Am I missing anything? Redsea 525 XL

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I don't know if my plumbing is right and if it's missing anything. Then I have something that looks like for refugium but I don't know where it's supposed to be. Thank you!

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Not exactly sure what’s going on without more detail, but in general you have 2 drains and a return line. So assuming the pipes are in the correct holes in the overflow box, you need 2 pipes going from the bottom of the tank to the sump, and one going from the return pump to the return line. The drain pipes typically will be 1 as your primary drain, and 1 as an emergency. The one with the black square will be your primary, as it’s a gate valve that lets you tune the flow. I’d guess the white is the secondary/emergency drain. The redsea site should be able to show you the as designed configuration, then you can see if the previous owner made any changes.

That union (last picture) looks like where someone hard plumbed a pump into the union, then used a barb fitting on the other side to attach it to soft tubing. The union is helpful for disconnecting the pump from the hard plumbing if it needs to be serviced.
 
Did you buy a used Red Sea reefer?

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Yes, I did. He's a friend of a friend. They're out of town right now, so I didn't want to ask them. But, what I do know is that he hasn't used it in years.

I’m guessing you know about their high failure rate.

I had one years ago but I honestly can’t remember the plumbing. It was fairly simple though. I think you just may have some extra plumbing from their set up/pumps.
 
Nice! Great sized tank. I too have a used 525xl waiting to be setup in my garage
 
Before this becomes a redsea hate thread, you already have the tank. Know the risks, and use at your own risk, but lots of red sea users have had no problems. I don’t like their customer support response to all this and wouldn’t personally support them by buying a new tank, but if you have a used tank that is still in good condition, may be worth making it work.

The key failure issue seems to be the floating front panel since the G1 stock stands don’t support the front pane of glass. The new stands support the front pane with an angle iron I believe. May see about adding support to discourage seam separation.
 
Before this becomes a redsea hate thread, you already have the tank. Know the risks, and use at your own risk, but lots of red sea users have had no problems. I don’t like their customer support response to all this and wouldn’t personally support them by buying a new tank, but if you have a used tank that is still in good condition, may be worth making it work.

The key failure issue seems to be the floating front panel since the G1 stock stands don’t support the front pane of glass. The new stands support the front pane with an angle iron I believe. May see about adding support to discourage seam separation.
Thank you! I will see what I can do about that floating front panel. What do I do with the long white tube and the connector thingy on my hand?
 
Thank you! I will see what I can do about that floating front panel. What do I do with the long white tube and the connector thingy on my hand?
The connector thingy is a union fitting and a barb fitting. The white tube looks like the secondary drain. Explained my guesses here:

Not exactly sure what’s going on without more detail, but in general you have 2 drains and a return line. So assuming the pipes are in the correct holes in the overflow box, you need 2 pipes going from the bottom of the tank to the sump, and one going from the return pump to the return line. The drain pipes typically will be 1 as your primary drain, and 1 as an emergency. The one with the black square will be your primary, as it’s a gate valve that lets you tune the flow. I’d guess the white is the secondary/emergency drain. The redsea site should be able to show you the as designed configuration, then you can see if the previous owner made any changes.

That union (last picture) looks like where someone hard plumbed a pump into the union, then used a barb fitting on the other side to attach it to soft tubing. The union is helpful for disconnecting the pump from the hard plumbing if it needs to be serviced.
 
I e got the G2 525 so I’m not sure if its similar or not but here is a few photos of it helps.
 

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