Waterbox 15 vs Fluval 13.5

[~LadyBug~]

Hi guys! I'm trying to decide between the Waterbox 15 gallon Peninsula Mini and the Fluval Evo 13.5 gallon. 

 

I will probably wind up replacing the light on the Fluval, so that's not a big 'pro'. 

 

Dimensions are similar, 22" x 11.5" x 15" for the Fluval and 19.7"×13.8"×13.8" for Waterbox. 

 

Aesthetically I prefer the Waterbox, but I'm familiar with the Fluval brand, and Waterbox is one I hadn't heard of. How is the Waterbox build quality? I saw some frustrations with the back chamber design in the owner's thread on here, but that was mostly for the smaller, discontinued tanks. Is the back chamber useable on the 15 Waterbox?

 

 

[TerraIncognita]

IME, and IMO i'd chose ANY tank over the Fluval 13.5 any day.

 

Rank of best to worst order around this size

 

Red Sea Nano

Innovative Marine 10, 15, & 20 Gal

Waterbox 15

JBJ Rimless 15 or Nano Cube

Fluval Nano stuff

 

 

 

❤️

Edited August 21, 2020 by TerraIncognita
Order Change

[Clown79]

Fluval is a nice looking tank but i don't like their rear chamber design.

 

I had nothing but issues with the spec which is similar in design.

 

Waterbox is a nice tank, I've not heard any complaints.

[~LadyBug~]

On 8/21/2020 at 11:05 AM, TerraIncognita said:

IME, and IMO i'd chose ANY tank over the Fluval 13.5 any day.

 

Rank of best to worst order around this size

 

Red Sea Nano

Innovative Marine 10, 15, & 20 Gal

Waterbox 15

JBJ Rimless 15 or Nano Cube

Fluval Nano stuff

 

 

 

❤️

The ranking is really helpful, thanks!

 

On 8/21/2020 at 12:20 PM, Clown79 said:

Fluval is a nice looking tank but i don't like their rear chamber design.

 

I had nothing but issues with the spec which is similar in design.

 

Waterbox is a nice tank, I've not heard any complaints.

Awesome, thank you 🙂