I've been meaning to start this build thread for a while now. Back in May I pulled the trigger on a Waterbox 230 Plus edition that came with stand, sump, tank and 4 Hydra 26 HD's. I went into the purchase knowing that shipping would take 8 weeks. Unfortunately, upon arrival my sump had a pretty sizable chip in it that delayed my build for another month. After working with Waterbox to get a replacement sump shipped I was finally able to start my build in late August.
While waiting on my tank to arrive I read plenty of great threads on this forum about saltwater mixing stations and decided to set one up in my garage. For my RODI system I went with the chloramine special from Buckeye Hydro. Knowing nothing about RODI systems and how to set them up I probably called Buckeye 5 times over the course of purchasing and setting this system up. They ALWAYS pick up the phone and are happy to answer any question you have...absolutely great customer service and a great product to boot!!!
After a long wait my tank finally arrived. The first delivery attempt failed because the pallet the tank was shipped on was cracked and we couldn't get it off the truck. The freight company had to take the tank back to their warehouse, remove it from the pallet and came back the next day to deliver.
A week later I had the tank on the stand. This tank is HEAVY...took 4 guys to walk it out the garage, around the front of the house and through the front door. I hope I never have to move this tank again.
This week I finally got the sand and rock in and filled the tank with water. I got the dry rock from Billy's Reef Connection (Florida Dry Rock) which seems like the exact same stuff as BRS reef saver just a bit cheaper. I used a combination of fiberglass rods, zip ties and E-Marco 400 cement for the aquascape. I've got plans to make this a mixed reef tank but have zero experience keeping corals so we will see how that goes. Right now I have a few damsels and a niger trigger in QT. The trigger was a total impulse buy...probably should have bought him last but oh well. Still working on a stocking list but I plan to make this a tang heavy tank. I'll try to keep the updates coming as I continue my build.
While waiting on my tank to arrive I read plenty of great threads on this forum about saltwater mixing stations and decided to set one up in my garage. For my RODI system I went with the chloramine special from Buckeye Hydro. Knowing nothing about RODI systems and how to set them up I probably called Buckeye 5 times over the course of purchasing and setting this system up. They ALWAYS pick up the phone and are happy to answer any question you have...absolutely great customer service and a great product to boot!!!
After a long wait my tank finally arrived. The first delivery attempt failed because the pallet the tank was shipped on was cracked and we couldn't get it off the truck. The freight company had to take the tank back to their warehouse, remove it from the pallet and came back the next day to deliver.
A week later I had the tank on the stand. This tank is HEAVY...took 4 guys to walk it out the garage, around the front of the house and through the front door. I hope I never have to move this tank again.
This week I finally got the sand and rock in and filled the tank with water. I got the dry rock from Billy's Reef Connection (Florida Dry Rock) which seems like the exact same stuff as BRS reef saver just a bit cheaper. I used a combination of fiberglass rods, zip ties and E-Marco 400 cement for the aquascape. I've got plans to make this a mixed reef tank but have zero experience keeping corals so we will see how that goes. Right now I have a few damsels and a niger trigger in QT. The trigger was a total impulse buy...probably should have bought him last but oh well. Still working on a stocking list but I plan to make this a tang heavy tank. I'll try to keep the updates coming as I continue my build.
