Nervous.....Waterbox 270.6 build thread! I could use help from the community!

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Not yet. Hopefully this weekend.

Good luck man! I had a few scares when I leak tested my tank. I had some water pooling off to the left side of the tank and realized after some time that it was caused by some initial splashing in the secondary drain down the back of the cabinet:

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I just rolled up some paper towel, removed the water, and waited to see if it came back (it didn't).
 
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Good luck man! I had a few scares when I leak tested my tank. I had some water pooling off to the left side of the tank and realized after some time that it was caused by some initial splashing in the secondary drain down the back of the cabinet:

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I just rolled up some paper towel, removed the water, and waited to see if it came back (it didn't).
Wow! Scary. Based on your photos I realized waterbox sent me a real crappy return hose. They had to drop one on the mail. Pretty sneaky they tried to pass off this hose for the black one.
 

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Wow! Scary. Based on your photos I realized waterbox sent me a real crappy return hose. They had to drop one on the mail. Pretty sneaky they tried to pass off this hose for the black one.
Interesting. Send them a message and ask. It's possible it was a mistake.
 
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Good luck man! I had a few scares when I leak tested my tank. I had some water pooling off to the left side of the tank and realized after some time that it was caused by some initial splashing in the secondary drain down the back of the cabinet:

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I just rolled up some paper towel, removed the water, and waited to see if it came back (it didn't).
I am really anxious about my tank. Need to water test asap when waterbox sends me the right return hose.
 
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Oh yeah! Progress toward Brett’s reef 2.0! I have been working on the aquascape for the last month! What do you think? Water is going into the tank! It will take 1-2 days to fill with RODI water! Oh yeah! Let’s do this!
 

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Oh yeah! Progress toward Brett’s reef 2.0! I have been working on the aquascape for the last month! What do you think? Water is going into the tank! It will take 1-2 days to fill with RODI water! Oh yeah! Let’s do this!

Lovin' the scape! Got any pics of it filled? :D
 

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How's the tank looking these days ?

I saw that you had the wall built underneath the floor. Was this because your existing flooring was unstable or you just didn't trust it would hold the weight or did you have a professional look at it?

Thinking about something this size myself and wondering if it's something I really need to worry about doing or not.
 

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