icedearth15324
TeamCR
So I'm going to be moving into my girlfriend's apartment within the next few months, and I really don't want to risk dealing with my custom plumbing in an apartment. So I'm looking at getting either a Waterbox or a Red Sea. The pricing and features are pretty similar, so I was hoping some people either had some experience with one or the other, or was just hoping for some advice.
I'm looking at the Waterbox Marine 70.3 or the Red Sea Reefer 250. The key thing is I'll only have around 3 feet of space, otherwise I'd go for the 350. The Waterbox Reef 100.3 is also a potential option.
So, here are the stats:
[table="width: 700, class: grid, align: center"]
[tr]
[td]Feature[/td]
[td]Waterbox 70.3[/td]
[td]Red Sea Reefer 250[/td]
[td]Waterbox 100.3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total System Volume[/td]
[td]68.7 gallons[/td]
[td]65 gallons[/td]
[td]97.2 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Display Water Volume[/td]
[td]43.8 gallons[/td]
[td]54 gallons[/td]
[td]71.7 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Water Volume[/td]
[td]22.0 gallons[/td]
[td]11 gallons[/td]
[td]25.4 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]ATO Reservoir Volume[/td]
[td]4.3 gallons[/td]
[td]2.1 gallons[/td]
[td]4.7 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Length[/td]
[td]36"[/td]
[td]35.5"[/td]
[td]36"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Width[/td]
[td]20"[/td]
[td]20"[/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Height[/td]
[td]18"[/td]
[td]21"[/td]
[td]22"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Length[/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Width[/td]
[td]14"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]18"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Height[/td]
[td]15"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]15"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skimmer Chamber[/td]
[td]11.8 x 9.9[/td]
[td]13.8 x 9.8[/td]
[td]17.2 x 9.48[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pump Chamber[/td]
[td]9.2 x 5.9[/td]
[td]13.8 x 4.7[/td]
[td]9.4 x 5.9[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Price[/td]
[td]$1199.99[/td]
[td]$1349.00[/td]
[td]$1749.99[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
After looking at the specs, the Waterbox do look very nice. It's mainly a "are they as durable and long-lasting as Red Sea"? I know Red Sea uses metric piping vs Waterbox, so that is another pro for Waterbox. And then between the WB70.7 and the RS250, is display volume more important or sump volume? Although we can all probably agree that the RS250 ATO volume is terrible.
Anyway, thanks for the help, hopefully we can get a good discussion going on.
I'm looking at the Waterbox Marine 70.3 or the Red Sea Reefer 250. The key thing is I'll only have around 3 feet of space, otherwise I'd go for the 350. The Waterbox Reef 100.3 is also a potential option.
So, here are the stats:
[table="width: 700, class: grid, align: center"]
[tr]
[td]Feature[/td]
[td]Waterbox 70.3[/td]
[td]Red Sea Reefer 250[/td]
[td]Waterbox 100.3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total System Volume[/td]
[td]68.7 gallons[/td]
[td]65 gallons[/td]
[td]97.2 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Display Water Volume[/td]
[td]43.8 gallons[/td]
[td]54 gallons[/td]
[td]71.7 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Water Volume[/td]
[td]22.0 gallons[/td]
[td]11 gallons[/td]
[td]25.4 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]ATO Reservoir Volume[/td]
[td]4.3 gallons[/td]
[td]2.1 gallons[/td]
[td]4.7 gallons[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Length[/td]
[td]36"[/td]
[td]35.5"[/td]
[td]36"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Width[/td]
[td]20"[/td]
[td]20"[/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tank Height[/td]
[td]18"[/td]
[td]21"[/td]
[td]22"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Length[/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]24"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Width[/td]
[td]14"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]18"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sump Height[/td]
[td]15"[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]15"[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skimmer Chamber[/td]
[td]11.8 x 9.9[/td]
[td]13.8 x 9.8[/td]
[td]17.2 x 9.48[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pump Chamber[/td]
[td]9.2 x 5.9[/td]
[td]13.8 x 4.7[/td]
[td]9.4 x 5.9[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Price[/td]
[td]$1199.99[/td]
[td]$1349.00[/td]
[td]$1749.99[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
After looking at the specs, the Waterbox do look very nice. It's mainly a "are they as durable and long-lasting as Red Sea"? I know Red Sea uses metric piping vs Waterbox, so that is another pro for Waterbox. And then between the WB70.7 and the RS250, is display volume more important or sump volume? Although we can all probably agree that the RS250 ATO volume is terrible.
Anyway, thanks for the help, hopefully we can get a good discussion going on.