mikejrice's 30 Gallon Innovative Marine Nuvo Reef - Page 2

tamu2010 · 03/09/2016, 10:51 AM

great looking tank, everything looks amazing

mikejrice · 03/14/2016, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by zchauvin

This may be a stupid question but how do you keep your acans so fluffy. I'm sure when you take pictures they look 100% but one of my colonies will look like yours while the other, not so much. Is this normal?

Stable alkalinity is key for LPS inflation.

mikejrice · 03/14/2016, 12:54 PM

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mikejrice · 03/18/2016, 01:09 PM

https://youtu.be/CGzD33xc7OI

mikejrice · 03/20/2016, 08:18 PM

alf03 · 03/20/2016, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejrice

Nice chalice... Have a weak spot for rainbow chalices...

mikejrice · 03/22/2016, 08:55 AM

"Original Mummy Eye" chalice

mikejrice · 03/22/2016, 02:14 PM

mikejrice · 03/25/2016, 09:48 AM

"Pink Boobies" chalice

zchauvin · 03/25/2016, 10:00 AM

Ver nice chalices sir. May I ask how they look under typical lighting? I know they won't pop obviously but do they just brown out or is the color still there?

mikejrice · 03/26/2016, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by zchauvin

Ver nice chalices sir. May I ask how they look under typical lighting? I know they won't pop obviously but do they just brown out or is the color still there?

This is with the Kessil at 100% white and blue. They don't lose too much. I also keep a few of them under halides which they really pop under as well.

mikejrice · 03/26/2016, 12:06 PM

ksigaekdb · 03/27/2016, 10:13 AM

Phenomenal chalices, its one coral I've never had much luck with so kudos on your success!

mikejrice · 03/28/2016, 09:44 AM

DylansGolden · 03/28/2016, 10:12 AM

Beautiful Nuvo tank sir. I'm a sucker for LPS and chalice are by far my favorite. Nice to see someone keeping a somewhat nano tank with success like this. Hoping to get my tank stable enough as yours.

Why do you run a kalk reactor vs in your ATO since your dosing two part?

mikejrice · 03/29/2016, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DylansGolden

Beautiful Nuvo tank sir. I'm a sucker for LPS and chalice are by far my favorite. Nice to see someone keeping a somewhat nano tank with success like this. Hoping to get my tank stable enough as yours.

Why do you run a kalk reactor vs in your ATO since your dosing two part?

The kalk reactor is actually on there to slow down the flow coming from my ATO because its sensor doesn't pick up filling quickly enough to shut off before it gets to the senser's alarm. It does help with pH and limits the amount I have to rely on dosing units though. Redundancy never hurts.

mikejrice · 03/29/2016, 03:56 PM

I'm toying with a small skimmer on this tank more as a means for oxygenation than filtration. Should be interesting.

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kallan · 05/05/2016, 06:58 PM

What a beautiful setup! I love chalices, acans and micromussas...mini acans. I just got delivery yesterday of a Nuvo 40 Black and can't wait to set it up. There is a bit of extra bubbly silicone in the back seam that I need to clean up. I hope it is alright to use a razor blade on it. Did you have any problems with messy silicone?

03/09/2016, 10:51 AM	#26
tamu2010 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11	great looking tank, everything looks amazing

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03/18/2016, 01:09 PM	#32
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219	https://youtu.be/CGzD33xc7OI

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03/22/2016, 08:55 AM	#35
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219	"Original Mummy Eye" chalice

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mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219

03/25/2016, 09:48 AM	#37
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219	"Pink Boobies" chalice

03/25/2016, 10:00 AM	#38
zchauvin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 490	Ver nice chalices sir. May I ask how they look under typical lighting? I know they won't pop obviously but do they just brown out or is the color still there?

03/26/2016, 12:06 PM	#40
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219

03/27/2016, 10:13 AM	#41
ksigaekdb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 36	Phenomenal chalices, its one coral I've never had much luck with so kudos on your success!

03/28/2016, 09:44 AM	#42
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219

03/28/2016, 10:12 AM	#43
DylansGolden Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Dixon, CA Posts: 216	Beautiful Nuvo tank sir. I'm a sucker for LPS and chalice are by far my favorite. Nice to see someone keeping a somewhat nano tank with success like this. Hoping to get my tank stable enough as yours. Why do you run a kalk reactor vs in your ATO since your dosing two part?

03/29/2016, 03:56 PM	#45
mikejrice Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 219	I'm toying with a small skimmer on this tank more as a means for oxygenation than filtration. Should be interesting.

03/30/2016, 12:47 PM	#46
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05/05/2016, 06:58 PM	#50
kallan Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SW VA Posts: 101	What a beautiful setup! I love chalices, acans and micromussas...mini acans. I just got delivery yesterday of a Nuvo 40 Black and can't wait to set it up. There is a bit of extra bubbly silicone in the back seam that I need to clean up. I hope it is alright to use a razor blade on it. Did you have any problems with messy silicone?