I recently moved to Austin from Dallas, and was only able to bring a Nuvo 10g tank with me after downsizing from a 180 gallon tank and a Nuvo SR-80. Fortunately, I was prepared, and the week after we moved in my new Waterbox 135.4 arrived. I originally looked at the Red Sea tanks, and came across Waterbox on Premium Aquatics site. I talked to Jason there, and he had Brandon check them out at Macna. On their recommendation, I decided to go for it.
I am now about 2.5 months into the Waterbox being up and running, and wanted to start a build thread to document it. As much as I would like a stable system, I am terrible about changing things up on tanks, and sometimes a build thread is the best way to document changes and how your system reacts. Even in the 2.5 months it has been running, I have made a couple major changes, and I suspect more will come in the future.
Here are the specs:
Tank
Livestock
First pic is the 10g nuvo that I brought from Dallas:
Next is a pic of my water station setup. Running 7 stages of filtration after my water softener:
Pictures of the tank prior to lighting change:
And more since the lighting change:
I am now about 2.5 months into the Waterbox being up and running, and wanted to start a build thread to document it. As much as I would like a stable system, I am terrible about changing things up on tanks, and sometimes a build thread is the best way to document changes and how your system reacts. Even in the 2.5 months it has been running, I have made a couple major changes, and I suspect more will come in the future.
Here are the specs:
Tank
Waterbox 135.4 with included sump and top off system
Lighting
3x Radion XR15 G4 pro's mounted on a custom 80/20 extruded aluminum rack
Aquaticlife 4x39w hybrid with 2x Radion XR15 G4 pro's mounted on a custom 80/20 extruded aluminum rack
FlowAquaticlife 4x39w hybrid with 2x Radion XR15 G4 pro's mounted on a custom 80/20 extruded aluminum rack
Vectra M1 return
Vortech MP40wqd
FiltrationVortech MP40wqd
filter socks
Simplicity DC240 skimmer
refugium utilizing a zetlight fuge light in the built in ATO section of the sump
Bashsea Media reactor utilizing BRS Rox carbon
Marinepure bio block and balls in sump
ControllerSimplicity DC240 skimmer
refugium utilizing a zetlight fuge light in the built in ATO section of the sump
Bashsea Media reactor utilizing BRS Rox carbon
Marinepure bio block and balls in sump
Apex Classic
2x pH probes, temp probe
Leak Detection
Other Equipment2x pH probes, temp probe
Leak Detection
Bashsea 10g ATO Container
Neptune DOS doser for Ca and Alk
Vertex RX-C 6D calcium reactor fed off return manifold
10lb cO2 tank with Reef-Fanatic Regulator
Octo Aquatics lid
Neptune DOS doser for Ca and Alk
Vertex RX-C 6D calcium reactor fed off return manifold
10lb cO2 tank with Reef-Fanatic Regulator
Octo Aquatics lid
Livestock
55 lbs Premium Aquatics Pukani rock with some leftover Walt Smith rock that traveled in my nuvo from Dallas
Tropic Eden sand
Tropic Eden sand
Fish
Coral is a mixed reef, and has some not listed here but wanted a place to keep track of the bigger/higher end stuff I have.2 clowns
yellow Tang
Regal Tang
Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse
Blue Spot Goby
2 Blue Chromis (started with 5 and they picked themselves down to 2)
SPSyellow Tang
Regal Tang
Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse
Blue Spot Goby
2 Blue Chromis (started with 5 and they picked themselves down to 2)
Jason Fox Unknown
Tyree Pink Lemonade
WWC Hailstorm
WWC Yellow Tip
WWC Mad Man Austera
WWC Mirage Milli
WWC Watermelon Milli
WWC Green Austera
Cornbred Pink Tip
WWC Cookie Monster
WWC Hyper Pink
WWC Shaggy Dog Tenuis
WWC Wildfire
WWC Limelight
ORA Valida Tri-Color
ORA Laura's Purple Polyp
Live Aquaria CCG Strawberry Shortcake
Cultivated Reef Commoner's Envy
Cultivated Reef Electric Green
Live Aquaria CCG Neon Polyp True Undata
LPSTyree Pink Lemonade
WWC Hailstorm
WWC Yellow Tip
WWC Mad Man Austera
WWC Mirage Milli
WWC Watermelon Milli
WWC Green Austera
Cornbred Pink Tip
WWC Cookie Monster
WWC Hyper Pink
WWC Shaggy Dog Tenuis
WWC Wildfire
WWC Limelight
ORA Valida Tri-Color
ORA Laura's Purple Polyp
Live Aquaria CCG Strawberry Shortcake
Cultivated Reef Commoner's Envy
Cultivated Reef Electric Green
Live Aquaria CCG Neon Polyp True Undata
Green Purple Frogspawn
Green Octospawn
Green & Purple Splatter Hammer
Teel Hammer
Light Green Hammer
Neon Hammer
Pink tip Torch
Bubble Gum Monster Chalice
Pink ******* Chalice
ZoaGreen Octospawn
Green & Purple Splatter Hammer
Teel Hammer
Light Green Hammer
Neon Hammer
Pink tip Torch
Bubble Gum Monster Chalice
Pink ******* Chalice
Sunny D
Kedd Red
Rasta
Fruit Loop
King Midas
Eye of Rah
Scrambled Eggs
Devils Armour
WWC AOI
Paly Grandis
Utter Chaos
Vivid Rainbows
Kedd Red
Rasta
Fruit Loop
King Midas
Eye of Rah
Scrambled Eggs
Devils Armour
WWC AOI
Paly Grandis
Utter Chaos
Vivid Rainbows
First pic is the 10g nuvo that I brought from Dallas:
Next is a pic of my water station setup. Running 7 stages of filtration after my water softener:
Pictures of the tank prior to lighting change:
And more since the lighting change:
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