Used to have a 90 gal reef tank about 15 years ago. Finally decided to get back in the hobby with a Nuvo 30L build! Just received my tank and parts today. The tank came in perfect condition but some of the equipment(light, controller, ato, skimmer, etc) from a reputable online retailer was soaked so bad that the boxes were disintegrated when I opened the shipment. Looks like the live sand bags leaked since the sand bags were bone dry. Was surprised they didn't ship the sand separately or at least seal it extremely well. Not sure if I should wait another week for replacement parts or bite the bullet and just hope I don't deal with issues in the future.
Had room on the credenza in the living room so I saved some cash by not getting a stand. Got lucky and it was perfectly level.
Parts List:
- 2 x Kessil a160we lights with gooseneck mounts
- Kessil light controller
- Tunze 9004 Skimmer
- Tunze 3155 ATO
- Tunze refugium light (for chaeto)
- 5 Gallon Trigger ATO reservoir
- Eheim 100w heater
- Vortech MP10qd powerhead
- Chemipure Blue
- Factory 538gph mighty jet return pump
- Factory filter sock
- Factory custom caddy with filters
One of the kessil lights was dry so I set it up. The goosenecks are such a pain to get perfectly into position! Once in the right position, they seem to be sturdy enough to not move.
Here are pics of the two items that got the worst of it. They probably still work, i'm just worried about long term issues.
Had room on the credenza in the living room so I saved some cash by not getting a stand. Got lucky and it was perfectly level.
Parts List:
- 2 x Kessil a160we lights with gooseneck mounts
- Kessil light controller
- Tunze 9004 Skimmer
- Tunze 3155 ATO
- Tunze refugium light (for chaeto)
- 5 Gallon Trigger ATO reservoir
- Eheim 100w heater
- Vortech MP10qd powerhead
- Chemipure Blue
- Factory 538gph mighty jet return pump
- Factory filter sock
- Factory custom caddy with filters
One of the kessil lights was dry so I set it up. The goosenecks are such a pain to get perfectly into position! Once in the right position, they seem to be sturdy enough to not move.
Here are pics of the two items that got the worst of it. They probably still work, i'm just worried about long term issues.