Nightstand Nano - 7g Waterbox

[Raindog3030]

OK, we have done it, another reef is getting wet this week!

Presenting my Waterbox 7g AIO cube!

Parts List:
Waterbox 7g AIO w/ ECO66 pump (Removed) Added Cobalt Mini-MJ 404
Hydor Koralia Nano 240
Cobalt Neo-Therm 25w
Kessil A80 w/ Gooseneck
Mini Smart Plug (my $10 lighting controller, with wifi!)

~10 lbs Haitian Live Rock
10+ lbs of Nature's Ocean No.0 Live Sand
Tropic Marin Salt

The Plan:
Since this cube is a little small for the majority of vertebrate species, we are currently considering a RBTA with porcelain anemone crabs. We shall see! (Strike that, we found Bam Bam!)

Here's a teaser from my test fill/cleaning over the weekend:

 

[Raindog3030]

And it is wet! Finally cleared up by this morning, now I just have to patiently wait for my light to arrive and select a heater!

 

[Stoops718]

How is the flow of the stock pump? I'm between WaterBox 10 gallon cube and a Nuvo 10. I heard that a Sicce 0.5 would not fit in the return chamber of the WaterBox 10.

 

[mmw64]

And it is wet! Finally cleared up by this morning, now I just have to patiently wait for my light to arrive and select a heater!
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[Raindog3030]

How is the flow of the stock pump? I'm between WaterBox 10 gallon cube and a Nuvo 10. I heard that a Sicce 0.5 would not fit in the return chamber of the WaterBox 10.

I can't speak about the 10g, since I only have the 7, they sent me the Sicce mimouse to fit in the rear chamber since the eco66 rattled. Flow is alright, but I added a hydor 240 for additional flow.

 

[Raindog3030]

Also, had a chance to install the light this morning! I love these goosenecks...now then, if I can get my chinese smart outlet to actually follow its schedule...

Have to do some wire management still

 

[Raindog3030]

I am the most irresponsible reefer, but he was only $10!
#reef2reef
#worldwidecorals
#mywwccontest

 

[ReefSlice]

Awesome! I've been looking for one for my biocube, where did you find it?

 

[Raindog3030]

Awesome! I've been looking for one for my biocube, where did you find it?

I found him at Living Reef Orlando, they didn't have a price, and were shocked when I asked to buy him...what a steal if you ask me! Identified as Gonodactylus Smithii.

 

[ReefSlice]

I found him at Living Reef Orlando, they didn't have a price, and were shocked when I asked to buy him...what a steal if you ask me! Identified as Gonodactylus Smithii.

Yes that's the exact one I've been looking for! And I was just in Orlando for RAP, perhaps I need to make a trip up to WWC and the others...

 

[Raindog3030]

Yes that's the exact one I've been looking for! And I was just in Orlando for RAP, perhaps I need to make a trip up to WWC and the others...

Do it! This was a random stop on my way home from working out of town, well worth it! WWC had a Peacock Mantis last time I was there, maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago?

 

[TonyNguyen]

Do know if the back of the tank is tampered? I saw this on Amazon and looks tempting....Nice setup with the Kessel.

 

[Raindog3030]

Do know if the back of the tank is tampered? I saw this on Amazon and looks tempting....Nice setup with the Kessel.

I do not know if it is tempered or not, but I can say that if you ask Waterbox, I'm sure they will reply, excellent customer service!

 

[TonyNguyen]

I just did the other day on Amazon..lol
They said yes but it will void the warranty...
Thanks for the reply keep up the update!

 

[Raindog3030]

I just did the other day on Amazon..lol
They said yes but it will void the warranty...
Thanks for the reply keep up the update!

What, if you drill it? I would think so! lol

 

[Raindog3030]

Oh, duh, here is a fairly recent FTS of sorts:

 

[TonyNguyen]

I was more concern about the temper glass then the warranty..I really want a sump for this size tank....lol

 

[robmiller2]

How are you liking that Kessil? I was thinking about that one for my 8.8 Gallon.

 

[Raindog3030]

How are you liking that Kessil? I was thinking about that one for my 8.8 Gallon.

So far so good! I have been running it on a simple on/off schedule with a mechanical timer.
100% intensity and about 40% color

This reef is still very new, but the frogspawn I have loves this light, and the clove polyps we added (less than 2 weeks ago?) have already grown off of the plug onto the rock work.
I did add some new zoas over the weekend, I put one colony on the bottom, but they seemed to open right up (they were under my pair of A360WEs)

Also, you can't beat the Kessil shimmer!

 

[robmiller2]

I have heard both positive and negative about the A80 Tuna Blue. But with my current tank, a 8.8 gallon AIO, it will definitely be better than the Zetlight ZA1201 that came with the tank. Or at least I am thinking it will be.