Show Off and Discuss Your Red Sea Reefer Series

[Broadfield]

Good morning all.
Here is my 250. I love the entire product Red Sea has put together in these reefers!

I love it!

 

[Brian Kim]

I have a question, how did you guys manage to attach schedule 80 fittings onto red sea return. Can't find anything that fits them or replace them

 

[smokin'reefer]

I have a question, how did you guys manage to attach schedule 80 fittings onto red sea return. Can't find anything that fits them or replace them

I just used a schedule 80 to barb adapter ant used flex.

 

[Brian Kim]

I just used a schedule 80 to barb adapter ant used flex.

Yeah, thinking about doing that but really wanted to fully hard plumb it

 

[Broadfield]

I have a question, how did you guys manage to attach schedule 80 fittings onto red sea return. Can't find anything that fits them or replace them

One of these and just use extra Teflon tape on the threads... as the Red Sea is a metric thread and your local hardware store is only going to have standard thread.

IMG_4105 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

 

[Brian Kim]

Thank you so much Broadfield. Is that http://www.pvcfittingsonline.com/836-007-3-4-schedule-80-pvc-male-adaptor.html?

 

[Broadfield]

Thank you so much Broadfield. Is that http://www.pvcfittingsonline.com/836-007-3-4-schedule-80-pvc-male-adaptor.html?

I'm pretty sure I bought 3/4" threaded!?! That was almost a year ago lol. I took the return pipe into my local Menards and simply grabbed one out of the bin and threaded it in... I didn't bother to see what the thread size was. I'm pretty sure it's 3/4" though. I know it says somewhere in this thread, but good luck finding it. They are so cheap, you could just buy a 1" also to be safe.

 

[Brian Kim]

Found it cheaper at BRS since it's free shipping, can you confirm this is the right part, thanks http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/schedule-80-spigot-x-male-thread-adapter.html

 

[Brian Kim]

I'm pretty sure I bought 3/4" threaded!?! That was almost a year ago lol. I took the return pipe into my local Menards and simply grabbed one out of the bin and threaded it in... I didn't bother to see what the thread size was. I'm pretty sure it's 3/4" though. I know it says somewhere in this thread, but good luck finding it. They are so cheap, you could just buy a 1" also to be safe.

Actually, I think I've tried that at home depot and no matter what I've tried, it wouldn't fit (3/4 & 1")

 

[blkhwkz]

Look what just showed up Missing 1 bag of sand and my new Apex, but he should have that soon. Once this is setup I'll be getting some chairs and a table in there and replace the blinds and remove those ugly temporary drapes. The wife was nice enough to let me turn our unused dining room into my fish tank room. Have the T5 fixture and Avast Marine spyglass reactor and some other parts already. Waiting for another LFS to get my skimmer in which should be any day now. Hoping to get the stand built this weekend and leak check by next weekend.

 

[Brian Kim]

Look what just showed up Missing 1 bag of sand and my new Apex, but he should have that soon. Once this is setup I'll be getting some chairs and a table in there and replace the blinds and remove those ugly temporary drapes. The wife was nice enough to let me turn our unused dining room into my fish tank room. Have the T5 fixture and Avast Marine spyglass reactor and some other parts already. Waiting for another LFS to get my skimmer in which should be any day now. Hoping to get the stand built this weekend and leak check by next weekend.

Nice!

 

[revhtree]

Look what just showed up Missing 1 bag of sand and my new Apex, but he should have that soon. Once this is setup I'll be getting some chairs and a table in there and replace the blinds and remove those ugly temporary drapes. The wife was nice enough to let me turn our unused dining room into my fish tank room. Have the T5 fixture and Avast Marine spyglass reactor and some other parts already. Waiting for another LFS to get my skimmer in which should be any day now. Hoping to get the stand built this weekend and leak check by next weekend.

Oh yea!

 

[MCooper]

Anyone know how to add a small fuge into the skimmer compartment underneath for a 450? I have some space and wanna put a little fuge with mud and mangroves.

 

[dragon99]

I was using 1 tsp per gallon and while it would clear up in the jugs I mixed it in it just wouldn't seem to stay clear in the top off tank. Well it would clear up some but by the time it did it was time to add more water and get it good and cloudy again. I even made sure not to pour in the water at the bottom of the jug where all the stuff had settled out but that didn't seem to help much. Maybe what you said about the vibrations has something to do with it. I guess between the skimmer, return pump and the water coming in from the overflow there's probably a lot more vibration down there than I would have considered. Sucks because it was easier and cheaper than the 2 part method but always worrying about cloudy water and the lines clogging up was enough to drive me crazy lol

I've been adding kalk in the ATO. I'm not getting cloudy water, but there is plenty of sediment which means I'm keeping an eye on the drain to make it's not clogging.

 

[TheHarold]

 

[smokin'reefer]

Actually, I think I've tried that at home depot and no matter what I've tried, it wouldn't fit (3/4 & 1")

That barb peice should unscrew from straight peice then use adapter toby showed. If I remember correctly. It's been a minute since I was at that point.

 

[Jackooze]

How bright do you guys keep Ecotech XR15 or XR30 in your reefers ?

I have mine set at 70% and wonder if I should raise it.

 

[Brian Kim]

That barb peice should unscrew from straight peice then use adapter toby showed. If I remember correctly. It's been a minute since I was at that point.

LOL, I just found out about that from a guy I met at my lfs. Thanks for the input

 

[Run4Fun]

How bright do you guys keep Ecotech XR15 or XR30 in your reefers ?

I have mine set at 70% and wonder if I should raise it.

XL 525 - I use the template for radiant mode with 2 - XR30s and 1 - XR15. That template at full power maxes at 72%. seems to work very good for me, but I keep very basic stuff such as fish and soft corals. I'm sure it varies depending on what you're trying to keep in the tank.

 

[Rekt]

One of these and just use extra Teflon tape on the threads... as the Red Sea is a metric thread and your local hardware store is only going to have standard thread.

IMG_4105 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

this didn't work out for me I had a small leak about 1 drip per 10 minutes. I spent a few hours trying to fix it and gave up. I decided to cut the schedule 80 pipe and go hybrid

One of these and just use extra Teflon tape on the threads... as the Red Sea is a metric thread and your local hardware store is only going to have standard thread.

IMG_4105 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

3/4 inch fits but it didnt work for me i tried 3 different teflon tapes and it still leaked around 1 drop per 10 minutes =( ended up going hybrid. half hard plumbed leading into a 3/4" tube. Its not the prettiest plumb job but it works