Salt Stories of Dev's Water Box 50.3

mahindra.dev · Oct 18, 2018

Hello team R2R!!!

First off, thank you for your help in making my JBJ45 a great success. So many people to name a nd I just want to say thank you again. I had to shut down the tank as I am moving to India, but it has not stopped me from thinking what next. I will be living in an apartment and so I didn't want to go too big and wanted to stick with AIO. My obvious choice was to get an Innovative Marine 40 or 50 gallon, but when I saw the Water Box I WAS SOLD.

With the choice, size and what they have to offer, I could not resist. So here I am waiting for my new WaterBox 50.3 to show up tomorrow, but I cant do anything other than inspect and repack.

Shout out to @Waterbox Aquariums for their support. I got the detailed info, images for the questions I had and within hours. Very quick and amazing support. Their youtube channel is amazing. So a BIG BIG THANK YOU ;Happy;Happy;Happy

Now more to come on equipment, stand, rock, salt and coral choices. Stay Tuned and this will be a picture heavy build.

HAPPY REEFING

mahindra.dev · Oct 18, 2018

Just a preview of where the tank will sit and how it will look. This is CAD rendering. More to come on the cabinet.

NY_Caveman · Oct 19, 2018

Very nice @mahindra.dev !

mahindra.dev · Oct 19, 2018

NY_Caveman said:
Very nice @mahindra.dev !

Thank you. I’m waiting for the tank to arrive today. Should be here between 3-7. I’ll post pics.

Janci · Oct 21, 2018

Hi.
Did the tank arrive?

mahindra.dev · Oct 21, 2018

Janci said:
Hi.
Did the tank arrive?

Hello @Janic. Yes the tank arrived yesterday. I was busy with a few things and could not update the thread.

It was here by 3:00PM. I’ll be posting pics now..

mahindra.dev · Oct 21, 2018

So tank arrived on Friday 10.19... Here are a few observations

A. One heck of a package. The wooden box panels are atleast 1/2 inch thick. The aquarium is well protected. Unless something very heavy falls on it and crushes the box, I don’t think we should see cracked tanks on arrival. I inspected for chips etc. no issues so far.

B. I was amazed by the size of the overflow area and the middle chambers. Great for multiple reactors or refugium or skimmer. I can pack this with everything I need.

C. Schedule 80 plumbing

D. Not so happy with the sponge or the filter sock. Have to see if any inTank baskets for other aquariums fit. Will run sock on one side and basket on the other

E. Great size of aquascaping.

F. The sump partition is glass and very nicely done.

G. The seam for the silicone is non existent. That is just amazing. It’s impossible to capture via camera. I’ll try when I open the tank and set it up.

All in all, just love the tank. Very happy with the purchase. Now it’s 4 months before I set it up. It will be in the ocean for 3 months.

Here are some pics

NY_Caveman · Oct 21, 2018

mahindra.dev said:
So tank arrived on Friday 10.19... Here are a few observations

A. One heck of a package. The wooden box panels are atleast 1/2 inch thick. The aquarium is well protected. Unless something very heavy falls on it and crushes the box, I don’t think we should see cracked tanks on arrival. I inspected for chips etc. no issues so far.

B. I was amazed by the size of the overflow area and the middle chambers. Great for multiple reactors or refugium or skimmer. I can pack this with everything I need.

C. Schedule 80 plumbing

D. Not so happy with the sponge or the filter sock. Have to see if any inTank baskets for other aquariums fit. Will run sock on one side and basket on the other

E. Great size of aquascaping.

F. The sump partition is glass and very nicely done.

G. The seam for the silicone is non existent. That is just amazing. It’s impossible to capture via camera. I’ll try when I open the tank and set it up.

All in all, just love the tank. Very happy with the purchase. Now it’s 4 months before I set it up. It will be in the ocean for 3 months.

Here are some pics

Phew! Looks and sounds like it is in one piece. Nice.

Xclusive Reef · Oct 21, 2018

Following.. Can't wait to see this up and running. you did a great job with the AIO tank.

Scubafrog · Oct 22, 2018

mahindra.dev said:
D. Not so happy with the sponge or the filter sock. Have to see if any inTank baskets for other aquariums fit. Will run sock on one side and basket on the other

inTank is developing some media baskets for the AIO cubes that may fit. I'm not sure if they have started work on the Silver Marine AIO aquariums though.

mahindra.dev · Oct 22, 2018

Xclusive Reef said:
Following.. Can't wait to see this up and running. you did a great job with the AIO tank.

Thank you @Xclusive Reef.

mahindra.dev · Oct 22, 2018

Scubafrog said:
inTank is developing some media baskets for the AIO cubes that may fit. I'm not sure if they have started work on the Silver Marine AIO aquariums though.

@Scubafrog. Thank you. That’s good info sir. I was planning to use some display acrylic risers, cut them to size and then use a Fluval 13.5 Media basket. But let’s see if they can come up with something for AIO as well. Thank you again.

mahindra.dev · Oct 23, 2018

@Scubafrog I was on the phone InTank aquatics yesterday. They said they are working on the designs for the 50.3 as they are getting more inquiries for this model. May have something available end of this year. They will have the floss holder for the cubes available and I assume it will fit this AIO chamber. Let us see. I am on their wait list now.

Scubafrog · Oct 23, 2018

mahindra.dev said:
@Scubafrog I was on the phone InTank aquatics yesterday. They said they are working on the designs for the 50.3 as they are getting more inquiries for this model. May have something available end of this year. They will have the floss holder for the cubes available and I assume it will fit this AIO chamber. Let us see. I am on their wait list now.

Nice! Good luck with the build.

Devaji · Jun 21, 2019

@mahindra.dev any updates on this tank?
how heavy is it. would love to see more

Nomer Penaranda · Aug 12, 2019

Thinking about getting one

NoWaiAma · Aug 12, 2019

mahindra.dev · Sep 23, 2019

Devaji said:
@mahindra.dev any updates on this tank?
how heavy is it. would love to see more

Hi @Devaji. I was so busy with the move back to India and settling down. The tank is still in the box. My stand is being built now. I plan to start the build in the next 2 -3 weeks

mahindra.dev · Sep 23, 2019

Been offline for the last 10 months. Moving continents is no joke. But everything arrived in one piece. No issues with all my belongings, including my precious "waterbox". Just unpacked and here is some of the gear that i will be using.