Well, today’s update is really no update, or at least no fun updates! Spent yesterday adding plumbing from the basement sump to roughly the area the new tank will be (plan to come up through heat vent). While setting up the plumbing, got a random text from someone asking if I had ordered a tank from marine depot, and if so, they had received my shipping details and tracking number in error and found my number on the invoice and wanted to forward it along. They had ordered a tank from marine depot as well. Aside from the small scale privacy breach (name, address, phone number) by marine depot, I was relieved to see why the tracking number they sent me wasn’t working (it was a fedex tracking number, the one I was sent by the random person was for Central Freight). Initially the new tracking info said estimated delivery was today (same as the email from marine depot). Today I check my email to see repeat emails from marine depot saying package was being prepped for delivery and they would email me a tracking number once the item was sent. I respond to the email, asking them to clarify the confusion from the last round of emails, and subsequent text from person receiving my info. Still no reply, call the freight company, they say package is in california, from Vegas, and that it hasn’t had an updated move since yesterday.
So, now tank is actually farther away from my house than when it started, I have no updates on when it may show up, or if it has even shipped yet. Classic build thread delay!
Hopefully have news sooner rather than later. One benefit of the delay, is that the mangroves I ordered may beat the tank here, and I also might be able to get some of the new branch rock shapes that real reef rock showed off at reefapalooza to use in the setup.
