Saltwater N00b - Tideline 62G AIO Build

[bc891]

Hey everyone,

Brand new to the hobby... Been wanting to get into it for a long time. After some trips to a few local stores, I settled on the Tideline 62 Gallon AIO Lagoon. I purchased it about a month and a half ago now and got straight to work. Still some things to do, but it's cycling now (fishless) and looking great.

Here's what I've got into it so far:
-40 lbs Fiji Pink Sand.
-45 (ish) lbs Rock (Dry Marco Rock with about a 6 lb. chunk of live rock purchased from LFS).
-Ink Bird temp controller with Eheim 200W heater.
-Tunze Osmolator Nano 3152 ATO.
-Filter/Media Basket from Kreative Reefer.
-AI Nero 3 on one side (biased to front), Hydor Koralia on the other side (biased to rear).

Have not gotten the lights or skimmer yet. Pics of the build below!

 

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Building the stand. Went up to Sherwin Williams and had them match an oil based paint to the color of existing trim work in the house.

 

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Door attempt #1. Massive fail. Used some rattle-can primer (against better judgement) and the oil based paint didn’t agree with it at all. Couldn’t get the brush/roller to lay it down clean.

 

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Door attempt #2. Much better. Used proper primer, sanded, shot the corners and trim edges, then rolled and brushed.

 

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The fill-up, and in cabinet setup. Played around with a 10 gallon tank from petsmart for ATO reservoir, but the pump vibrating against the glass was annoying. Much quieter in the jug.

 

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Scrapped the Tideline Shadow Wave returns and went to Locline. In reading up, seems like most people weren’t too happy with them as they often stick (plus I wanted to direct the water and point them up a bit for surface agitation.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[1112-425XL]

Looking Great!

 

[SliceGolfer]

Looking good!

 

[Bucko]

Nice custom stand! Did you use a rubber sheet under the tank or is it directly on the wood?
Will be following along!

 

[bc891]

Nice custom stand! Did you use a rubber sheet under the tank or is it directly on the wood?
Will be following along!

Thank you! Yeah, got a big roll from BRS. I also ran/trimmed it around the whole bottom of the frame to sit on the tile floor. Don’t know if it would have wobbled slightly without it, but it definitely doesn’t now.

 

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Made the lid today. Ran to LFS for some top off water and saw that they had the Red Sea DIY kits.

 

[bdesign]

Scrapped the Tideline Shadow Wave returns and went to Locline. In reading up, seems like most people weren’t too happy with them as they often stick (plus I wanted to direct the water and point them up a bit for surface agitation.

I'll be following along - setting up the same system now.

Any updates?

 

[bc891]

I'll be following along - setting up the same system now.

Any updates?

Been a little bit since I’ve gotten on here!

Going really well so far! (Hope I don’t curse things by saying that). Here are some pics.

 

[bdesign]

Been a little bit since I’ve gotten on here!

Going really well so far! (Hope I don’t curse things by saying that). Here are some pics.

Very nice!

 

[bc891]

Very nice!

Thank you! How is yours going? Got some pics?

 

[JC Reef]

The stand looks great!

 

[bdesign]

Thank you! How is yours going? Got some pics?

Our setups look very similar!

 

[bc891]

Update on stuff since the last post:

Got a honeycomb acrylic lid from Kreative Reefer. Super happy with it and it was comparable in price to Kraken. The design allows you to run cords through it very easily through the back.

Added 2 Hydra 32’s. The flexible arms worked out great. I tried the ceiling mounts at first but didn’t really care for the look of them suspended. Plus, I can make little tweaks to their position now.

Added Aquamaxx WS-1 skimmer. I glued on some command clips to make it a “hang on” in the sump so the inlet is at the recommended depth (9”).

2 AI Nero 3s. Positioned on each end and offset high/low. Mirrored flow for now at about 2000gph.

Got 2.75” filter sock adapters from Kreative Reefer for the overflows. I didn’t care for the Tideline socks that come with it. I’m using the waterbox 225 micron felt socks now. So far, so good!

Livestock:
- 2 Ocellaris Clowns
- Lawnmower Blenny
- Bangaii Cardinal
- Bristletooth Tang
- Yellow Tang
- 2 Emerald Crabs
- ~25 snails. Mix of Cerith, Nerite, Bumblebee, and Nassarius.

Friend gave me a chunk of rock with 3 BTAs. They seem to be doing really well and they are huge! Picked up 2 small zoa frags and an acan a couple days ago.

 

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Our setups look very similar!

Man that looks awesome!! I really like that hood.

Way similar!