Well I am starting my first build thread at first to achieve that shiny build thread badge but i now see how sharing this information may genuinely help others in their future tank builds as I already know things I wish I had known before I started this one!
A tiny background...I am beyond blessed to be able to do what I love full time. I have for many years bred freshwater fish discus, angels, exotic pleco’s and have a 52 tank freshwater room that has been a joy to have! When I decided to start a reef room the setup was very minimal as I had more than adequate RO/DI systems, lines and storage tanks already setup plus an empty room adjacent to the freshwater room. This will be the 6th saltwater tank in the Reef Room which already has a Cadlights Artisan, 125 long, 2 side by side AIO’s and a 40 breeder that I already had drilled. The Cadlights tank I bought second hand so this is the first “name brand” tank I’ve bought brand new. I’ve never owned a Red Sea Reefer.
I purchased the tank from
The Waterbox website and it was delivered in an extremely timely manner although I happen to want a tank that wasn’t on back order. I chose the 85.3 due to the dimensions being perfect for the space I had available. The smaller size was too small and the larger size wouldn’t have fit. I also did not get their lighting option as I like to play around with that kind of thing on my own. Currently my plans are to run AI LIghts with supplemental T5. I do have radions over one of my tanks but I genuinely like the AI with T5 results that I’ve had.
The tank was delivered via UPS freight on September 21st. I was not able to start on it right away as California has had some issues with political and Natural disaster issues at the time.
The packaging on the tank and stand was superb there was absolutely no cracks dings or shifts during shipping and I was genuinely impressed with the quality of Materials used to ship the Tank.
I will continue to post with each step along the way... thanks for tanking a look!
A tiny background...I am beyond blessed to be able to do what I love full time. I have for many years bred freshwater fish discus, angels, exotic pleco’s and have a 52 tank freshwater room that has been a joy to have! When I decided to start a reef room the setup was very minimal as I had more than adequate RO/DI systems, lines and storage tanks already setup plus an empty room adjacent to the freshwater room. This will be the 6th saltwater tank in the Reef Room which already has a Cadlights Artisan, 125 long, 2 side by side AIO’s and a 40 breeder that I already had drilled. The Cadlights tank I bought second hand so this is the first “name brand” tank I’ve bought brand new. I’ve never owned a Red Sea Reefer.
I purchased the tank from
The Waterbox website and it was delivered in an extremely timely manner although I happen to want a tank that wasn’t on back order. I chose the 85.3 due to the dimensions being perfect for the space I had available. The smaller size was too small and the larger size wouldn’t have fit. I also did not get their lighting option as I like to play around with that kind of thing on my own. Currently my plans are to run AI LIghts with supplemental T5. I do have radions over one of my tanks but I genuinely like the AI with T5 results that I’ve had.
The tank was delivered via UPS freight on September 21st. I was not able to start on it right away as California has had some issues with political and Natural disaster issues at the time.
The packaging on the tank and stand was superb there was absolutely no cracks dings or shifts during shipping and I was genuinely impressed with the quality of Materials used to ship the Tank.
I will continue to post with each step along the way... thanks for tanking a look!
