Teeb
Tue, 4th Jan 2011, 07:34 PM
I ordered Cadlights 40g Artisan back on Oct 10. I purchased the light trees and stand as well. I'm satisfied with most of my purchase, however there's 2 things that really bother me about it. The doors for stand were not drilled correctly and do not fit the stand properly. They overlap in the middle and are too far in on the sides, they are supposed to fit flush with the stand. I've played with the hinges for over an hour and where they are drilled is just not far enough in. I've emailed Eddie over 6 times about this since I received my tank and I still don't have a resolution nor do they seem to care. I really didn't want to resort to doing this, but at this point, I'm pretty confident that I will not be getting any replacements. I'll have to live with the doors until I can have a stand custom built. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but I need the doors to sit flush in order to put child locks on to keep my 1 and 3 y/o out of the sump. You can see the pics to understand what I'm talking about.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/_DSC0449.jpg
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/_DSC0450.jpg
The other thing I'm disappointed in, and it appears I'm the only one that has this problem. The tank was not drilled out for a standard bulkhead on the return. The hole is literally 3/4" ID. Other people on the forum who purchased the tank had theirs drilled out for a 3/4" bulkhead. I now had to purchase a hole saw and the expense/risk of having it drilled out. I think I could have lived with this if it wasn't for the stand. Here's pics with a 1/2" barb fitting.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/CADlights%2040g%20Artisan/_DSC0469.jpg
Just a heads up to anyone who's looking to purchase their stuff.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/_DSC0449.jpg
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/_DSC0450.jpg
The other thing I'm disappointed in, and it appears I'm the only one that has this problem. The tank was not drilled out for a standard bulkhead on the return. The hole is literally 3/4" ID. Other people on the forum who purchased the tank had theirs drilled out for a 3/4" bulkhead. I now had to purchase a hole saw and the expense/risk of having it drilled out. I think I could have lived with this if it wasn't for the stand. Here's pics with a 1/2" barb fitting.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/CADlights%2040g%20Artisan/_DSC0469.jpg
Just a heads up to anyone who's looking to purchase their stuff.