Waterbox Cube 20 Build Thread

[arkodios]

How’s the tank?

It’s actually been doing pretty well it has matured so much over the past few months. However, I’ve been in a depression over the past month and I have unfortunately been slacking on progressing with my aquariums. I am in the process of breaking this one down! I need a break from aquariums, eventually I plan on coming back with a REALLY unique 120 gallon build. Once I’m motivated again and have the money.

I will upload a picture of this tank tomorrow when I get the chance

 

[melbournedan]

It’s actually been doing pretty well it has matured so much over the past few months. However, I’ve been in a depression over the past month and I have unfortunately been slacking on progressing with my aquariums. I am in the process of breaking this one down! I need a break from aquariums, eventually I plan on coming back with a REALLY unique 120 gallon build. Once I’m motivated again and have the money.

I will upload a picture of this tank tomorrow when I get the chance

ahhh that’s a shame, ah well, get your mental health right first, the hobby will wait. best of luck.

i saw you had a bunch of different steps you were working towards. what stage did you get upto ?

 

[arkodios]

ahhh that’s a shame, ah well, get your mental health right first, the hobby will wait. best of luck.

i saw you had a bunch of different steps you were working towards. what stage did you get upto ?

I actually ended up making it all the way through the list. I have a pair of really mature clowns someone donated to my LFS, I was able to get them super cheap. They don’t host in my anemone, though. The tank is packed with corals, which along with the anemone are all doing really well. I never ended up having an ugly phase, the tank has always stayed pretty clean besides some hair algae that grew on the rocks, which I ended up letting stay because it looks a lot more organic. Almost like rock you’d find out in the sea. Pretty sad to see the tank go but I’ve learned so much maintaining it

 

[Jasper05]

How do like that return pump and how does it fit in the chamber?

 

[arkodios]

How do like that return pump and how does it fit in the chamber?

I like it a lot, it is very quiet and the flow is good. Easy to clean if it gets clogged. It is a bit bigger than the stock pump so while it does fit well, you may have to cut the silicone tubing maybe half an inch to an inch.

I tore this aquarium down months ago and finally got the will/motivation to restart fishkeeping recently. The tank has been running about 2 weeks now with this pump, it is a macroalgae tank and everything seems to be doing well do far.

Oh, and I never posted pictures of the tank, in case anyone in curious here it was a few weeks before the teardown. As you can see, the flow was good enough for this bubble tip anemone, which never moved from where I placed it:

 

[melbournedan]

I like it a lot, it is very quiet and the flow is good. Easy to clean if it gets clogged. It is a bit bigger than the stock pump so while it does fit well, you may have to cut the silicone tubing maybe half an inch to an inch.

I tore this aquarium down months ago and finally got the will/motivation to restart fishkeeping recently. The tank has been running about 2 weeks now with this pump, it is a macroalgae tank and everything seems to be doing well do far.

Oh, and I never posted pictures of the tank, in case anyone in curious here it was a few weeks before the teardown. As you can see, the flow was good enough for this bubble tip anemone, which never moved from where I placed it:

im using the aquamedic in my 15g, i’ve tried them all, and this is by far the best. pricey but worth it !