Dan's Nuvo 16g

[AnthonyJerseyShore]

Just buy the bulbs from their site lol... they are fairly cheap. I think like 10$? And I personally never plugged in the moonlights lol. I just ran the actinics until lights out

Edit: If you buy 4 bulbs or more at a time they are only 6.99$ lol

 

[saltkreep88]

A par38 would still work for this tank

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Just buy the bulbs from their site lol... they are fairly cheap. I think like 10$? And I personally never plugged in the moonlights lol. I just ran the actinics until lights out

Edit: If you buy 4 bulbs or more at a time they are only 6.99$ lol

Yeah that makes sense too lol

A par38 would still work for this tank

Yeah it probably would, I'm just worried about coverage. The beam works light on there now doesn't cover the whole tank so I dunno

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I just got my screen lid from BRS for this tank and I'm kinda not happy with it. First off, the lid doesn't even cover the whole tank. I wouldn't even call it a lid actually. I mean I guess it'll have to work but I just figured if it was meant for this tank it would cover the whole thing.

 

[AnthonyJerseyShore]

I just used the glass lid that came with mine lol... yours didn't come with one?

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I just used the glass lid that came with mine lol... yours didn't come with one?

No I bought it used. It was just the tank, media trays and stock pump.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Here's some new pics with added rock. Not sold on the scape but it'll work.

 

[AnthonyJerseyShore]

Sadly enough, that's exactly how that mesh lid is supposed to fit. That's how the glass top fits it too. Either a little room in the front, or back, or a TINY bit on either side if placed dead center lol

Edit: Scape looks good. For a cool idea, try taking some rock to a local mason and having him cut them into flat shelf pieces so that you can stack it in all kinds of cool designs

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Sadly enough, that's exactly how that mesh lid is supposed to fit. That's how the glass top fits it too. Either a little room in the front, or back, or a TINY bit on either side if placed dead center lol

Edit: Scape looks good. For a cool idea, try taking some rock to a local mason and having him cut them into flat shelf pieces so that you can stack it in all kinds of cool designs

Yeah I kinda figured that with the lid Lol oh well, it'll work.

I thought about doing shelf rock to be honest Lol there r 2 flat pieces in there, not sure if u can see em from the pic

 

[AnthonyJerseyShore]

It's fairly easy to do in such a small tank lol. If I ever decide to stop using the 16 as a Xenia grow out tank, I'll probably do shelf rock in there myself. Turn it into a nice little zoa garden !

 

[TrevorNJ]

I bought a used Nuvo 16 that also didn't come with the glass top. I ended up making my own screen/mesh top. I had to buy the screen from BRS (they're the only place with white/clear mesh) but Home Depot has the framing parts. Pretty cheap and you can size it to any dimension. Mine covers the whole top.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I bought a used Nuvo 16 that also didn't come with the glass top. I ended up making my own screen/mesh top. I had to buy the screen from BRS (they're the only place with white/clear mesh) but Home Depot has the framing parts. Pretty cheap and you can size it to any dimension. Mine covers the whole top.

Yeah I had made one of those for my old 90. It does the job. I may look into that again if this doesn't work out for any reason.

 

[TrevorNJ]

Yeah I had made one of those for my old 90. It does the job. I may look into that again if this doesn't work out for any reason.

I think I have extra mesh laying around that I got from BRS (http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/clear-netting-1.html). I don't have a need for it so if you want the leftover let me know and I'll send it to you.

-Trevor

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I think I have extra mesh laying around that I got from BRS (http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/clear-netting-1.html). I don't have a need for it so if you want the leftover let me know and I'll send it to you.

-Trevor

Awesome! Thank you! I'll let you know how this works out and if I choose to go the other way, I'll def take you up on that offer.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Just picked up 2 new additions. Got a Red Banded hi fin goby and a red handed pistol shrimp(my guess is its a candy cane)

 

[jgraz]

Looks like a pistol to me. Let the digging begin

 

[Sobo's Reef]

As soon as I put em both in, my clowns went after em Lol the shrimp burrowed as soon as he hit the sand.

I hope I get to see him often, he's so small lol

 

[jgraz]

If it's the shrimp you wish to see chances are you will not be thrilled. The one in my sons tank I only catch a glimpse of every few days. And that's from far. Usually all I see is the antenna which will usually touch the goby it's paired with.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

If it's the shrimp you wish to see chances are you will not be thrilled. The one in my sons tank I only catch a glimpse of every few days. And that's from far. Usually all I see is the antenna which will usually touch the goby it's paired with.

Guess only time will tell! Lol

 

[Hockeynut]

I had a pair in that 8 gallon and never seen the shrimp I thought it was dead and gone the only way I new it wasn't was the constantly changing sand bed. Man those suckers can dig.