Cancun's Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL upgrade

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Very nice! Looks like a great trip!

 

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LOL! Wasn't me! I am from Southern Illinois....born and raised..... Minnesota would be too cold for me! [emoji2]
Oops you're right it was someone else LOL!
 

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Also my husband and I just got back from a dive trip in Mexico. Thought I would share a few under water pics.....
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Wow what a trip and those are some fantastic pictures!!

I love the wrasses, too! Everything looks great keep up the good work!

In Puerto Rico I grabbed what I thought was a 12” sea cucumber 2-3x the girth of my large thumb only to discover quickly it was actually a large bristleworm... that burned... for a while... LOL
 

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Love your tank and all the helpful information on this build. I am considering this Red Sea 750 for an installation in my study, but am afraid of the noise from the sump. Currently all my tanks are in the basement partly due to the noise of pumps, water gurgling etc. Are the RS tanks any quieter then the “standard” set ups?
 
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Wow what a trip and those are some fantastic pictures!!

I love the wrasses, too! Everything looks great keep up the good work!

In Puerto Rico I grabbed what I thought was a 12” sea cucumber 2-3x the girth of my large thumb only to discover quickly it was actually a large bristleworm... that burned... for a while... LOL
LOL! [emoji23]. Sorry! The exact same thing happened to my husband. Except he didn't know what it was and grabbed it! Ha ha ha! I bet Purto Rico is really cool! I have never been! Thanks for the encouragement about my tank!!! [emoji16]
 
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Love your tank and all the helpful information on this build. I am considering this Red Sea 750 for an installation in my study, but am afraid of the noise from the sump. Currently all my tanks are in the basement partly due to the noise of pumps, water gurgling etc. Are the RS tanks any quieter then the “standard” set ups?
Hi! The sump does take time to get it adjusted so it is quiet. After you get it dialed in I find it a lot quieter than my previous tank, which was a Innovative Marine SR 80. Now that was a AIO so the "sump" was in the back of the tank if you want to call it that! LOL! So far I love this tank.....it is built really well. Hope that helps! If you have any more questions please feel free to ask! [emoji16]
 

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Gorgeous tank and some amazing acan colonies. I see you mentioned some of your water parameters but wondering where your phos and nitrates are at. Also, do you know what your part is on the sand?
 
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Gorgeous tank and some amazing acan colonies. I see you mentioned some of your water parameters but wondering where your phos and nitrates are at. Also, do you know what your part is on the sand?
Hi! Thanks! I don't test my parameters very often, but a couple of weeks ago when I got back from vacation I tested my nitrates and phosphates. My nitrates were 10ppm and my phosphates were less than .1ppm. I run 3 bags if Chemipure Blue each in a filter cup, 1 bag per cup and 4 bags of phosgaurd in my 4th filter cup. I don't use filter socs any more.

I apologise.....I am not sure what you are asking by this....."Also, do you know what your part is on the sand?".....lol.....
 

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Hi! Thanks! I don't test my parameters very often, but a couple of weeks ago when I got back from vacation I tested my nitrates and phosphates. My nitrates were 10ppm and my phosphates were less than .1ppm. I run 3 bags if Chemipure Blue each in a filter cup, 1 bag per cup and 4 bags of phosgaurd in my 4th filter cup. I don't use filter socs any more.

I apologise.....I am not sure what you are asking by this....."Also, do you know what your part is on the sand?".....lol.....
Sorry, I meant what is your par for the lighting.
 
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Bet you have greath growth with your params.
Yeah I do, but my adult Emperor Angel likes to take nips at my Acans from time to time! [emoji34].......but I knew the risk....."sigh".....and I love the big guy....lol ..
 
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Hi everyone!!!! I haven't updated my build thread in a bit! I did some scape changes....I decided to go "up" instead of "out" with corals and rocks. So I reworked some of my scape, and started to build up. So I was able to movevrock up off the sand.

I also decided to add some SPS to the mix. I used to have montis in my 80 gallon mixed reef, so I added a purple monti and a Superman monti from a local fellow reefer. I also added a Christmas tree monti from my LFS. Also from the same local fellow reefer I added a blue stag acro frag too. I have resesrched them for the last few years. I have never tried Acros before because I am generally a LPS person. However I thought I would give it a try. Oh and I also picked up a neon green hammer coral at the same LFS that I bought the monti from. Whew.....!!! LOL!

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wait, what! an emperor angel oh man this this just keeps getting better and better! see this is what happen when I dont stop by for a month or so... talk about a dream stocking list.

one of these day i'll get my 750 up and running. so I had to stop by for a little pick me up.
how is the angel doing with your LPS? one of my fav. fish.

i think it's time for another video BTW...lol
 
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wait, what! an emperor angel oh man this this just keeps getting better and better! see this is what happen when I dont stop by for a month or so... talk about a dream stocking list.

one of these day i'll get my 750 up and running. so I had to stop by for a little pick me up.
how is the angel doing with your LPS? one of my fav. fish.

i think it's time for another video BTW...lol
Hi! Thanks! Yeah my Emperor takes the occasional nip out if my Acans, but leaves everything else a lone. I can't wait to see what you do with yours! Here is a new video I did the other day.....[emoji16]

 

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