Tank: Reefer 350 (V3)
Lighting:
2x Hydra 32 with 3D reefing diffusers
- will be adding more. Either a 3rd hydra, AI blade, or both. OR I may explore an option not often talked about on here - the GHL Mitras 7206
Filtration Equipment:
Red Sea Reefmat 500
Bubble Magus Curve 7 skimmer
AquaUV 15W (likely will upsize to 25W)
Return pumps/wavemakers
Jebao DCP 6000 (return)
IM mightyjet (for the UV)
1x MP10QD
1x Nero 5
- I’ve been using the MP10 on my current tank and love it. If I end up happy with the performance of the Nero for the price, any extra pumps will likely be more Nero’s (just have a tough time justifying the cost of more Vortech’s in an already expensi
Heater:
Finnex titanium 500W with an extra on hand
Inkbird
Livestock:
1x small BIOTA yellow tang (the reason for the upgrade)
2x clownfish (1 black with white stripes, 1 midnight clown)
1x Bynoe Goby
- these are all moving over from my 40. All new additions are TBD
After 1 year with a Nuvo 40 following a 6 year hiatus from the hobby, I’m finally upsizing to a tank larger than I nano. When I was 18/19 and started the hobby I had a Nuvo 20 and an IM Pico (I think it was 4 gallon)
so why the title? 4th times the charm? Well…. I bought this tank in October. I took it home and set up the stand. All excited to get the tank up as I unwrapped the cellophane on the display I heard the sound of glass. Turns out there was a large “shell” taken out of the front corner presumably by a forklift or something along those lines.
Red Sea was great and sent a replacement, but didn’t end there. My LFS called me a few weeks later to inform me that the replacement arrived with a massive hole in the side from a forklift (again) and had a broken side pane.
the trucking company refused to take responsibility… at first. Luckily, my LFS has a camera at the loading dock and had footage of it coming off the truck already destroyed. The trucking company agreed to replace it.
BUT…. It didn’t end there! The trucking company called my LFS a few weeks after that and informed them that they had received the new tank (3rd attempt) absolutely shattered.
now I’m here, Feb 3, with a
display tank in perfect condition placed on top of my stand and ready to go!
frustrating, I know. But I took the opportunity to make sure my stand was absolutely dead level, to accumulate equipment and supplies I needed, and to make my aquascape.
I’m a rusher, so had the first tank been in good working order I probably would be looking at it now thinking “I wish I would have made more caves, I wish I would have made this structure taller, etc”
The extra time was absolutely worth it. I set up the broken display in my living room for months and looked at my scape every day. I know for absolute certain I’m happy with it and I won’t feel the itch to change it in a couple months.
now, I won’t bore you any further. Here is a photo of the tank in it’s location:
Lighting:
2x Hydra 32 with 3D reefing diffusers
- will be adding more. Either a 3rd hydra, AI blade, or both. OR I may explore an option not often talked about on here - the GHL Mitras 7206
Filtration Equipment:
Red Sea Reefmat 500
Bubble Magus Curve 7 skimmer
AquaUV 15W (likely will upsize to 25W)
Return pumps/wavemakers
Jebao DCP 6000 (return)
IM mightyjet (for the UV)
1x MP10QD
1x Nero 5
- I’ve been using the MP10 on my current tank and love it. If I end up happy with the performance of the Nero for the price, any extra pumps will likely be more Nero’s (just have a tough time justifying the cost of more Vortech’s in an already expensi
Heater:
Finnex titanium 500W with an extra on hand
Inkbird
Livestock:
1x small BIOTA yellow tang (the reason for the upgrade)
2x clownfish (1 black with white stripes, 1 midnight clown)
1x Bynoe Goby
- these are all moving over from my 40. All new additions are TBD
After 1 year with a Nuvo 40 following a 6 year hiatus from the hobby, I’m finally upsizing to a tank larger than I nano. When I was 18/19 and started the hobby I had a Nuvo 20 and an IM Pico (I think it was 4 gallon)
so why the title? 4th times the charm? Well…. I bought this tank in October. I took it home and set up the stand. All excited to get the tank up as I unwrapped the cellophane on the display I heard the sound of glass. Turns out there was a large “shell” taken out of the front corner presumably by a forklift or something along those lines.
Red Sea was great and sent a replacement, but didn’t end there. My LFS called me a few weeks later to inform me that the replacement arrived with a massive hole in the side from a forklift (again) and had a broken side pane.
the trucking company refused to take responsibility… at first. Luckily, my LFS has a camera at the loading dock and had footage of it coming off the truck already destroyed. The trucking company agreed to replace it.
BUT…. It didn’t end there! The trucking company called my LFS a few weeks after that and informed them that they had received the new tank (3rd attempt) absolutely shattered.
now I’m here, Feb 3, with a
display tank in perfect condition placed on top of my stand and ready to go!
frustrating, I know. But I took the opportunity to make sure my stand was absolutely dead level, to accumulate equipment and supplies I needed, and to make my aquascape.
I’m a rusher, so had the first tank been in good working order I probably would be looking at it now thinking “I wish I would have made more caves, I wish I would have made this structure taller, etc”
The extra time was absolutely worth it. I set up the broken display in my living room for months and looked at my scape every day. I know for absolute certain I’m happy with it and I won’t feel the itch to change it in a couple months.
now, I won’t bore you any further. Here is a photo of the tank in it’s location:
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