High Tide Aquatics

210 gallon Dream tank

derek_SR said:
Not sure about a Home Depot guy (maybe…probably most could do it) I just meant it would take someone that knows what they are doing less than a day to knock this out.
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Yea I honestly could have but material was so thin had to be extremely careful not to damage joints (what tooka crazy amount of time). Done half than some came apart and had to start over 2-3 times. Lol I probably damaged some of joints without knowing or either they were damaged from the box and they are the ones likely coming up.
I definitely agree it could be done jn a day. I think i could myself if the planks had better joints like the old flooring I took up.
 
So a update here.

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The other tank was successfully drilled. Very special thanks to @popper who made it look a heck of alot easier than it would have been had I attempted it myself.

Now I need to:

1.) Paint the new stand
2.) Get the bottom holes plugged off.
3.) Get the modular marine narrow overflow installed.
4.) Get the tank moved to my place.
5.) Get the current tank moved on to someone else.
 
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So things are feeling like deja vu here. The other tank was passed on to a new bar member.

Today I was able to get the stand over to my place. Now back to painting all over again.

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The doors were removed to make painting easier.
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During the loading proccess stand was damaged slightly on the surface.
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Applied some sheet rock mud just to smooth things out and fill gaps. I will add primer and more mud to blend things in, before sanding that area and applying the actual paint.

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The first 1-2 layers of primer were applied. I will likely do 4-5 coats of primer before applying the actual paint. I also need to break out the brush and hit the corners and gaps roller couldn't touch. I will just apply primer extra thick in those areas to match what was already primed.

There are other updates about the actual tank that may follow in future updates.

Hopefully before this weekend (when I'm currently expecting to get the tank it'sself) the stand will be fished with the final coat of paint.
 
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Been a while since the last update. Finally the tank is here at last.

Special thanks to: @Turkeysammich @Darkxerox @PizzaOven @newfly and @Nguyenz28 for helping move the tank.

And huge shot out to @popper for not only keeping this tank stored in his backyard for several weeks, but also drilling both the drains and rear retuns for this tank

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Next steps involve getting the tank plumbed. @Darkxerox mentioned I should consider trying to do a close looped system with the bottom holes on the tank verse just sealing them up. I have a idea of what he means but I will need to do research on the subject for a more clear understanding of it. My thoughts were to just plug the bottom holes with bulkheads and caps and forget about them.

I'm not in any rush on this tank. As the plumbing for it is likely beyond my skill set anyway.

Not to mention the likely hood of me redoing the floors again with much better materials.
 
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MichaelB said:
Been a while since the last update. Finally the tank is here at last.

Special thanks to: @Turkeysammich @Darkxerox @PizzaOven @newfly and @Nguyenz28 for helping move the tank.

And huge shot out to @popper for not only keeping this tank stored in his backyard for several weeks, but also drilling both the drains and rear retuns for this tank

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Next steps involve getting the tank plumbed. @Darkxerox mentioned I should consider trying to do a close loopwd system with the bottom holes on the tank verse just sealing them up. I have a idea of what he means but I will need to do research on the subject for a more clear understanding of it. My thoughts were to just plug the bottom holes with bulkheads and caps and forget about them.

I'm not in any rush on this tank. As the plumbing for it is likely beyond my skill set anyway.

Not to mention the likely hood of me redoing the floors again with much better materials.
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Looks great. Closed loop is OP and old school, and some hyper successful tanks are run this way, so if you can make this work, it could be worthwhile.

I always look at empty glass boxes as the calm before the storm. I understand why you are not in a rush :).
 
Turkeysammich said:
Here ya go. Closed loops are really old school. Works well but there’s a lot of fail points. Gotta decide for yourself if it’s worth the risk.
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Thanks I will check it out. The only real mention of it I personally recall is the guy from tidal Gardens mentioning it on a video he made a while back.
 
Alexander1312 said:
Looks great. Closed loop is OP and old school, and some hyper successful tanks are run this way, so if you can make this work, it could be worthwhile.

I always look at empty glass boxes as the calm before the storm. I understand why you are not in a rush :).
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Main reason I'm not in a rush with this one is I have plenty of other distractions to hold me over lol.

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Nem tank, with my favorite fish.
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Main Tank Sps dominated
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6 gal Budget build
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Biocube32 folwer tank. ***Blue tang is a very temporary short term observation thing.
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Frag system, lps, leathers l, zoas, shrooms, chalices, trumpet corals and other random coral types.
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100gallon stock tank, with crushed coral, rock structures for 210 and sump rocks for the 210/ main 40gallon sps tank.

Most of the Rocks have been soaking for 5 months. Some come from 11 year old system, a hand full from 20+ year old systems, others a 3year old system, 60% were dry rock. So there should be a good bit of rock from tanks of various age. I'm hoping it will work wonders on the tanks when I add it. Opposed to starting with dry rock.

I'm eager to get the 210 plumbed up and ready to go, but in the mean time I have several projects to keep my attention.
 
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Turkeysammich said:
Here ya go. Closed loops are really old school. Works well but there’s a lot of fail points. Gotta decide for yourself if it’s worth the risk.
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Yea seeing him mention 40 possibly leak points makes me nervous. I originally thought it was only a few extra points. Very cool to see it in operation. Not sold on actually doing that yet. I do wanna have a uvs running on the system. I would possibly be more inclined to do that if it was to set up a uv as well some how. So I guess the final choice would require a assessment of the entire system. I already kinda plan to run two return pumps. Not sure I would wanna add 2 more iust for the purpose of flow. Not to mention I plan on reactors, and the above mentioned uv. I don't really wanna have 4-6 different retun pumps going. Yet I don't know enough to know what my options are in view of the system as a whole. There are probably several ways of doing things more efficiant than I can picture with my current limited knowledge. So I will likely list out what I kinda envision over all. Than get feed back on it to get a solid plan. I kinda want a manifold for the reactors from what I saw on some videos.

There will be coral in this tank mostly leathers and hammers, torches, and other lps. Yet my main goal with this larger tank will be featuring fish. Coral would be a sub point.
 
Srt4eric said:
I bet i could plumb it with only two leaks!!!
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I'll definitely get your help on this lol. None of the tanks you have put your hands on for me so have have had so much as a drop of water leak. I can't say the same of my on diy attempts that you had to come fix for me rofl. I have learned a good bit during the process. But a 250gallon system isn’t something I wanna learn from with another diy attempt at the risk of having 200 gallons of water on my floors.

Very intresting concepts from those videos. Yet at the end of the day I wil certainly l go with whatever option the plumbing expert recommends.
 
MichaelB said:
Main reason I'm not in a rush with this one is I have plenty of other distractions to hold me over lol.

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Nem tank, with my favorite fish.
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Main Tank Sps dominated
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6 gal Budget build
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Biocube32 folwer tank. ***Blue tang is a very temporary short term observation thing.
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Frag system, lps, leathers l, zoas, shrooms, chalices, trumpet corals and other random coral types.
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100gallon stock tank, with crushed coral, rock structures for 210 and sump rocks for the 210/ main 40gallon sps tank.

Most of the Rocks have been soaking for 5 months. Some come from 11 year old system, a hand full from 20+ year old systems, others a 3year old system, 60% were dry rock. So there should be a good bit of rock from tanks of various age. I'm hoping it will work wonders on the tanks when I add it. Opposed to starting with dry rock.

I'm eager to get the 210 plumbed up and ready to go, but in the mean time I have several projects to keep my attention.
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Looks like you have enough to put into this new tank. Consolidating tanks might save you a ton of time once done.
 
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