diff --git a/Exec/science/nova/inputs_nova_t7 b/Exec/science/nova/inputs_nova_t7
index 440284c1c2..37df192afe 100644
--- a/Exec/science/nova/inputs_nova_t7
+++ b/Exec/science/nova/inputs_nova_t7
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-# ------------------  INPUTS TO MAIN PROGRAM  -------------------
-max_step = 300000
+max_step = 1200000
 
 # PROBLEM SIZE & GEOMETRY
 geometry.is_periodic = 1          0
 geometry.coord_sys   = 0                  # 0 => cart, 1 => RZ  2=>spherical
 geometry.prob_lo     = 0          0
-geometry.prob_hi     = 16.192e7   8.096e7
-amr.n_cell           = 512        256
+geometry.prob_hi     = 20.480e7   10.240e7
+amr.n_cell           = 640        320
 
 # >>>>>>>>>>>>>  BC FLAGS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 # 0 = Interior           3 = Symmetry
@@ -28,7 +27,12 @@ castro.ambient_outflow_vel = 1
 castro.do_hydro = 1           #hydrodynamics
 castro.do_react = 1           #microphysics
 castro.do_grav = 1            #gravity
-castro.do_sponge = 0          #using sponge
+
+castro.do_sponge = 1          #using sponge
+castro.sponge_timescale = 1.0e-6
+castro.sponge_lower_density =  0.01
+castro.sponge_upper_density = 0.1
+
 castro.diffuse_temp = 1
 
 castro.ppm_type = 1
@@ -64,11 +68,11 @@ amr.v                 = 1       # verbosity in Amr.cpp
 
 
 # REFINEMENT / REGRIDDING
-amr.max_level       = 5            # maximum level number allowed
+amr.max_level       = 3            # maximum level number allowed
 amr.ref_ratio       = 2 2 2 2 2    # refinement ratio
 amr.regrid_int      = 2 2 2 2 2    # how often to regrid
-amr.max_grid_size   = 192
-amr.blocking_factor = 32
+amr.max_grid_size   = 256
+amr.blocking_factor = 64
 amr.n_error_buf     = 2 2 2 2 2    # number of buffer cells in error est
 amr.refine_grid_layout = 0
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ amr.check_int       = 200        # number of timesteps between checkpoints
 
 # PLOTFILES
 amr.plot_file        = plt        # root name of plotfile
-amr.plot_int         = 500        # number of timesteps between plotfiles
+amr.plot_int         = 5000        # number of timesteps between plotfiles
 amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
 
 # DATA LOG
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ amr.data_log = log
 
 # problem initialization
 
-problem.model_name =  "glasner_T7_1e+04cm.hse"
+problem.model_name =  "glasner_T7_10000.00cm.hse"
 
 problem.apply_vel_field = 0
 problem.apply_temp_field = 1
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ integrator.jacobian = 1
 integrator.rtol_spec = 1.e-6
 integrator.atol_spec = 1.e-6
 integrator.rtol_enuc = 1.e-6
+integrator.abort_on_failure = 0
 
 # refinement