I am back , Red Sea 625G2 build

[The Reef Pit]

Well after selling all my stuff to Dong back in 2016 for a remodel I am back .. This will be a slow process and I am not rushing it at all ..

After going back and forth on what tank I wanted I decided to go with the Red Sea 625 G2 , as for the tank itself I am very impressed by the quality of the build .. As for the stand it was a pain in the butt to bout together .. I was going to go with a bigger size but I am glad I didn’t .. this tank was a beast to get up my steps ,in my home .. The tank weighs 340 lbs and hope I never have to move it again..

I still see some familiar names on the site, and a lot of new ones as well.. Marry Christmas and Happy New year everyone , can’t wait to start reefing again ..

 

[The Reef Pit]

Merry Christmas Eve everyone, rock scape I settle on after hours and hours of moving things around , I know it looks basic but I am trying think of the future

 

[The Reef Pit]

Got my cheap mixing station done , next start make water to fill the tank … progress

 

[Mike Lemming]

Moving along nicely! Welcome back!

 

[The Reef Pit]

Moving along nicely! Welcome back!

Thank you , Hopefully turn on the RO system today when I get home , Let all the PVC cement sit for the past 24 hour ,Hopefully I can turn on the RO system today when I get home and no leaks lol

 

[Mike Lemming]

I'm sure you'll be okay. Keep us posted!

 

[The Reef Pit]

Well as of last Tuesday the tank started cycling.. man 164 gallons of water was a lot to make , now just a waiting game .. I think I am going to do 3-4 months no lights and go from there .. Happy reefing everyone

 

[Slombardi]

3-4 months of an empty tank.. I couldn't do it! Looks good so far!

 

[The Reef Pit]

3-4 months of an empty tank.. I couldn't do it! Looks good so far!

Thank you , I am hoping I can hold out

 

[The Reef Pit]

Well got a couple clowns to start .. first fish in the tank ..

 

[DylanCameron]

Good start, love that combo!

 

[The Reef Pit]

Good start, love that combo!

Thank you

 

[The Reef Pit]

Well I am about 6 weeks no lights still , only on when I feed , Probably another 6 weeks or so before I get on a light schedule.. Got another fish , I couldn’t get a great pic of him but it’s a Flame Fin Tang .. Happy reefing everyone

 

[The Reef Pit]

Well another new addition to the fish family and I couldn’t be more happy .. For weeks I was trying to get my flame fin tang to eat nori , clip to the glass , elastic to the a piece of rock , nothing worked .. Then I got a powder blue tang and he started eating the nori right away on a clip , and then the Flame fin tang started eating it as well .. still trying not to buy corals yet but the progress has been great so far .. Happy reefing and Easter fellow reefers

 

[Reefried]

Beautiful fish! I too am just setting up a new tank. Doing the same thing with dry rock and no lights for a few months. It is not as difficult as I thought!!!

 

[The Reef Pit]

Beautiful fish! I too am just setting up a new tank. Doing the same thing with dry rock and no lights for a few months. It is not as difficult as I

Thanks , I am on about two months now and I am getting the coral fever , this past week I started keeping the lights on for about 5 hours a day and so far have avoided nuisance algae..

 

[Cpage101]

nice tank I was looking at that for a possible upgrade

 

[The Reef Pit]

nice tank I was looking at that for a possible upgrade

I looked at so many before deciding on the RedSea ,The tank it self to me is AWSOME , 3/4 glass is heavy around 340 pounds on the tank alone .The plumbing was easy to put together..The stand was a pain to put together.. I wish it was aluminum .. I don’t care for the sump design but I live with it

 

[Cpage101]

I looked at so many before deciding on the RedSea ,The tank it self to me is AWSOME , 3/4 glass is heavy around 340 pounds on the tank alone .The plumbing was easy to put together..The stand was a pain to put together.. I wish it was aluminum .. I don’t care for the sump design but I live with it

looking at this also https://waterboxaquariums.com/products/infinia-reef-190-5

 

[The Reef Pit]

looking at this also https://waterboxaquariums.com/products/infinia-reef-190-5

Ya I like the stand better on the water box , I was going back and forth my self on the two