Thanks for checking out my thread, and for the compliment!
If you don’t need a bunch of extra equipment that will run on a manifold, and you can get by with the stock plumbing, then I think that the configuration of the Waterbox 100.3 would be nice for seahorses. You could easily fit a skimmer and a bunch of filtration media in the sump. The tank has nice dimensions, and it’s tall, so I think seahorses would appreciate it.
I am not happy with the 100.3 when all things have been considered. The reasons for that decision follow:
- I am not a DIYer, so I wanted an already-made solution. However, I needed to customize the plumbing for the equipment that I wanted to use. It would have been cheaper to just go with a custom solution from the start.
- The silicone work has been touted as excellent, but it’s isn’t on my system; it is sloppy.
- There seems to be issues with the vinyl application on the rear pane of glass, such as discoloration, bubbles, and things stuck under it.
- The quality of the tank and stand is hit-or-miss. Some tanks and stands have been delivered with no issues for some hobbyists, and others have had multiple issues.
- I saw a thread where someone had to have a third tank delivered because of scratches and poor quality control.
- I don’t want to name the hobbyist, but I’ve seen a stand that came with screws already in it, as if it were already assembled and returned. The same stand also had an enormous amount of scratches. The photos of that system will be at the end of this post.
I bought the 100.3 for some touted features, such as the high-quality stand, glass overflow box, and the dimensions. However, had I known what I know now, I would have passed on Waterbox immediately.
Nothing. I haven’t heard back from them. I moved on, and I will never buy another product from them. It isn’t worth the hassle and back-and-forth. They would rather have customers fix the issues that their systems arrive with rather than providing a high-quality product from the beginning. If they put as much effort into providing quality products as they put into boosting their social media presence, then things may have turned out better. At this rate, I don’t see them being around in the next few years. Bulk Reef Supply removed their products from their inventory.
If you decide to order a Waterbox, then I hope that you have a much better experience.
Please consider that my words above are not provided to steer you away from Waterbox. I simply wanted to provide answers to your questions and give you proper explanations of why I feel the way that I do.
Below are the aforementioned photos that another hobbyist sent me to show the horrendous state that their system arrived in. The hobbyist is receiving a refund since that is their second system that came in like that, and their third leaked.
