Jeppun's Nuvo nano 8 tank build

HecticZ said:
To me I think your pushing it in a 12-14g cube. But its a bigger tank than an 8g. So why would you start him in a 14g then move him to a smaller 8g. Why not a 20g or the 16 Nuvo.

I am sorry I just don't think its fair for the animals, especially such a delicate animal. To think it doesn't work out I will just get rid of it. Or if I find one with better colors.
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well the nanocube is my qt tank. well i dnt have enough space for a 20 or 16 nuvo.. well i understand ur concern regarding the size of the tank.. and the level of care needed for the fish/inverts/corals.. everything is still in the building process and nothing is for certain still.. though i have seen wart frog fish in a 8.10,12 gallon tank and do quite well.. but like i said everything is still in the building process.. taking everything one step at a time..
 
small Update on the nuvo:

Added some water and some live rock that i got from my other tank and put it in the nuvo.. Also i poked some holes in a bag and put some cheato in there for the my cheato cycling.. So gonna wait bout a month or so till i start puting livestock in the tank.. Gonna change the live rock later when i find the one i want but for now this will do.. Also in my media rack i have the sponge, filter floss, and a filter pad..

If anyone has any tall live rock let me knw or some cheato.. need some more.. pm me ok..

Also any suggestions or ways to improve tank are more then welcome..

Future equipment to add to tank are:
Vortech mp10
Jbj ato top off system..

thnks for looking..
 
Update

So yesterday just put all my anemones in my nuvo tank and added a sexy shrimp and a porcelain crab and a B/W percula clown and a couple snails(margarita, asteria, cerith, nerite). Also added a ric frag, monti frag, gsp frag, and some pulsing xenia/.
Also decided that i will make this tank into a anemone garden with fish and inverts that host anemones.. Here are the pics.. Enjoy :)
 
I have this same tank. I've had it up and running for about 3 months, but not much in mine due to fact I am leaving town for 2 weeks in April. Have some crabs, snails. Also have a couple of zoa frags and other lps and softies. Was thinking of using the Par38 as well. Have you changed your light? Also do you use the glass top that came with tank?
 
rosko23 said:
I have this same tank. I've had it up and running for about 3 months, but not much in mine due to fact I am leaving town for 2 weeks in April. Have some crabs, snails. Also have a couple of zoa frags and other lps and softies. Was thinking of using the Par38 as well. Have you changed your light? Also do you use the glass top that came with tank?
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Yes i changed the stock light and been using the PAR38 bulb.. Just used the stock light for the cycle. Um yes im using the glass top.. I just keep it their just to make sure my clwn fish doesnt jump out..
 
With a PAR 38 light u can practically grow anything in ur tank.. Will post pics in a couple mins..
 
Just gotta say the symbiotic relationship between a bta and a clownfish/porcelain crab/sexy shrimp is quite an awesome sight to see :)
 
jeppun21 said:
With a PAR 38 light u can practically grow anything in ur tank.. Will post pics in a couple mins..
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thanks... and I can't wait to start stocking my tank after this cruise. I really don't want to put livestock besides my hermits due to fact I'll be gone for a while.
 
tank update..
my two btas have finally found "home" and my other green bta is hiding behind a rock trying to find "home" still. So i added a couple of stuff to my tank.. put the corcea clam i got from SKULLV in the tank.. and clam is liking it.. also put a couple frags in.. put some hammer coral and some zoa frags near the top.. and seeing a lot of growth from the gsp i got from JVC.. and last but not least just added a couple snails and added a dwarf feather duster. Sorry if pics are bad.. will take better pics of stuff tmmrw
 
looking good. I am actually looking to sell mine to get the Nuvo 16 gal bc I feel its a little too small for my liking.. i will more thank likely change out both to par38's
 
rosko23 said:
looking good. I am actually looking to sell mine to get the Nuvo 16 gal bc I feel its a little too small for my liking.. i will more thank likely change out both to par38's
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oh ic, thats awesome bro.. the bigger the better.. post a thread when u get ur new one.. i'd like to see what ur gonna put in it..
 
New addition to the tank.. A flame scallop :)
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Update On My Tank

So heres some changes recently on my nuvo 8 changed up the rock work and added sand.. Still using dry rock though.. For my lighting i have an ai nano sol led with controller(awesome and totally worth the cost).. Also put a protein skimmer in my tiny tank.. i put a AquaticLife internal mini skimmer 115.. Works like a charm.. also have the 240 koralia nano(thnking of putting a mp10.. crzy.. i knw lol)

Here are my livestock:

2 corcea clams
1 flame scallop
1 black and white ocellaris clown fish
1 black clingfish( looks like a saltwater plec but not sure)
4 asterea snails
4 cerith snails
1 nassarius snail
1 small brittle starfish
1 porcelain crab
1 sexy shrimp
1 pom pom crab

Here are my corals:
Brain coral
Zoas
GSP
Toadstool leather
Galaxia
Green and brown chalice
Elegance coral
Monti frag
Xenia
Dendros
Birdsnest
Duncans

Heres pics(sorry if the pics arent the greatest used my iphone):

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Thnks to:
Mcf
TotalPetSPlus
Shotanks
Petco
Petland
Damianek
Reddevil.258
JVC
Skullv
Colladict
Marty

For selling and giving me awesome frags and livestock :)
(sorry if i forgot to mention u)
 
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