McCune Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Going to be starting my Waterbox 20 cube. Purchased the tank last year and have been waiting for the stand to come in for a few months. Equipment list Tank - Waterbox 20 cube Stand - White Waterbox 18x18 Tank controller- Neptune Apex lite DJ 8 outlet powerstrip Light- AI Prime HDReturn - stock Reefbreeders Dc controlable pumpPowerhead - AI Nero 5Heater - Neotherm Skimmer - Eshopps nano ATO - AutoAqua Smart Micro Got the rock work done today. Main structure is one piece I cut flat to sit on the bottom of the tank. All the shelves are comprised of literally 60 small pieces that have been secured together 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 this is the scape I came up with center piece of rock is one piece I cut flat to sit on the bottom. The shelves are comprised of apple 60 small pieces secured together. let me know what you think 10 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Gorgeous. Following this with interest 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ratvan said: Gorgeous. Following this with interest Thank you for the kind words excited for this build 1 Quote Link to comment
SliceGolfer Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 You should enter the 365 day challenge! 1 Quote Link to comment
Penguin Reef Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I’m jealous lol I want to start a waterbox build so bad! Everything looks awesome! Really diggin the dry rockscape with the bare bottom. Let’s see the stand 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 7:33 PM, SliceGolfer said: You should enter the 365 day challenge! I am going to now that you brought it up it completely slipped my mind. 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Penguin Reef said: I’m jealous lol I want to start a waterbox build so bad! Everything looks awesome! Really diggin the dry rockscape with the bare bottom. Let’s see the stand Thanks. stand is a Waterbox white 18x18. I will snap pics of the full setup when I get it into place and a few of the other pieces start falling into place Quote Link to comment
SliceGolfer Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, McCune said: I am going to now that you brought it up it completely slipped my mind. Be sure to grab a photo with your favorite condiment item in dry tank before filling. Also add the 365 day challenge tag to this thread and post your entry in the official contest thread. Don’t want you to miss out on technicalities! 1 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 love the WB tanks I almost got one too. going to be a fun challenge lots of great tanks and people to fallow. 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 So I officially joined the 365 day challenge. I am a little behind but will finish getting in my equipment and get this tank kicking. I am trying to decide on a theme for the tank 3 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 That rock sculpture came out so nice. Good luck with your tank and the contest. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 So trying to decide a theme or direction for this tank. I am a huge fan of rock flowers and maxi mini nems some of those will absolutely being going into the tank. I like zoas, shrooms, LPS. I haven’t really dipped into the SPS game yet. I'm thinking I will probably run sand in the tank for rock flowers and maxi mini. 3 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 41 minutes ago, McCune said: So trying to decide a theme or direction for this tank. I am a huge fan of rock flowers and maxi mini nems some of those will absolutely being going into the tank. I like zoas, shrooms, LPS. I haven’t really dipped into the SPS game yet. I'm thinking I will probably run sand in the tank for rock flowers and maxi mini. Yes!!! More rock flower tanks! 2 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 49 minutes ago, SeaFurn said: Yes!!! More rock flower tanks! I have about 20 in my Cadlights 50 long setup. They are awesome but maxi mini are just as awesome and you see them much less. 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Got an important piece delivered last night. I have heard such great things about this product I had to give it a try. Let’s hope it’s going to live up to all the hype. 3 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Keep us posted on how the cycle goes. 1 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 1:18 PM, McCune said: So trying to decide a theme or direction for this tank. I am a huge fan of rock flowers and maxi mini nems some of those will absolutely being going into the tank. I like zoas, shrooms, LPS. I haven’t really dipped into the SPS game yet. I'm thinking I will probably run sand in the tank for rock flowers and maxi mini. exciting more RFA tanks. I agree mini max are amzing little guys to i was thinking about ordering a cpl today. OR maybe some more RFA...maybe both? yeah love the rock work. I think you will like the MB7 I have not used that one but I did cycle me nano with turbo start 9000 worked great! 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, devaji108 said: exciting more RFA tanks. I agree mini max are amzing little guys to i was thinking about ordering a cpl today. OR maybe some more RFA...maybe both? yeah love the rock work. I think you will like the MB7 I have not used that one but I did cycle me nano with turbo start 9000 worked great! I plan on having both in the tank. Also going to probably do a few sexy shrimp it awesome when they host the maxi minis 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Excited I will be heading to the Frag Farmers Market show in CT this Saturday with my oldest son. I still don’t know what I’m getting but I’m sure I’ll find some nice stuff I picked up a JF Bloodshot zoa frag over the weekend and it kooks insane. i ordered a Orphek camera flip on setup which should be in this week so I can snap pics of the corals sitting in my Cadlights 50 long that will eventually make there way into the cube. I also ordered Brightwell’s koralMD coral dip. I have heard good things and wants fto give this product a chance Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Good luck at the frag swap. Are you swapping or just buying? 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Just buying at this one, I traded a few corals with friends last few weeks so I’m out of frags to trade. 1 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 I was able to pick up some nice frags at the Frag Farmers Market this year. Brought my oldest with me he’s 7. He picked every coral we got but 1, we ended up with 10 and one on hold with a buddy. His negotiating skills are on point. Ended up getting two free frags that were really nice because of his bargaining. He asked if he could have a $2,000 shroom FREEBIE. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Corals all I picked up yesterday hammer looks a little more pink in person forest fire shroom ST Thomas shroom orange Yuma with some nice bubbles when I got it green and pink octospawn and black and green octospawn lobo black/purple torch with pink tips and green mouths green and pink frogspawn. This one just had a kind of unique structure to it 2 Quote Link to comment
McCune Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hoping to pick up some sand today and get the cube wet🤞 Quote Link to comment
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