Oceanic 175g Bowfront + 25g Frag Tank

[bakbay]

Summer project - this thread is pretty much a work-in-progress all summer long. This tank has been sitting dry in the garage/gym for more than 7 years. Upon further inspection, all the seams appeared to be in great shape so heck — I’ve cleaned it up and plumbed it! 8 hours later, here we go…I’m dead tired so will post more later!

Tank: Oceanic 175g + Nuvo 25g Lagoon (frag tank)
Sump: CWT Aquatics CWT-50
Lighting: 3xRadion XR30 G4 Pro
Lighting (Frag Tank): Radion XR30 G6 Blue
Return Pump: Ecotech Vectra M2
Circulation: 3xMP40qd
Protein Skimmer: Bubble Magus C9
Calcium Reactor: Korallin 1502, Carbondoser Electronic CO2 regulator
ATO: Advanced Acrylic 15g reservoir + Tunze ATO
Brain: Apex + Trident

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Summer project - this thread is pretty much a work-in-progress all summer long. This tank has been sitting dry in the garage/gym for more than 7 years. Upon further inspection, all the seams appeared to be in great shape so heck — I’ve cleaned it up and plumbed it! 8 hours later, here we go…I’m dead tired so will post more later!

Best of luck with the build!

 

[bakbay]

Best of luck with the build!

Thanks - my main tank is completely full so the plan is to reset the basketball-sized colonies down to frags and move those bad boys to the 175g.

It’s my first frag tank so it’s somewhat exciting!

 

[bakbay]

Frag tank stand - before & after. I took an old piece of furniture and repainted black to match the rest of the decor - I think it looks decent. Your thoughts?

Will need to get some hinges this week to finish the front panel.

 

[bakbay]

Frag tank is plumbed! We are up and running! Here is the pic of the gym aka “Fish Room”

 

[bakbay]

I'm contemplating to shut down the RedSea 250 or rebuild it as an anemone-only tank, that would be cool. So far, I have 4 tanks running in the house! lol

 

[bakbay]

57W UV light getting installed because… I just have it laying around! lol

 

[bakbay]

quick & dirty aquascaping from old rocks

 

[bakbay]

I need some ideas. I already have a SPS-dominated 150g main tank, a mixed reef 60g tank. Now just plumbed up a 175g 6 footer with a frag tank.

What should I do for the 175g? Do another SPS tank, 100% softies, LPS-only tank or another mixed? I’m actually bored and want to build something different. Perhaps a big carpet / anemone tank? 100% SPS, mixed?

Any ideas will be appreciated.

 

[bakbay]

I've had a blue Haddoni carpet many years ago and it got seriously hurt & later died from the wavemaker. I might try to get a blue (although I prefer red) Haddoni carpet for this tank. Something massive -- will look at some of the examples here but I'm currently leaning to go "anemone-dominated" tank!

 

[bakbay]

Aquascape is done — will start the cycle with Dr. Tim’s One and Only + ammonium cloride when they come in the mail. I’ve salted the tank but ran out of salt — still only at 25ppt. Will get more tomorrow. Doing a fishless cycle will be fun!

 

[bakbay]

57W Ultraviolet UV installed & running! This should clear up the water in a day (or two).

 

[bakbay]

Calcium Reactor up and running with pH meter & Versa pump.

Before, during, and after shots

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Been watching this one, glad you decided to put that tank to use!

 

[bakbay]

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Been watching this one, glad you decided to put that tank to use!

Thanks for following along. I got so many reefing equipment that it sucks to see them sitting around in the garage doing nothing! lol

I do need to buy an Apex since all my other tanks have them though. I now have 4 tanks running so need to worry about power cost at some point. As you know, power is ridiculous in SoCal and we don’t have solar yet!$$&@

 

[bakbay]

Did a full dose of Dr Tim’s One and Only and fed ammonia cloride today. Tank should be cycled in ~10 days. I’ll add some fish and frags to get going but the goal is to find a big carpet anemone for the tank!

 

[bakbay]

Flow: I have 2xMP40QDs on the back glass, ideally mounted on the sides, but aesthetically not pleasing. Given that it’s going to be a mixed tank, predominantly anemone and possible torches, we don’t need that much flow.

 

[bakbay]

Tubings - I went with flexible tubings (man, so expensive now!) for versatility. It saved me today while trying to re-plumb the frag tank. I kept saying that my next tank will be all color pipes + schedule 40/80 but honestly, flexible tubing with barb is VERY “flexible”!

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I'll never use vinyl tubing again, sticking with silicone hose as needed. Only down side as that occasional cost aint cheap.

 

[bakbay]

I'll never use vinyl tubing again, sticking with silicone hose as needed. Only down side as that occasional cost aint cheap.

Yup but those vinyl tubes last a lifetime tho! Also, those schedule 40 elbows, slip barbed fittings, etc have doubled in price post covid! Like everything else irl, our hobby went with the flow — real inflation isn’t sub 5 or 10%. It feels like 100%!!!