Greetings from the Rockies!

[hopdevil1]

Good afternoon,
My name is Buzz, however I go by Hopdevil1 on here. We live at 8,600 ft elevation Northwest of Boulder, Colorado.
I have lusted over reef tanks almost my whole life. Never had the time (or money). Well a major kick in the teeth health wise is making me re-assess my priorities.
I am looking at the Integrated Marine NUVO 100 reef ready tanks. Am I better off with the Internal overflow configuration or the External?

While I plan on being patient, I am anxious (like all new reefers) to get this up and running ASAP.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[BanjoBandito]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH!

 

[blaxsun]

 

[BanjoBandito]

Good afternoon,
My name is Buzz, however I go by Hopdevil1 on here. We live at 8,600 ft elevation Northwest of Boulder, Colorado.
I have lusted over reef tanks almost my whole life. Never had the time (or money). Well a major kick in the teeth health wise is making me re-assess my priorities.
I am looking at the Integrated Marine NUVO 100 reef ready tanks. Am I better off with the Internal overflow configuration or the External?

While I plan on being patient, I am anxious (like all new reefers) to get this up and running ASAP.

It depends what you want to do for filtration - external would mean you'd need a sump, the internal would be an all in one chamber in the back. Personally, if you can swing it and can handle the cost, a sump (external) is going to be a better experience and easier to manage at first.

The all in ones can be tricky to manage the equipment, and when you have problems (and you will) it's hard to get equipment in and/or work in that space.

Personal opinion! Good luck!

 

[ScubaFish802]

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome. Hoppy is happy.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[BrotatoSalad]

Welcome! As the owner of a significantly smaller AIO, I can confidently say I'd prefer the flexibility of an overflow and a sump. Regardless, whatever you choose there are are likely numerous build threads of successful tanks matching your tank's model. Wishing you the best of luck and looking forward to seeing your build thread as well!

 

[Karen00]

Welcome to the salty side and the community! :-) And welcome to the wild ride you're about to get on. ;-)

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[jsker]

Hello Buzz, welcome to R2R!! :)

 

[Buckster]

Buzz, this is your lightyear! You will do great with the reef tank of your choice.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to R2R, go for it!!!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome!!! :cool:

 

[Adolfo]

 

[Kiboshed]

Welcome fellow Mountain Dweller! Also just joined. Just north of you in Wyoming!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!