We got lucky and seized an opportunity and found a like-new used, fully stocked Red Sea Reefer XL 425. My wife and I are stoked, and will post some photos of our breakdown, cleanup, build and updates of our reefer here.
The caveat to scoring this great deal was we had to drive 250 miles to...
Decided I would finally join the forum! Thought it seemed appropriate to start a thread and share a short video and pics of my current tank, if I'm going to be a member of the community :)
My RedSea Reefer 425XL has been running since April 2018. It's my second reef. My first tank was a 20g...
So about two weeks ago, I bought a Reefer 425xl pre-owned. The previous owner didn't have the time to take care of it so things got pretty ugly. Tons of salt creep and ALGAE. Here's a not-so-great picture of the tank below.
I took the rock and a few fish with the tank. The fish are going...
It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally getting around to a build thread for my RedSea Reefer 425XL. I broke down my first tank a 40B in July of 2016 when I bought my 425XL
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/soonerberrios-40b-sumpless-build.227835/
The 425XL has been up since July 2016...
Tank status as of Oct 2019:
(original build thread begins below: )
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After months of planning, I'm finally ready to start my official build thread. This will be my first aquarium, so please be patient with me as I'm completely new to this hobby.
A couple weeks ago I first joined R2R and...
Current Status of the Build
MAY 2021
GROWTH PHOTO TIME LINE
1. March 2019
2. April 2019
3. May 2019
4. June 2019
5. July 2019
6. August 2019
May 2020
Background-
The time has finally come. I've been reefing for many years, relatively small systems which were pieced...
I bought this 425 XL around black Friday, and I finally got around to putting it together over last couple of weeks. It has been slow, but it is almost ready to get it wet and tested. I have everything except a pair of PVC fittings needed to complete the plumbing.
I'll be using a Vectra M1, a...