So I’m getting ready to move to a new house and decided that my last system would have been a pain in the… to move. So I sold my Reef Savvy 187 60x30x24. Actually this was a good thing as I’ve been struggling with the system for a bit. Went full triton method a few years ago. It was great for a bit and then it was a calamity.. But I sold the tank within 48 hrs of putting it on sale. The guy is happy as he got a great deal , and I’m not breaking my back moving that thing.
I had my heart set on a peninsula system for the new house. But I just couldn’t find the right system for what I wanted to spend. I really didn’t want to go custom again, and it was starting to feel that was the only way to go mainly because no one really does a deep dimension anymore.
in between working on the new house and fixing my old house, I kinda camped out in TSA’s new aquarium room staring at the custom 230g and the custom 128 they have. Feeling a bit like Goldie Locks, one just a foot to big, the other a foot to small.. So during one of many discussions, Alex and I both brought up the newer IM Nuvo EXT 150. I had seen it online, they had just installed one and had been extremely impressed by the build quality. So I put my deposit down and the wait begins.
I plan on doing something very simple. My last system was very tech heavy and as things break and die or don’t work coming out of the box, I’ve had enough of. So here is my list, but there are a few variables I’m not sure on yet..
Tank: Nuvo EXT 150 Lagoon in 48x36x20 with the White stand.
Sump: not sure yet, I was looking hard at the Geo’s Reef Pro R but I may just go for something simple and half the price. Return will either be an Ecotech M1 or L1 as I have both brand new sitting on a shelf ( back ups for old system.
Flow: undecided
Lighting: I was toying with going back to Halides but I’m not sure I want to fit the heat issues. Here in Fl you can get away with no heater, but I really don’t want to purchase a chiller either. So I’ve decided to go Kessil A360X. Two or three should be fine.
I had my heart set on a peninsula system for the new house. But I just couldn’t find the right system for what I wanted to spend. I really didn’t want to go custom again, and it was starting to feel that was the only way to go mainly because no one really does a deep dimension anymore.
in between working on the new house and fixing my old house, I kinda camped out in TSA’s new aquarium room staring at the custom 230g and the custom 128 they have. Feeling a bit like Goldie Locks, one just a foot to big, the other a foot to small.. So during one of many discussions, Alex and I both brought up the newer IM Nuvo EXT 150. I had seen it online, they had just installed one and had been extremely impressed by the build quality. So I put my deposit down and the wait begins.
I plan on doing something very simple. My last system was very tech heavy and as things break and die or don’t work coming out of the box, I’ve had enough of. So here is my list, but there are a few variables I’m not sure on yet..
Tank: Nuvo EXT 150 Lagoon in 48x36x20 with the White stand.
Sump: not sure yet, I was looking hard at the Geo’s Reef Pro R but I may just go for something simple and half the price. Return will either be an Ecotech M1 or L1 as I have both brand new sitting on a shelf ( back ups for old system.
Flow: undecided
Lighting: I was toying with going back to Halides but I’m not sure I want to fit the heat issues. Here in Fl you can get away with no heater, but I really don’t want to purchase a chiller either. So I’ve decided to go Kessil A360X. Two or three should be fine.