Kodock
Active Member
So I just got my Gen 2 @WaterBox Marine X 110.4 in, and I wanted to start a build thread on it.
First off, the glass is crystal clear, and I really like it. This tank is HEAVY (not sure of the weight), to me at least. I have yet to be able to put it on the stand. It’s just me and my wife and this stand is pretty tall about 4ft. The tank is close to 2ft (21.7”). I’ll have to get another person as tall as me to lift it high enough.
I just had a couple of tips and pics for new, potential buyers. This is what mine came like. There is another flat board wrapped at the bottom (in red). Cabinet on the left, tank on the right. Sump and plumbing inside the tank, wedged with foam.
The tank rests in this hard cardboard base. I’m timid with a rimless $1000+ tank so I just them and weaseled it out, as I couldn’t get a grip and it was heavy.
If I could complain about 1 thing, it’d be these screw/nuts, and not having a great guide to put them in, unless I missed something. I couldn’t find a great way to put them in. You have to put them in vertically and then turn them horizontally. Which.. when you start tightening the nut, it can twist. I finally saw that the line on the bottom of the screw will tell you which way the head is facing. I spent countless time on taking a headlamp and flashlight trying to angle in the tract to see which way it was.
My recommendation..
1. Go ahead and put the nut on
2. Put it in vertically
3. Use a flat head to stick in the bolt line at the end and then turn it, or possibly a needle-nose plier, but that was messy and can mess up the threads.
Space is limited to tighten the nut so it will take some luck and wiggling.
There are some predrilled holes pretty hidden, when you get to putting the middle part for the doors. I was very confused as to what they where supposed to drill into, until I looked up with a light.
I’m always used to tops on stands, but this aluminum model has no top. There is a leveling cushion on the bottom of the tank. It goes up until the last 1/2” where the tank rests over the cabinet doors. Frankly it scares me a wee bit.. it’s rimless and the frame is metal. People used aluminum/metal stands all the time, my brain doesn’t understand the intricacies on 600-800lbs of glass and water resting on the frame, but I’m not an engineer so yea, we’ll see. Hopefully I won’t chip it… lol
I recommend putting a blanket over the sump to prevent anything falling and hitting it while you work on the last parts. The instructions ask to put the sump in before the last middle bar.
First off, the glass is crystal clear, and I really like it. This tank is HEAVY (not sure of the weight), to me at least. I have yet to be able to put it on the stand. It’s just me and my wife and this stand is pretty tall about 4ft. The tank is close to 2ft (21.7”). I’ll have to get another person as tall as me to lift it high enough.
I just had a couple of tips and pics for new, potential buyers. This is what mine came like. There is another flat board wrapped at the bottom (in red). Cabinet on the left, tank on the right. Sump and plumbing inside the tank, wedged with foam.
The tank rests in this hard cardboard base. I’m timid with a rimless $1000+ tank so I just them and weaseled it out, as I couldn’t get a grip and it was heavy.
If I could complain about 1 thing, it’d be these screw/nuts, and not having a great guide to put them in, unless I missed something. I couldn’t find a great way to put them in. You have to put them in vertically and then turn them horizontally. Which.. when you start tightening the nut, it can twist. I finally saw that the line on the bottom of the screw will tell you which way the head is facing. I spent countless time on taking a headlamp and flashlight trying to angle in the tract to see which way it was.
My recommendation..
1. Go ahead and put the nut on
2. Put it in vertically
3. Use a flat head to stick in the bolt line at the end and then turn it, or possibly a needle-nose plier, but that was messy and can mess up the threads.
Space is limited to tighten the nut so it will take some luck and wiggling.
There are some predrilled holes pretty hidden, when you get to putting the middle part for the doors. I was very confused as to what they where supposed to drill into, until I looked up with a light.
I’m always used to tops on stands, but this aluminum model has no top. There is a leveling cushion on the bottom of the tank. It goes up until the last 1/2” where the tank rests over the cabinet doors. Frankly it scares me a wee bit.. it’s rimless and the frame is metal. People used aluminum/metal stands all the time, my brain doesn’t understand the intricacies on 600-800lbs of glass and water resting on the frame, but I’m not an engineer so yea, we’ll see. Hopefully I won’t chip it… lol
I recommend putting a blanket over the sump to prevent anything falling and hitting it while you work on the last parts. The instructions ask to put the sump in before the last middle bar.
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