What are everyones thoughts on the nuvo 100 ext? I am considering buying this, but am a little confused on how the overflow portion is actually made. It says all glass overflow box, but says laser cut acrylic weir. So is the whole back wall acrylic? I cant tell by the pics how this thing is made.
Nuvo 100 ext
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Ezduzt_nyc
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Mine is coming on Monday and I'll let you know.
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Had to reschedule delivery and just got it. It's on the floor and still mostly packaged, as I only opened parts to look for cracks and breaks.
The weir is the slotted divider that the water flows through into the overflow box. That is acrylic, and the overflow box itself is glass.
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Thanks! So is the whole back wall acrylic as well, or just where the weir is?
i believe the whole back wall is acrylic glue to glass based on my conversation with IM. i have the 100INT which is acrylic, water then glass but they mentioned is acrylic me for the 100ext. makes cleaning the back wall tricker
Ezduzt_nyc
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Just the weir. 4 sides and bottom are glass, and heavy!
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I have confirmed what @Burrito says. The back is glass, and then is completely covered with a sheet of acrylic on the inside, which the weir slots are a part of. So, it has the strength and stability of glass. I'll post pics once I unpack it, this weekend.
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@cedwards04 ,
I did a quick search here, and this tank build has some pictures that may help you. Further down in the post they have pictures of the back of the tank, as well.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/im-nuvo-ext-lagoon-25-clone.512602/#post-5409351
However, my recommendation is to try and find an LFS that sells IM, because they probably have at least one display of an IM EXT. That's what I did, and this also allowed me to visually compare with other brands. Of course once I purchased, I obviously completely forgot about what the back of the tank was like!
I did a quick search here, and this tank build has some pictures that may help you. Further down in the post they have pictures of the back of the tank, as well.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/im-nuvo-ext-lagoon-25-clone.512602/#post-5409351
However, my recommendation is to try and find an LFS that sells IM, because they probably have at least one display of an IM EXT. That's what I did, and this also allowed me to visually compare with other brands. Of course once I purchased, I obviously completely forgot about what the back of the tank was like!
