Icedearth15324's Waterbox Reef 100.3

[icedearth15324]

Just recently moved in with my fiance, and one of the things I said I wanted was a bigger tank, since I wasn't very happy with my 60 cube. I'm very lucky that she has been becoming a fan of my hobby and allowed me to get a new tank. Since we live in an apartment, I couldn't go too big though. I ended up getting the Waterbox Reef 100.3, which is 3 ft long, 2 ft wide, and 22" high with a display volume of about 72 gallons, and a sump volume of 25 gallons. Not super bigger than my old tank, but still bigger.

Seeing as how I was moving into an apartment, I didn't want to risk dealing with custom plumbing, which is the main reason I went with the Waterbox. I was looking at Red Sea as well, but they were more expensive. Due to a backorder, it took around 7 weeks for me to get my tank delivered instead of the 2-4 weeks they quoted. Before I get to the pictures, I'll post the equipment.

Equipment:
-Kessil AP700 Light
-Apexel controller
-Neptune Cor-15 Return Pump
-Ecotech Vortech MP-40QD
-Ecotech Vortech MP-10QD (not installed yet)
-Red Sea RSK300 Skimmer
-Finnex 300-watt Titanium Heater
-XP Aqua Duetto ATO

And here are some pictures:

First opening of the shipping crate with everything inside.

Just the tank

Opening the stand box

Laying out the pieces, if anyone has built ikea furniture before then this will look familiar.

Stand is made out of solid plywood and not particleboard

Completed stand, doors closed

Completed stand, doors open

Tank placed on stand, doors open

Closer look at sump

Starting the filling process

Tank filled and running with some live rock I've had curing for over a month

Everything moved over and running

And now to let everything settle before I begin adding more corals.

 

[CasaReefer]

Looks Like Your a Lucy Man... Great Girl.... Really Nice Tank... Nice Pics also....

 

[LadyMac]

Beautiful tank!

 

[icedearth15324]

I wanted to give something new a try for mechanical filtration. Filter socks are too annoying, and I didn't feel like spending money for filter cups just yet. So I saw someone talk about these silverware cups and that they fit, so I decided to give them a try.

I got 3 of these on Amazon for $7 total, and they fit perfectly in the filter cup slots. I was even able to fit the silencer over them.

So far I'm liking them.

 

[icedearth15324]

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[LadyMac]

Pretty awesome!

 

[icedearth15324]

Here's an update on the tank. This quarantine has allowed me to put some extra time into it.

 

[keywestreefer]

Hi there- Just ordered the 100.3 and had some questions-
How do you like the Equipment? If you were to do it over would you change anything? Are you dosing? Do you have a current pick of sump setup?

TYIA

 

[icedearth15324]

Hi there- Just ordered the 100.3 and had some questions-
How do you like the Equipment? If you were to do it over would you change anything? Are you dosing? Do you have a current pick of sump setup?

TYIA

So far I am loving the 100.3. It takes a little time to get the water flow dialed in to make it silent, but once you do it's super quiet. Only thing I'd do over is to run my cables differently, and get all equipment ahead of time. I am dosing now. And here's a current pic of the sump:

 

[keywestreefer]

So far I am loving the 100.3. It takes a little time to get the water flow dialed in to make it silent, but once you do it's super quiet. Only thing I'd do over is to run my cables differently, and get all equipment ahead of time. I am dosing now. And here's a current pic of the sump:

Thanks for the reply! Looks like it is serving its purpose. I would ideally like to fit everything in the cabinet and not in another cabinet to the side but we will see. I see what you mean with the wires, I am planning to have all equipment installed prior to getting the tank wet. Will do some custom sump display lighting as well. Couple of questions if you don't mind?

Is that a fuge light in your sump? If so what do you have in there?
Are you still using the silverware containers? What kind of media?
Whats in front of the protein skimmer? I was looking to split the skimmer in half a baffle kit and adding a huge in their as well.
What dosing system are you using?

Thanks!

 

[icedearth15324]

Thanks for the reply! Looks like it is serving its purpose. I would ideally like to fit everything in the cabinet and not in another cabinet to the side but we will see. I see what you mean with the wires, I am planning to have all equipment installed prior to getting the tank wet. Will do some custom sump display lighting as well. Couple of questions if you don't mind?

Is that a fuge light in your sump? If so what do you have in there?
Are you still using the silverware containers? What kind of media?
Whats in front of the protein skimmer? I was looking to split the skimmer in half a baffle kit and adding a huge in their as well.
What dosing system are you using?

Thanks!

-I'm running a chaeto reactor, that's what is in front of the skimmer.
-I ended up getting filter cups from marinedepot, just have filter floss in them.
-I have the Coral Box wifi doser, doing BRS 2-part and NoPox.

 

[MURedhawk]

How do you like the RSK 300 skimmer? I have same 100.3 and love it. Nice tank.

 

[KWT]

Nice, I like the setup. The WB 220.6 is near the top of my list for next years project

 

[icedearth15324]

How do you like the RSK 300 skimmer? I have same 100.3 and love it. Nice tank.

I'm loving it. It pulls out a lot of gunk, and it's easy to dial in.

And thanks, I recently moved so I'm working on getting some new pictures up.