300 gallon "Outside Corner" Reef

[Gregcoyote]

Yes, which makes moving corals and fish really easy. Since I haven't had any disease problems (knock on wood) for a very long time, running one big system suits me.


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[Dary421]

I kind of figured you would do that ., not having to acclimate the corals and fish to new water would really relieve the mental stress of transferring them to a new home. ... The Only real acclimation would be in the lighting I assume ?


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[Gregcoyote]

Yes and my trusty PAR meter reduces that anxiety. Flow matching is another issue however.


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[paul87]

Finally moved my pride and joy to the main display after over 2 years growing from a 1/2" frag.View attachment 253443


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Very pretty!

 

[Mebbid]

Finally moved my pride and joy to the main display after over 2 years growing from a 1/2" frag.View attachment 253443


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2 years? Woah, how big is it now?

 

[Gregcoyote]

About 8" in diameter and about 6" tall. It took a year to get the size of a golf ball, but once it gets to a certain point, it grows exponentially. Kind of like a tree.


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[Dary421]

300 gallon with hydraulic top raised for servicing.

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So how much does this top weigh ? ... Are your " hydraulics" something like you'd find on the rear window/ lift gate of a van or suv or it powered by motors ?


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[Gregcoyote]

Top weighs about 200 pounds. I use a electric car jack to raise it.


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[paul87]

OK. Since its question time, LOL, how tall is the actual aquarium? Just curious. Looks like it could be kinda tricky to place corals/rocks and what not without getting pretty wet.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Water is 34" so it's not too bad. My wife has informed me that the next tank (if ever) will be shallower as deep tanks can be a pain to clean. But I like deep because I can use a rock wall to distribute different corals at different light levels.


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[Gregcoyote]

Our Nuvo at the office.




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[Dary421]

Nice.... I remember what it looked like a couple years ago .


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[paul87]

Yea 34" could be a little challenging to set some things id imagine. Nice looking nuvo, didn't even know you had it!

 

[Gregcoyote]

It's an amazing little tank. A 2" maxima clam has now grown to 3" something I can't do in my reef at home.


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[BigRedsReefs10]

Is the nuvo run a little dirtier than your home reef? Clams seem to love some nitrates IME, I've never had success with the little clams either, that's pretty impressive.

 

[Gregcoyote]

I think that's it exactly.


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[Gregcoyote]

Some new iPhone pics.



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[Mattyfelts]

beautiful

 

[paul87]

Nice pics of some nice corals. That first one has gotten huge!

 

[manbeast]

Our Nuvo at the office.

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