Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL Deluxe Build!

[HotRocks]

Wow, Those are some beautiful fish!

Here is a video of them too! @4FordFamily had to do a little work on one of the wrasse!

 

[4FordFamily]

Thanks! Looking good! Tomorrow another Dozen fish and I don't even know how many inverts as someone got happy with the "add to cart" button! Pics to follow

Leave me outta this!!

 

[HotRocks]

Alot of work and progress over the holiday weekend on the build! Big thanks to @4FordFamily for all the help. Wouldn't be where I am without you buddy!

 

[HotRocks]

Building of the stand. Red Sea instructions are terrible. But wasn't too bad. About two hours and a couple short YouTube videos and we had it. Did help that I had already built a RSR Nano and 170 with Jason!

 

[4FordFamily]

Alot of work and progress over the holiday weekend on the build! Big thanks to @4FordFamily for all the help. Wouldn't be where I am without you buddy!

Ditto! My house and electronics would be a lot less BA!

I’m still waiting for that build thread, come on man!

 

[4FordFamily]

Building of the stand. Red Sea instructions are terrible. But wasn't too bad. About two hours and a couple short YouTube videos and we had it. Did help that I had already built a RSR Nano and 170 with Jason!

I look homeless! Josh doesn’t even know he’s famous...

 

[HotRocks]

Glass set! Being 540 Lbs., Figured it would have been bad. 4 of us handled it no problem!

 

[HotRocks]

By the way, pictures do not do any of this justice. Looks dinky, as it is not!

 

[HotRocks]

Preparing sump. Installed ASM G4+ skimmer, and phosban reactor. 300 W heater.

 

[HotRocks]

Sump installed!

 

[HotRocks]

@4FordFamily (Jason) being funny

 

[HotRocks]

Water and coral going in. Wasn't able to get many pics of this as it was several trips up and down from the basement keeping water in the bin with the pump (Pumping water up from basement)

and carrying all the rock and coral up in buckets in a quick manner!

 

[HotRocks]

We tried our best to aquascape but it got to cloudy so we just had to get everything from bins in basement in. Here is what we had when it cleared up.

 

[HotRocks]

Couple photos after today's aquascape! Still got some clearing up to do, and final tweaks, adjusting cabinet doors etc. I will say I'm extremely impressed with the quality of Red Sea's Components. Really easy to control flow etc.

 

[Raptor72]

Man, that's looking great. I'm waiting for mine to show up. Meanwhile I'm getting all the components ordered. I noticed you went with the ASM G4, was that just for a bit of overkill? I ordered the G2 but hope that I didn't short myself.

 

[HotRocks]

Man, that's looking great. I'm waiting for mine to show up. Meanwhile I'm getting all the components ordered. I noticed you went with the ASM G4, was that just for a bit of overkill? I ordered the G2 but hope that I didn't short myself.

Yes, just wanted the overkill. It fits just fine. The main reason is I am a fish nerd much more than a Coral nerd. I will have more fish than most would put in a 750, especially lots of dirty tangs. So I just figured It would be best for my setup.

 

[4FordFamily]

Glass set! Being 540 Lbs., Figured it would have been bad. 4 of us handled it no problem!

No problem only due to shoulder straps!!

 

[4FordFamily]

Man, that's looking great. I'm waiting for mine to show up. Meanwhile I'm getting all the components ordered. I noticed you went with the ASM G4, was that just for a bit of overkill? I ordered the G2 but hope that I didn't short myself.

He got the G4+ at my suggestion, I overskim my tanks as well. G2 is probably fine if you don’t overstock your tanks unbelievably as we do, and/or if you have other methods of nutrient export (IE water changes, macroalgae -which we will have soon but it may starve as much as we skim, turf scrubbers, etc)

 

[HotRocks]

Clearing up after Sunday Aquascape with @4FordFamily, thanks again Jason!

 

[Gribbliest]

Stairs????? Seriously!!!????

All I know is that I wouldn't wanna do that. Was bad enough getting mine through the front door and then again lifting it!

Keep up with the progress, I am jealous you have life in yours. Mines nearly full - that RO is going sooooo slooooow!