Nuvo 20 Reef Tank Build: The Saltwater

I purchased a used Nuvo Fusion 20 Pro setup and we're building a reef tank! I've tested the equipment. Organized cords, setup all the reef apps and now it's finally time to add saltwater to the reef!
Part 1: The Equipment • Nuvo 20 Reef Tank Buil...
The Equipment
- Innovative Marine Fusion 20 Pro Aquarium
- Ecotech Marine Radion XR30 Blue Gen5
- Icecap 2k Gyre Flow Pump
- Icecap K1 Nano Protein Skimmer
- Red Sea Reef Dose 4
- Auto Aqua Smart AWC Duo (Automatic water changes!)
If you've ever been curious about setting up your own reef tank or want to learn first hand how it's done. You're in the right place, so stop reading the description and enjoy this salty new reefkeeping series 🐡

[@werqeful]

if I were you I'd run that xr30 at 25% with such a tiny tank. The Lamp is ooooveeerkill for this tank size

[@autoaqua]

Really love your tank assembly and appreciate you love our product! There is a little thing would like to remind : for our optical sensor, the triangle part should touch the water to detect the water level~ It seems that the magnet touch the water in your video. 🙂

[@Cgraseck]

I don't know if you realize but black sand often has magnetic components that are very hard. If you get them between your magnetic cleaner and the glass you will scratch the hell out of your glass. Also that grain size is going to get blown all over the place with that gyre. One more recommendation; If you have difficulty with that ATO, I highly recommend the Tunze Osimiator Nano. Oh, and not doing water changes in a 20 gallon tank is going to be very difficult to do well. I would do 10% or more per week once your cycle in done. I'm excited to see how this goes for you. As others have noted that is one hell of a light for a 20 gallon tank!

[@Nemisis2099]

I highly recommend replacing the sand bed with a smaller grain size, preferably Carib sea’s special grade, that is a detritus trap and the black sand will eventually fade a bit and it will start to look dull. Also if I remember right special grade comes with beneficial bacteria directly from the sea.

[@jjmccloud]

Dang you got fancy ATO and probably don't even know it lol, it's the 2 in 1 ato and auto water changer! Very nice piece and not that cheap either

[@queencityreefs]

Looks good 👌🏻👋🏻✌🏻

[@jodanlalala]

Could provide a link of where I can get that fan as well? I was looking for a similar solution that looks as discrete as possible

[@albertmaya6882]

11:50

[@user-xe3en2kf3l]

You have no corals, why worry about dosing now? Not to mention your tanks is only 20 gallons. A five gallon water changee is probaly all you will need to keep your paramaters unless your tank is overloaded with SPS corals.