Humatrigger32 ... 62 AIO Lagoon

[Humatrigger32]

Hey all! Starting my build thread. I just got back into the hobby a few weeks and bought a used 45 JBJ AIO. I kind of like the AIO.

I just won a FREE tank in a raffle. Super lucky! It was a 70 gallon with sump, I know it is better but I opted for a 62 AIO with acrylic lenses for my prize instead.

I ordered a couple of sicce pumps for an upgrade before I get to it. I already have my live sand in bags read to go this weekend. I picked up my RO/DI and mixing saltwater tomorrow.

I plan to transfer all my current saltwater from the 45 to the 62 and the rest fresh saltwater. Then transfer all the liverock, corals and fish all same day.

When I bought the JBJ it had a Harpargero A100, they guy said he got good growth, colors look good so I went ahead and bought another and it came in today, already synced them up. I got excellent PAR when testing last week, I'll need to rent the meter again and test since it will be another light and more shallow tank.

Thanks all! I'm glad to be back in the hobby.

It's sitting in the kitchen waiting for me.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[Humatrigger32]

Got my new pumps in! Sicce 2.0 on left, replacing the stock pumps.

 

[Humatrigger32]

Got it transferred! Took about 7 hours.

 

[aquaman67]

That looks great

I’m leaning toward an AIO for my next tank.

My current tank, a 50 gallon Oceanic doesn’t have a sump.

 

[Humatrigger32]

That looks great

I’m leaning toward an AIO for my next tank.

My current tank, a 50 gallon Oceanic doesn’t have a sump.

I love how quiet they are

 

[Humatrigger32]

Got a few things in place and cleaned up a little

 

[Humatrigger32]

Quick update.

I am past the ugly stage! Seeing green algea now. I wanted to also post a full list of what I have for the tank and future plans. Any input would be appreciated. I stopped dosing all for reef because I found out my salinity was too low (bad refract) so now I'm good. I need to raise my phostaphates and nitrates I'm still zero but I am starting to feed more.

Fish/Invert:
Mated Pair of Black Clowns
2 Small Osc clowns
Green chromis
Coral beauty
Pajama cardinal
Yellow watchman goby
5 large turbo snails
2 large nassaurus snails
6 astrea
A couple small red leg crabs
2 emerald crabs
4 conch snails

Corals -
13 types of zoa, my favorite are uter chaos, white zombies and rastas.
2 types of paly
3 Head candy cane
30 head kryptonite candycane
2 head dragons breath torch
1 head some purple and green tip torch
4 head frogspawn
small button scolly
3 head bright green hammer
1 head gold hammer
pink goni frag
3in birdnest frag
4 in bubblegum monti
3 in tubbs stellata
Firework cloves frag
A large pad of gsp
Green and purple favia
Green and purple acan
Red and gray acan
Nice size alevepora piece
very very small red bta
larger green bta


-Left side of tank - hygar mini 2600gph
-Right side - hygar mini 1600gph
-Upgraded media basket with poly filters and cardbon filters - Kreative Reefer
-kasa smart plug surge protector
-pc-100a
-Inkbird temp controller
-hipargo 100w led lights x2
Set to 15-80-80-10-5
-Tunze 9004 DC Skimmer

I just ordered a surface skimmer to raise my waterline My right chamber is much lower than the left is am going to add some ceramic media to help fill.

Upgrades in the next 30 days

- Loc Line returns to replace the shadow wave. I've heard they don't spin often and this is accurate. I'll upgrade them and also add the random flow generator

Dosing Pump Jaebo DP-4

 

[Humatrigger32]

Full view

 

[Humatrigger32]

Got my dosing started, 2 part calcium and alkalinity and magnesium as well not pictured. Jaebo DP4 and Simplicity container. Trying to get it balanced, I'm running a really low alkalinity but it's getting there.

 

[Humatrigger32]

Updated pic

 

[Tahoe61]

Updated pic

Very nice.