade trash cans on wheels for ro/di and salt water storage.
x1 2016 Apex with x1 orp, x1 ph, x1 salinity, and x2 temp probes
x1 Apex EB823 Energy Bar
x1 Apex DOS


Livestock
-Various Mexican turbo, nerite, and cerith snails
x1 frag w/1p utter chaos zoa (DBTC @max_nano)
x1 frag w/6p gobstoppers zoa (DBTC @max_nano)
x1 frag w/12p Tubbs Blue zoa (DBTC @max_nano)
x1 frag w/7p WWC Pandora zoa
x2 frags w/8p Rasta zoa
x1 frag w/3p rainbow kazoo zoa
x1 frag w/2p darth maul zoa
x1 green toadstool leather
x1 with 8p duncan
x1 frag w/9p vamp zoa (DBTC @popper )
x1 frag w/9p flashlight zoa (DBTC @popper )
x1 frag GSP (@reefjedi )
x1 frag w/3p mystique zoa (DBTC @dochou)
x1 frag w/3p pink zippers (@dochou )
x1 frag w/4p scrambled eggs (@dochou )
x1 frag w/2p bambams (@dochou )
x1 frag w/2p fire and ice (@dochou )
x1 frag w/4p Red acan
x1 frag Big Polyp Blasto

UPDATED on 9/16/20 - will update with pictures tonight

 

[max_nano]

Sounds like you have a solid base to grow from. I like that you have lots of backups, that’s a smart idea. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

 

[reefjedi]

Great meeting you today. Looks like a solid list of stuff with redundancy... You could set up another tank! Looking forward to the pics.


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[Coral reefer]

Welcome

 

[Drew 24 Y]

Updated with new equipment and livestock.

 

[Drew 24 Y]

BTW this community is awesome, I am soo appreciative of all the help getting started. Hopefully when COVID settles down I can a fragging class with BAR so I can start giving back and contributing to DBTC. Thanks.

 

[max_nano]

I like the up to date livestock list in the first post. how’s the tank been, any good recent pics?

 

[Drew 24 Y]

I like the up to date livestock list in the first post. how’s the tank been, any good recent pics?

Hi Max sorry for the late reply, I've been traveling. I'll post some pictures soon.