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Hi folks. My name is Chris and I am finally starting a build thread after a few years of lurking on here (research). My current tank is a Cobalt C-Vue 45g AIO which I will be transferring most of my fish to the new Waterbox 100.3. This will be my first tank with a sump system and I look forward to the advantages this offers.
I ordered the Waterbox at the end of August from my LFS (Ocean State Aquatics) and took delivery of it late September. I had to hide/store it at a friend's house until the interior of our house was painted. That was completed this week so I was able to bring it home today.
Here is what I plan on using for the system:
Lighting: Aquatic Life 36" DX18 Dimmable T5 Hybrid with (2) Hydra 26HD LEDs
Neptune Apex EL with ATK v2 ATO and Cor-20 return pump
Skimmer: Coral Box D700 Plus
Powerheads: (2) Reef Breeders RPMs on the back wall to start. May add a gyre or MP40 in the future.
Heaters: (2) Blue Line 250w titanium with Inkbird Wifi Controller.
Aquascape: A few months ago I was very lucky to find an pukani aquascape for sale by a R2R member, @fernalfer, who did an amazing job cleaning, curing and gluing together a piece of art. As soon as I saw it I knew it was much better than I could do on my own.
I just assembled the stand and with the help of my Crossfit strong wife, we managed to muscle the tank onto the stand and get it level. Then I carefully placed the aquascape inside the tank which made my wife happy because it was sitting on the dining room table for about three months.
Enough typing, here are some pics...
I ordered the Waterbox at the end of August from my LFS (Ocean State Aquatics) and took delivery of it late September. I had to hide/store it at a friend's house until the interior of our house was painted. That was completed this week so I was able to bring it home today.
Here is what I plan on using for the system:
Lighting: Aquatic Life 36" DX18 Dimmable T5 Hybrid with (2) Hydra 26HD LEDs
Neptune Apex EL with ATK v2 ATO and Cor-20 return pump
Skimmer: Coral Box D700 Plus
Powerheads: (2) Reef Breeders RPMs on the back wall to start. May add a gyre or MP40 in the future.
Heaters: (2) Blue Line 250w titanium with Inkbird Wifi Controller.
Aquascape: A few months ago I was very lucky to find an pukani aquascape for sale by a R2R member, @fernalfer, who did an amazing job cleaning, curing and gluing together a piece of art. As soon as I saw it I knew it was much better than I could do on my own.
I just assembled the stand and with the help of my Crossfit strong wife, we managed to muscle the tank onto the stand and get it level. Then I carefully placed the aquascape inside the tank which made my wife happy because it was sitting on the dining room table for about three months.
Enough typing, here are some pics...
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