Waterbox 20 Build & Progress (Month 3)

[Waterboxcube20]

I've been reefing for around 7 years now, starting in the hobby when I was 17. My first reef was a fluval m60 which ended up being still one of my best tanks to date. This tank was upgraded to a red sea 170 which was also a success. I ended up taking some time out the hobby due to university commitments and moving house. I have now decided I wanted a tank that is manageable with waterchanges and less messing around with equipment.



The waterbox 20 has been a perfect sized tank so far, this build is 3 months old, a little equipment run down:



Light ~ Radion G4xr15

Heater ~ TMC V2 Therm

Return pump ~ Jecod 650

Wavemaker ~ Vortech MP10

Mini Reactor ~ Aquamedic desktop

Temp Controller ~ Reef factory



Husbandry:

Daily ~ Feed fish with flake food, clean the glass. I was dosing aquavitro fuel 1ml daily as to start with nutrients were too low with it being a BB reef. Nutrients have stabilised now and p03 is rising so I've stopped aminos for now and monitoring corals and nutrients closely.

2/3 Days ~ Replace filter floss

Weekly ~ 20% waterchange.

Bi-Weeky ~ Change Carbon

Any questions please feel free to ask

 

[Waterboxcube20]

A quick vid to show the tank under day time lighting.

 

[luedtkeJoel]

Tank looks great. I like the aqua scape very clean.

 

[Waterboxcube20]

Tank looks great. I like the aqua scape very clean.

thank you, hopefully the tank pulls together a bit once the zoas start to grow and fill the barebottom zone!

 

[william Lutman]

Good progress!

 

[Waterboxcube20]

Good progress!

thank you William, slow and steady wins the race in nano's!

 

[blaxsun]

It's like black light bowling!

 

[Waterboxcube20]

It's like black light bowling!

hahaha very true!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Very nice and clean setup!

 

[ReeferNick13]

Beautiful tank! I just got my WB Cube 20 set up this week. Wanted to ask how is the water level in your return pump chamber??
Mine is around 4-5 inches and I would like to bring it up. Plenty of water in the tank and I've tried adjusting the output on the return pump itself and it doesn't change the water level in the return chamber.. Curious to know your experience!

 

[larryl]

Great looking tank, thank you for sharing.

 

[Waterboxcube20]

Beautiful tank! I just got my WB Cube 20 set up this week. Wanted to ask how is the water level in your return pump chamber??
Mine is around 4-5 inches and I would like to bring it up. Plenty of water in the tank and I've tried adjusting the output on the return pump itself and it doesn't change the water level in the return chamber.. Curious to know your experience!

water level seems fine for me, I use a jecod DC 650 pump

 

[Waterboxcube20]

A bit of an update, the tank is now 8.5 months old. It has definitely become a lot more stable these last 2/3 months with growth starting to increase significantly (as per the photos). The tank needs a tidy and frags will be moved Into a separate tank. Next phase is to get some big palys (gobstoppers etc. ) to fill on the blank rock spaces. The hammer coral is getting a cut soon as its shading the favia and blasto! Updated pics and vids, let me know if you have any questions. I am yet to truly fall in love with barebottom reefs, and still prefer sand but patience is key.