FatMike's Tideline 62g Lagoon AIO

[Fatmike92]

Alright new adventure!

I fell in love with this tank at the LFS and I am picking it up tomorrow!

its just a fun footprint and Ive always liked the lagoon tank

here is the equipment I am using! let me know if you think of anything else. really trying to do it right this time and plan ahead

Tank: Tideline 62g Lagoon AIO

Lighting: (2) Radion XR15 Pro Gen 4 w/ reeflink and arm mount

Powerheads: (2) Ecotech MP40s

HOB Skimmer: AquaMaxx 1.5 HOB Protein Skimmer

Auto Top Off: Tunze Osmolator 3155

Doser: Bubble Magus T11

 

[Fatmike92]

Time to Build the stand!

 

[billyocean]

Nice!

 

[SaltwaterandLime]

Awesome!! Can't wait to follow along! I've been setting up my own tideline 62 as well!!

 

[Fatmike92]

alright. Stand is built! And really like it!

just need to drill a few holes in the back

 

[Fatmike92]

I’ve decided to wait to buy a skimmer.
I know or 3 or 4 that will work but I want to get it running and see how everything lays out before buy one

 

[Fatmike92]

Need to remind myself…

don’t. Rush.

 

[Mschmidt]

alright. Stand is built! And really like it!

just need to drill a few holes in the back

That is a nice looking stand. Great for other uses too.

Need to remind myself…

don’t. Rush.

don't what now?

 

[Fatmike92]

That is a nice looking stand. Great for other uses too.

don't what now?

Yes! I did a lot of searching for stands because I wanted a piece of furniture that I could swap out for whats currently there. so the middle part will hold my router and stuff and both the cabinets sides will hold equipment and ATO reservoir ect.

 

[Fatmike92]

Ok here is my new set up. I am trying to do it right this time and have everything planned out.

please tell me what I am missing

Tank: 62g Lagoon AIO
Lights: (2) Radion XR15 Pros
Powerheads: (2) MP40s
Skimmer: Unsure at the moment but a HOB most likely
ATO: Tunze Osmolator
Doser: Bubble Magus

thats it at the moment. is there something else I should be looking to get?
Monitoring Equipment??

let me know what has helped you out the most!

 

[Mschmidt]

Yes! I did a lot of searching for stands because I wanted a piece of furniture that I could swap out for whats currently there. so the middle part will hold my router and stuff and both the cabinets sides will hold equipment and ATO reservoir ect.

We were looking for a tv stand in that exact style. found something close, but not sure it would hold a tank.

Ok here is my new set up. I am trying to do it right this time and have everything planned out.

please tell me what I am missing

Tank: 62g Lagoon AIO
Lights: (2) Radion XR15 Pros
Powerheads: (2) MP40s
Skimmer: Unsure at the moment but a HOB most likely
ATO: Tunze Osmolator
Doser: Bubble Magus

thats it at the moment. is there something else I should be looking to get?
Monitoring Equipment??

let me know what has helped you out the most!

HOB fuge maybe.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Happy to see another one of these tanks. I have the 65 gallon version coming on Friday.

 

[SaltwaterandLime]

Ok here is my new set up. I am trying to do it right this time and have everything planned out.

please tell me what I am missing

Tank: 62g Lagoon AIO
Lights: (2) Radion XR15 Pros
Powerheads: (2) MP40s
Skimmer: Unsure at the moment but a HOB most likely
ATO: Tunze Osmolator
Doser: Bubble Magus

thats it at the moment. is there something else I should be looking to get?
Monitoring Equipment??

let me know what has helped you out the most!

Depending on what your fish stocking list is going to look like, I would definitely suggest a lid. It's a very shallow tank so easy for jumpers

 

[exnisstech]

I’ve decided to wait to buy a skimmer.
I know or 3 or 4 that will work but I want to get it running and see how everything lays out before buy one

I saw a similar stand a while back and it was very nice for a kit stand.
You may not even need a skimmer. I've been running a reefer 170 (aprox 40g total) with no skimmer for over 3 years with nutrients remaining low.

 

[SaltwaterandLime]

HOB fuge maybe.

I've been considering some sort of fuge set up for my tideline also

 

[OutColdCRNA]

I ran a small fuge in a chamber in a 25 lagoon. Planning on the same in the Tideline. Don’t know how much nutrient export it did but was an excellent hiding place for pods.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Don’t know if the back of the tank is painted or vinyl like the IM tanks. Either way have to remove the covering and put a light on the back wall facing into the chamber.

 

[forestsofkelp]

Ok here is my new set up. I am trying to do it right this time and have everything planned out.

please tell me what I am missing

Tank: 62g Lagoon AIO
Lights: (2) Radion XR15 Pros
Powerheads: (2) MP40s
Skimmer: Unsure at the moment but a HOB most likely
ATO: Tunze Osmolator
Doser: Bubble Magus

thats it at the moment. is there something else I should be looking to get?
Monitoring Equipment??

let me know what has helped you out the most!

I’d add a heater controller and someway to manage all the pumps. I haven’t used it, but BRS has an skimmer made by reef glass that runs off an airstone. It’s very small, looks good, supposedly effective up to 30g (reviews say it worked in larger tanks up to 40) and drains into an external container. You could run 2-3 of them off one airpump in the cabinet, and drain it into a container on the cabinet. It would look clean, be quieter and seemed like an interesting option for a AIO to me. This one is silent except for the airpump, which you can hide/change easily. Also, one less tank pump to manage!

I assume you have testing equipment? I like Hanna/salifert and hydrometer. Those have been my biggest help.
Other helpers: ro/di with tds meter.

the one thing I wish I had was a qt setup. I didn’t do one fish and now my tank has illness, and I lost 3-4 fish.


looks like a cool footprint, if I ever get another I’d probably do something like that either as all softies or bare bottom sps.

 

[Fatmike92]

I’d add a heater controller and someway to manage all the pumps. I haven’t used it, but BRS has an skimmer made by reef glass that runs off an airstone. It’s very small, looks good, supposedly effective up to 30g (reviews say it worked in larger tanks up to 40) and drains into an external container. You could run 2-3 of them off one airpump in the cabinet, and drain it into a container on the cabinet. It would look clean, be quieter and seemed like an interesting option for a AIO to me. This one is silent except for the airpump, which you can hide/change easily. Also, one less tank pump to manage!

I assume you have testing equipment? I like Hanna/salifert and hydrometer. Those have been my biggest help.
Other helpers: ro/di with tds meter.

the one thing I wish I had was a qt setup. I didn’t do one fish and now my tank has illness, and I lost 3-4 fish.


looks like a cool footprint, if I ever get another I’d probably do something like that either as all softies or bare bottom sps.

Good question!

Ha yes I have a bunch of Salifert test kits and hydrometer.

heater I just forgot to put but it’s a finnex titanium heater

my final add would be a controller. Just trying to decide which one.

 

[Fatmike92]

Depending on what your fish stocking list is going to look like, I would definitely suggest a lid. It's a very shallow tank so easy for jumpers

Agreed. I am currently looking into my lid options