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Ok, time for a boring backstory. (It’s okay to skip the reading, I’ll understand)
This is all started when I was a senior in high school (2007). My choice for my senior project was to build a saltwater tank full of corals and fish in time to present it. Needless to say, I procrastinated and didn’t set up the tank until the last 2 months of the school year. By the time I presented it, I had just live rock, sand, and a few fish - a couple clowns and a yellow watchman goby.
Because I was a smartalec teenager, I didn’t know what I have gotten myself into. This endless money pit of a hobby sure is addicting. I was instantly hooked.
I started with a 12 gallon Aquapod with a 70w MH Sunpod (old stuff I know). I went from that to a standard 55 gallons long with HOB and canister filters, to finally settling with a custom 24x24x18 shallow tank with a 10 gallon sump. Soon after, I started to work heavily and was also a busy college student so I neglected the tank and lost interest. I quit the hobby in 2011.
Fast forward to January 2020. My older brother wanted a saltwater tank to keep his kids entertained. We bought a Biocube 32, upgraded the stock lighting to Steve’s LEDs to keep the hood, and I was bitten by the reef bug again.
Okay, enough of my boring history. Over the past few months, I have been researching and looking for the right tank. My ideal tank is one that is around 50-70 gallons in the display. I narrowed down my choice to two tanks, both were great, but I pulled the trigger on the Waterbox Aquariuams Marine X 90.3.
After a short 6.5 week wait, the tank finally arrived. This is my official build thread. Thanks for following along.
This is all started when I was a senior in high school (2007). My choice for my senior project was to build a saltwater tank full of corals and fish in time to present it. Needless to say, I procrastinated and didn’t set up the tank until the last 2 months of the school year. By the time I presented it, I had just live rock, sand, and a few fish - a couple clowns and a yellow watchman goby.
Because I was a smartalec teenager, I didn’t know what I have gotten myself into. This endless money pit of a hobby sure is addicting. I was instantly hooked.
I started with a 12 gallon Aquapod with a 70w MH Sunpod (old stuff I know). I went from that to a standard 55 gallons long with HOB and canister filters, to finally settling with a custom 24x24x18 shallow tank with a 10 gallon sump. Soon after, I started to work heavily and was also a busy college student so I neglected the tank and lost interest. I quit the hobby in 2011.
Fast forward to January 2020. My older brother wanted a saltwater tank to keep his kids entertained. We bought a Biocube 32, upgraded the stock lighting to Steve’s LEDs to keep the hood, and I was bitten by the reef bug again.
Okay, enough of my boring history. Over the past few months, I have been researching and looking for the right tank. My ideal tank is one that is around 50-70 gallons in the display. I narrowed down my choice to two tanks, both were great, but I pulled the trigger on the Waterbox Aquariuams Marine X 90.3.
After a short 6.5 week wait, the tank finally arrived. This is my official build thread. Thanks for following along.