Red Sea Reefer 650 Build Thread

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I have not posted a build thread for my Red Sea Reefer 650 yet. It has been almost 2 years! never too late to start! I mostly document on YouTube but I'll use this forum to answer questions of Boston area reefers on it. But first... videos to catch everyone up on what I have been up to.

 

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I started making a video about ordering it. It was pretty silly to make a video about but there are some good shots of my old tank in it.

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Next I unboxed it!

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Then the stand build:

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Then the piping!

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An initial review of the Red Sea Reefer 650 Peninsula

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Putting In Rock:

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Deciding to use plastic substrate.

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My first algae bloom

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Getting the fish from the holding tank to the display

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Hoping that Carbon/GFO would clear up the cloudy water.

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Getting the cabinets organized

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The next set of fish:

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Adding a purple tang. (I should have done this much later, they are mean!)

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Realizing you need proprietary filter socks for the RSR 650

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Adding mangroves to the sump

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Testing out the Par Monitoring Kit in the tank.

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Tank updates around Christmas

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Problems with the ATO

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Adding more coral

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