210 gallon in over my head

A little back info. I used to run freshwater for 5 years. Was breeding angelfish and just got tired of it so got a 55 gallon complete setup for free just about. Had it up and running for about 2 months. In that time I had a couple shrimp, hermits, snails and a clown in it. Also had some corals. Deal of a lifetime came along for the 210. Took the dive and got it.

This is a super major upgrade and it is going very slow. I've had it up and running around a month. Still need to get lights for it and more rock. Will get there eventually lol.

Enough of my blabbing here are some pics.

When I first got it


Sump finished




























I have more pics just waiting for them to upload

 

Nice start so far!,

I didn't know they made 210's like that. I'd always seen taller/deeper ones.

Sump looks great, kinda small but will probably work well.

 

Very nice! I look forward to seeing this build

 

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Oh, and BTW, are you going to paint the back wall of the DT?

May I also suggest some GFCI adapters for the power strips?

 

When reading your post I was thinking that you had nothing started but you gotnthingsngoing looks really good

I have some questions

How many lb of live rock do you have and what lights did you go with


I see you have aptasa in your tank so we need to start looking on how to get rid of that soon

 

Awesome start bud. More Pics!!

 

That looks much better now that it has some life in it huh? lol Looking good, it's always slow when you have a budget like the rest of us regular folks. ;D Keep the pics coming!!

 

@Todd Sails it's a 7ft oceanic. They don't make them anymore unless you get them custom built I guess. The thing is a beast lol. The way the sump is set up is almost perfect, but I put the baffle on the drain side to close so I'm limited on what protein skimmer I can use. Doesn't help the stand is stupid short. As far as the electrical I plan on moving it to the empty corner by the tank. And I think I'm going with like a speaker type cloth to cover the back. Can't move the tank.

@Cam Thank you. I plan on getting a bunch more rock and completely covering the back of the tank with rock.

@dellyjoe I have no idea how much rock is in there. I got rock from 2 120 gallons and a 125 gallon and I still need/want more rock. As for the aptaisa I have peppermint shrimp but they have gone lazy so I'm waiting for my LFS to get in a copperbanded butterfly to try that out. For lights I only have a T5HO 4 bulb over half of it right now till I can save up to get LEDs. Still can't decide which ones I want though.

@NOOZE I'm trying to get more pics, but nothing ever changes. Saving money to get lights before I do much more with it.

@55gfowlr I have like 5 or 6 different color sponges growing on various rocks. I'm having a blast even though I can't do much till I get for real lights. Been getting fish here and there, but I want corals LOL.

Here are a few pics of the different sponges and a FTS

 

Yikes.. I would stop in my tracks and worry about nothing but that aiptasia breakout. You have a TON of very large aiptasias.

 

I completely agree. You want to get rid of it before it covers the entire tank