Tideline 62g Lagoon Build

[RoadGlideRon]

I had my son-in-law help me move the Tideline stand, and tank from my truck into position in our living room.

We purchased 2 boxes of Carib-Sea dry infused rock in Arches. My wife and I placed a towel at the bottom of the tank, played around a bit, and came up with a solution for the rock scape.

We tagged and removed the rock, and towel from the tank.

The aquarium came with 2 Weipro WH-1000 overflow pumps, and associated tubes and clamps. We shoved the supplied return tube into the top of the pump, used the supplied clamps to ensure a tight fit. We dry fitted the connection point from return tube to the directional output. After finding the everything was correct, I applied just a smige of petroleum jelly on the rubber gasket, and tightened for use.

My wife and I filled the tank one third, then two thirds, then to full capacity waiting approximately 1 hour between fillings. Currently the tank is up and running both pumps for a leak test.

 

[Fish Fan]

Looking like a great start!

 

[skey44]

I had my son-in-law help me move the Tideline stand, and tank from my truck into position in our living room.

We purchased 2 boxes of Carib-Sea dry infused rock in Arches. My wife and I placed a towel at the bottom of the tank, played around a bit, and came up with a solution for the rock scape.

We tagged and removed the rock, and towel from the tank.

The aquarium came with 2 Weipro WH-1000 overflow pumps, and associated tubes and clamps. We shoved the supplied return tube into the top of the pump, used the supplied clamps to ensure a tight fit. We dry fitted the connection point from return tube to the directional output. After finding the everything was correct, I applied just a smige of petroleum jelly on the rubber gasket, and tightened for use.

My wife and I filled the tank one third, then two thirds, then to full capacity waiting approximately 1 hour between fillings. Currently the tank is up and running both pumps for a leak test.

That’s a very nice looking aio! Following along.

 

[RoadGlideRon]

Overnight Observations:

1. no leaks.. !

2. the overflow pumps that were included (weipro wh-1000) are Loud.. Meaning.. real LOUD.. LOL. Therefore since this is the leak test and all the water will be drained anyway.. i'm going to get 2 "SICCE Syncra Silent 1.5 MF 357 gph Submersible Water Pumps". i see that there on Amazon for just about 70 bucks, so thinking about that pump. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VFP3AC?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback&th=1) Unless you have an opinion on something better.

3. end of leak test is tomorrow afternoon. we'll drain the water and get it ready for the sand, rock and seawater next.

 

[RoadGlideRon]

Drain Water, ADD Sand, Rock, Water, Media Bucket

Well the leak test completed successfully. i was going to use my hose from outside to drain the water, but when i looked at it... well it's been raining for 3 days and it was NOT coming in my house. Walmart had a 50' hose for 16 bucks that fit the bill perfectly.

we drained the water from the tank.

we purchased 3 bags of Carib-Sea live sand which we poured into the tank and leveled out.

we had a party, so i had labeled each Carib-Sea dry Arch rock and placed them into our spare bedroom. i took the rocks out and rebuilt the aquascape on the coffee table, then placed the 'scape into the tank.

we purchased seawater for our initial setup, and we poured that into the tank after placement of the Arches.

i purchased a media bucket from kreative reefers, but i have version 2 Tideline 62g, which has a slightly smaller opening in the sock holder. the KR media basket is being returned, and i bought a media basket from Tideline.. (and for 30 dollars less!)

i'm still running the original pumps. i've ordered some silicone trivets which i'm going to cut to place into the bottom of the sump for the pump to see if that quites the humm down from the original WH-1000 overflow pumps. if not, i'll get the sccie 1.5 pump.

 

[Fish Fan]

That's A LOT of boxes of saltwater, maybe look into getting your own RODI filter and making your own, you will save A LOT Of money that way

 

[RoadGlideRon]

2 Juvenile Clown's for Cycling

Yesterday afternoon, my wife and i visited Fishy Business in Columbia and picked up 2 juvenile clowns to start our cycle. We were able to place them into the tank about 6.45p. We fed them this morning about 11.45am and they were both hungry! We're giving them room right now and not really going up to the tank 'too much'... lol.. but we do like viewing them.

:)

r-

 

[RoadGlideRon]

That's A LOT of boxes of saltwater, maybe look into getting your own RODI filter and making your own, you will save A LOT Of money that way

totally agree.. and i will, but for the first part i wanted to use boxed. they gave me 2 extra boxes, which was cool.

i definitely don't want to spend too much on the ro/di. any suggestions?

r-

 

[Fish Fan]

i definitely don't want to spend too much on the ro/di. any suggestions?

I'd reach out to @Buckeye Hydro who's an R2R sponsor and who will work with you to get put together a system that's well tailored to your source water. Other popular choices are Bulk Reef Supply and Spectra Pure.

 

[Fish Fan]

2 Juvenile Clown's for Cycling

Yesterday afternoon, my wife and i visited Fishy Business in Columbia and picked up 2 juvenile clowns to start our cycle. We were able to place them into the tank about 6.45p. We fed them this morning about 11.45am and they were both hungry! We're giving them room right now and not really going up to the tank 'too much'... lol.. but we do like viewing them.

:)

r-

I've been keeping aquaria long enough to remember when using live fish to cycle your tank was common, but now the majority of reefers do not suggest doing this. Did your LFS suggest using live fish? If so, I would be skeptical of advice they give in the future as many fish stores are more interested in selling you fish than seeing you successful with your tank.

Given the size of your tank and tank and given that Clownfish are hardy, you should be fine, but I'd watch your ammonia levels and take action if if hits about 0.50 ppm or higher. A good idea would be to add a bottle of Fritz TurboStart 900 specifically. This product (and only this product) can make a take safe for fish in as little as a couple of days.

I hope this helps!

 

[RoadGlideRon]

A good idea would be to add a bottle of Fritz TurboStart 900 specifically.

I hope this helps!

well.. i forgot to mention, or maybe i did.. i put a bottle of Dr. Tims One in Only on Monday early evening.

hopefully that will help get things moving along. also, i did place 6 crushed pellets into the tank on monday evening.

r

 

[Fish Fan]

well.. i forgot to mention, or maybe i did.. i put a bottle of Dr. Tims One in Only on Monday early evening.

hopefully that will help get things moving along. also, i did place 6 crushed pellets into the tank on monday evening.

r

His product take about 3 weeks to work, but that's a good start. With Clownfish and such a large tank, you'll be fine

 

[reefshieldaquatics]

Love the dimensions on that tank!