Sean’s Custom 110g Waterbox Build

[hurdbird]

We’re back!!! Things have settled down slightly after the move few years back when I decided to sell my last water box 130.4 and the kiddos are getting bigger. The wife has a different tune but nonetheless, life has a funny way of throwing you a curveball sometimes. Friend of a friend contacted me and presented an opportunity to buy a reef tank set up again after a full loss during the power outages from the blizzard of 2026. A few weeks to a month before I had been talking about reefs and fish tanks again with the kiddos and they expressed interest. I had started the idea / research of maybe setting up a nano tank and then bang… bought a Waterbox Marine X 110.4 to rebuild to restart the journey! Entire set up needs some serious love to say the least. Planning for a slow and steady rebuild because my other hobbies are expensive too and summer is coming, hence the grouchy wife . Looking forward to having you guys along for the ride and to help guide! Let the cleaning begin, cheers… Thanks for reading.

Used WB Marine X 110.4 - Picked Up in Cape Cod

 

[hurdbird]

My last Waterbox 130.4 pictures, as you can see, I’m pretty anal about ascetics and function and this tank will be no different

 

[Cpage101]

My last Waterbox 130.4 pictures, as you can see, I’m pretty anal about ascetics and function and this tank will be no different

Cheers! Welcome Back to the poorhouse lol!

 

[DatReefGuy]

Welcome back! Always good to see some resilience. Get back up and do it again!

 

[Reefried]

Good to have you back. Excited to watch this build

 

[hurdbird]

Well it has been an interesting few weeks (build thread is lagging behind a bit from real timeline overall), spent a ton of time cleaning up all the equipment, stand, etc and finally got to the tank…. About an hour into tank cleaning, I started to uncover some major scratches that I simply would never be able to live with. When I picked the tank up, it was so dirty that it was tough to see any significant scratches. Major bummer…. Finished cleaning, posted for sale that night and sold the tank, stand, equipment and kept a pair of MP40’s and a UV sterilizer out of the deal that will continue on with the build. Fellow reefer from CT was getting his first bigger tank after college so that was really cool.

MP40’s needed new wetsides / cages for sure and UV could use a bulb so got those ordered and replaced.

Struggling to confirm if the power supply for the MP40QD’s are correct? Doesn’t seem like it… they work fine but almost seems like they are aftermarket and make me nervous. I’ll post a better picture tonight.

May have bought another tank set up off Facebook marketplace place already, the wife thinks I’m crazy … update on the next post. Happy reefing!