So I decided that the day I came across an Oceanic 200g 7 x 2 x 2 tank in good condition, I would pick it up. Well I did!
First Job, Get It moved, Get it Drilled, Paint the stand.
Well, evidently 7 foot tanks and speed bumps don't get along
I called Shane over at Fishy Business who I was going to have drill the tank, and told him what happened. A plan was hatched, the broken pane would be taken off, and a brand new pane would be added, then drill the tank and move it.
Start the process of waiting for the new pane to come in. got a few things done.
Ordered 50 lbs of Marco Rock
It's alot of rock for the money, cool pieces, I ended up with 54 lbs of rock. Here it is in a 55g tank I got for free!
I have since added some pieces of live rock and rubble from my sump and added 20g of water change water from my 90 gallon.
Built my canopy with my friend Josh
Only problem was it wouldn't fit in my car... Down 620 I go!
Well, a few weeks later, after the glass store ordered the wrong size glass, and had to wait another week, it has arrived!
Helped set the glass after Shane set a layer of silicone
A few days later, drilled and ready!
Now how to get it up these?
I found these guys!
These guys were awesome, they didn't even use a dolly!
And the Tank is now at it's new home.
Next step, SUMP is a 40 gallon breeder, Skimmer is EuroReef 250, Return is 2 mag 18's. Currently 152 lbs of Live Rock in my 90 that will move over, along with the 50 lbs of Marco Rock. I may add an additional 50-100 lbs of new Live Rock, depending on how money looks. I have my new APEX, thanks Mindflux!
Thinking of a few MP40's, I don't want to over do it. (MP60's seem to be too much)
I currently have 2 Koralias to supplement flow, but I want more variation and I like the idea of different Flow variation settings that come with the Vortechs.
I've been doing a lot of research and pricing of LED's.
I'm leaning towards the Evolution brand LED's that Don Duncan has on his tank but the new dimmable models. Still haven't made that plunge yet.
I have painted the outside of the canopy, I still need to paint the inside of the canopy white, and paint the tank trim black. Just waiting for the refund check to get everything else going!