Reef Experience - Waterbox REEF LX 340.7

[aquaticlog]

And here's what my tank is looking right now (2 weeks mark)

 

[Mkreefer42]

Already looks amazing!

 

[Sley1]

How has your experience been with tuning the overflow and keeping it silent on this tank? I am wanting to get the 380.8 or the 330.7 but I hesitate to pull the trigger. I currently have a waterbox 85.3 Frag and the Red Sea 625XXL. My Red Sea is dead silent and never needs adjusting since replacing the stock diaphragm valve with a spears gate valve, however I have never been able to get my WB tank to be silent in spite of all the recommendations I've been given over the last 2 years. How do you feel about your 7' tank as far as it being a quiet system? Does the water movement from your powerbeads case the noise to increase in the overflow? BTW your tank looks great already. Thanks in advance.

 

[CanayYella]

And here's what my tank is looking right now (2 weeks mark)

I have just bought the Waterboxaquariums 275.6, which is 6ft and they don’t do a standard mesh lid for it. What lid have you used on yours.

 

[aquaticlog]

How has your experience been with tuning the overflow and keeping it silent on this tank? I am wanting to get the 380.8 or the 330.7 but I hesitate to pull the trigger. I currently have a waterbox 85.3 Frag and the Red Sea 625XXL. My Red Sea is dead silent and never needs adjusting since replacing the stock diaphragm valve with a spears gate valve, however I have never been able to get my WB tank to be silent in spite of all the recommendations I've been given over the last 2 years. How do you feel about your 7' tank as far as it being a quiet system? Does the water movement from your powerbeads case the noise to increase in the overflow? BTW your tank looks great already. Thanks in advance.

That's a very good question. I would say that both my 4 foot and 7 foot tanks were not easy to dial in and exactly for the reason you speak of - I can set it up so that I do not hear it at all, but when the powerheads start moving water around it would change the flow and I would hear some swooshing. The 7 footer appears to be more dialled in now and other than me having to adjust the flow once in a while (it is a new system, so the slime buildup will take some time) it has been quite quiet. Also, it would depend how large of a room you have your aquarium in.

 

[aquaticlog]

I have just bought the Waterboxaquariums 275.6, which is 6ft and they don’t do a standard mesh lid for it. What lid have you used on yours.

Mine came with the mesh lid.

 

[aquaticlog]

Here's the latest video on how the aquascape is shaping up to be:

 

[Raptor72]

Nice write up. I’m currently setting up the LX 330.7. Can we get a peek at your sump?

 

[aquaticlog]

Nice write up. I’m currently setting up the LX 330.7. Can we get a peek at your sump?

Here you go:

 

[aquaticlog]

A few of my colonies

Wildfire

Goldenrod

Fox Flame

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Love the corals!

 

[aquaticlog]

A few more colonies:

Rainbow Loom

Space Laser

Marvin The Martian

 

[aquaticlog]

I have been asked by so many of you about my light schedule, so here's the one that I've been running for over 6 months with some great results.




And while we are at it, here's the tank I just shot for inspiration.

 

[lubeck]

Incredible system. Thank you for sharing with us

 

[reefer_87]

Did you go about moving all the livestock from the old tank to new tank immediately or did you run them separately for a few days before shifting them over?