After my wifes "kid in a candy store" shopping experience at reef stock, I had to get this tank going in a hurry. The good news is I had most of the stuff on hand, just hadn't gotten to it before reefstock.
This is a "Nuvo 38" although I am not sure how they can call it that. Basic measuring says it's empty volume is about 32 gallons, and with rock and skimmer in there It took about 28 gallons of RODI to fill it.
I modified it a bit to suit my style of filtering. One return line is being driven by a Sicce 1.5, and the other is being driven by a large basket style canister filter running about 200 gph. Going to fill the canister with "Cermedia" Had a conversation with Kurt Hobson at Reefstock, and he highly recommends the stuff as it has better bacteria holding capabilities than live rock. In one side I am running a refug area with chaeto and live rock. The other side is my Tunze 9004 with floss and media in the overflow. Lighting is a black box with wifi programming. Working very nicely so far. I also installed two 5 watt 6500K LED strips on the back of the tank for the chaeto. Little bit of wire hiding and trim work, but at least the tank can get through it's cycle. Now for the game of patience.
This is a "Nuvo 38" although I am not sure how they can call it that. Basic measuring says it's empty volume is about 32 gallons, and with rock and skimmer in there It took about 28 gallons of RODI to fill it.
I modified it a bit to suit my style of filtering. One return line is being driven by a Sicce 1.5, and the other is being driven by a large basket style canister filter running about 200 gph. Going to fill the canister with "Cermedia" Had a conversation with Kurt Hobson at Reefstock, and he highly recommends the stuff as it has better bacteria holding capabilities than live rock. In one side I am running a refug area with chaeto and live rock. The other side is my Tunze 9004 with floss and media in the overflow. Lighting is a black box with wifi programming. Working very nicely so far. I also installed two 5 watt 6500K LED strips on the back of the tank for the chaeto. Little bit of wire hiding and trim work, but at least the tank can get through it's cycle. Now for the game of patience.