Solrock_Reefing Waterbox 130.4 Build started 11/23/2020!!!

[Solrock Reefing]

Hope to get the tank placed after Thanksgiving...will start a build thread at that point. Good luck with your tanks!

Thanks! Good luck to you too

 

[Solrock Reefing]

Just finished putting my 110 Marine X stand together. Did you all have several hardware parts left over?

Yes I did but nothing I forgot to install. Thank god lol

 

[Solrock Reefing]

More goodies came in today. I think I'm going to give the Waterbox manifold a chance. I'm installing a quick disconnect union and shut off some I'm able swap it or service it.

 

[Radman73]

Good luck! I picked up a WaterBox 130 when my 220 leaked. I'm actually glad I did. The WB is much easier to work in and is a beautiful tank.

 

[hannernanner]

Hey I found this on YouTube. Hope it helps

Yep, this is exactly what I needed! Would be helpful if they made this info easier to find lol

 

[jlauck]

Looks good. I'm following and building along as well. I just received my 130.4 today.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

Looks good. I'm following and building along as well. I just received my 130.4 today.

That's great, good luck on the build. It's going to be a fun build.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

Alright the tank is in it's permanent spot. I left 3 1/2 inches in between the tank and the wall. I might go 4 inches. Doors were definitely a pain in butt to install. They came out pretty good after adjusting them a million times. Next will be the plumbing and sump. And then further down a DIY controller board. Taking a couple of days off from the build....wifey is giving me the evil eye lol. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

[Vasquim]

Nice, received mine yesterday in Portugal following

 

[Radman73]

Yep, this is exactly what I needed! Would be helpful if they made this info easier to find lol

Yep, same here lol! Got mine in April and finally got the doors straight. Minor thing but annoyed me to no end every time I walked into the office.

To the OP, fair warning that my doors were aligned before filling, and not after lol! But at least you know how to adjust them. These are fantastic looking tanks. I highly recommend a fitted screen top. I got mine from Artfully Acrylic/Clearview Lids and couldn't be happier. There was a bit of a back log, so may want to order sooner vs later.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

After almost going in to a Thanksgiving food coma . I still managed to get some work done on the tank. Mounted the Radion's and tested them out to makes sure there aren't any surprises down the road. I'm hoping to have the plumbing and sump in place by the end of the weekend. Tomorrow I'll show you what I do to prep the stand before I put the sump in place.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

This is how I prepped my cabinet for the sump. You can use any product of your choice I used J&B. Let's face it, whether we're performing regular maintenance on our sump or adding a new piece of equipment we might splash a bit of water on the sides or rear of the tank. We all know how water can creep in to the smallest of holes. I put a small beed of J&B sealer around the bottom of the cabinet. I'm 80% done with my plumbing.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

Had some time today to assemble my protein skimmer. For those who were wondering the footprint of the Aquamaxx ConeS DCQ-2 in a 130.4 sump here it is. As you can see I put a piece of paper in front of it so for those who are interested in placing a baffle there, you have plenty of room to do so. I'm ordering the baffle real soon and I'll post some pics for you guys. Happy reefing everyone.

 

[jp_75]

Looks good! What are you planning to keep?

 

[Solrock Reefing]

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[Solrock Reefing]

Looks good! What are you planning to keep?

Thanks! In the refugium? Or the display tank? Refugium maybe chaeto or a couple of reactors. Display is going to be a mixed LPS and some easy SPS corals

 

[Jimbhoy13]

We are building our 130.4s at the same time! I was putting together the cabinet last night and noticed that when I mounted one of the doors, it hung crooked. It was flush on near the hinge, but further towards the middle there is a pretty big gap below the top of the stand...tried it several times, just wouldn't seem to hang straight using the pre-drilled holes. I'd be interested to see if you have this issue come up too!

I had no problems getting doors to hang right.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

I had no problems getting doors to hang right.

 

[Solrock Reefing]

I got around today to building the control board. Just purchased some plywood and went to town on it. I used a jigsaw to make most of my cuts. I also purchased some magnets to keep the board in place. I ordered the surge protector from Ebay. I think 10 switches is perfect and I might even need more. It has two USB plugs that I can use for the cabinet lights or if I decide to mount a tablet on the door. If I purchase an Apex Controller I'm installing it in a separate cabinet. Doser is the last thing I'm putting on this board.

 

[Nelson Tiago]

nice build 130.4 like this makes me taking the right choise on a 130.4