Ch3tt's Red Rea Reefer 625 XXL
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Topic: Ch3tt's Red Rea Reefer 625 XXL
Posted By: ch3tt
Subject: Ch3tt's Red Rea Reefer 625 XXL
Date Posted: July 31 2017 at 1:46pm
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Well i'm back! After a couple year break i've decided to get back in this crazy hobby! For those of you who don't know or remember me, i'm Brett. I live in North Salt Lake and am a Realtor by profession. I'm excited to be back in the hobby and look forward to meeting and interacting with you all! Well here is my project. A Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL. Display volume is 133 gallons with a total water volume of 165. 59"X23.6"X25.6".  I"ll be doing a video series that i'll link here with my progress and I'll be updating this regularly as I get things assembled and as other equipment starts coming in. Thanks! ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
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Posted By: Zack801
Date Posted: July 31 2017 at 2:13pm
| Oh my this should be awesome! |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: July 31 2017 at 3:04pm
| Welcome back! Are you going to do dart frogs too again? |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: July 31 2017 at 4:44pm
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Still doing the frogs a bit but not like I used to haha. ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: August 01 2017 at 2:45am
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Welcome back!!! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 01 2017 at 8:51am
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It's great having you here. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: August 01 2017 at 9:07am
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He was never really gone he just went into Hibernation. :) Welcome back to the addiction. What do you plan for sump and stand? ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: August 02 2017 at 2:16pm
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Welcome back, this I can already tell is going to be an epic build. ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: August 03 2017 at 5:47pm
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Thanks for all the kind words! The reefer tanks come with a sump and stand.   ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: August 04 2017 at 4:49am
| Those are great tanks!! |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: August 05 2017 at 11:25am
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Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 9:04am
I got the stand mostly assembled and the tank put in place. I still need to adjust the feet on the stand to make sure its level. Once thats done I can put the base pieces in the stand, put the sump in and plumb it. Once its all plumbed and water tested i'll put the doors on. Oh and I also got some equipment :)  Equipment so far: 2X Ecotech Radion XRW30 Gen4 Pros 2X Ecotech RMS mounting kits 2X Ecoteck MP40 Quiet Drive Ecotech M1 Return Pump Neptune Apex Controller with WXM Bubble-Magus Curve 7
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Posted By: Corey Price
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 11:58am
| I love rimless tanks... Looks good! |
Posted By: bur01014
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 4:58pm
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I would recommend adding water to the tank and leveling feet before throwing the bases and sump inside the stand...this is coming from personal experience with this tank. I set mine up and then leveled as you are, but then once i added water to the main display and sump (basically had it running) it was pretty out of level compared to my initial adjustments. I had to painfully remove the sump and re-level - making sure to keep the display full of water this time. It is too bad they didn't make the adjustable feet for the stand accessible once the sump is in place... |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 5:05pm
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Well i got a bunch done today and thought i'd share. Stand leveled, base shelves installed, sump installed, tank completely plumbed.  Doors installed  200 Lbs of "real reef" live rock delivered. I will probably only use 100 or less lbs. I want a minimalist scape.  Let there be light!  ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 9:18pm
| How are you planning on cleaning the rock? |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: August 11 2017 at 9:32pm
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Haven't really thought about that yet. Not sure I knew it needed to be cleaned.. ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: September 07 2017 at 8:05am
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Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: September 07 2017 at 9:37am
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Conflicted feelings on this build - love that you are doing a tank again and sad it's not frogs either :D This is going to look amazing, you are using some of the best equipment. Real Rock is Awesome stuff. Great job! What kind of coral and fish are you planning? ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: September 28 2017 at 4:01pm
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Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 7:58am
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I've been out of the hobby for a while now so I decided to do a tour of my local fish stores yesterday. I hit 3 shops and was really impressed. So impressed that it got me excited to finally get some livestock in my tank. Here are the first additions to the 625! Stunning pair of Frostbite Clownfish.  An Ultra Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemone. The clowns have no interest in it yet, hopefully once it gets a little bigger they will host.  Oh and I also picked up a huge cleanup crew! ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 9:11am
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Tours of LFS are always fun! ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |