Another Red Sea Failure...Viewer Discretion Advised

[furam28]

Well, since I am the OP, figured I would share this...so it begins...

Wow! Your brother's Red Sea failed last month. And now your one is seam-failing too!

Given enough time, I think every single Red Sea G1 and G2 seam will fail. What a crap show! This company should be facing a class action by now. Yet, they take zero responsibility! I have stopped using anything Red Sea. Salt, additives, equipment...

 

[BryanM]

Wow! Your brother's Red Sea failed last month. And now your one is seam-failing too!

Given enough time, I think every single Red Sea G1 and G2 seam will fail. What a crap show! This company should be facing a class action by now. Yet, they take zero responsibility! I have stopped using anything Red Sea. Salt, additives, equipment...

Same, I got rid of everything with their name on it. Couldn't stand it.

 

[UABsleeper]

Yep just replaced my Red Sea reefer g1 350 after my seam started splitting guess I was one of the lucky ones because my tank lasted 9 years but I refused to buy another reefer! A nice Eshopps with M130 with 3/4” glass is in its place now!!

And Eshopps m130

 

[MichaelReefer]

Yep just replaced my Red Sea reefer g1 350 after my seam started splitting guess I was one of the lucky ones because my tank lasted 9 years but I refused to buy another reefer! A nice Eshopps with M130 with 3/4” glass is in its place now!!

And Eshopps m130

Mine failed in that same corner, luckily caught it before it totally went. Got a UNS 150

 

[Z Burn's Reefing]

As OP, will also provide a quick update. Red Sea sent me out a replacement tank under warranty, but I quickly sold it and setup a UNS 150 as well:

G3 350 replacement tank (replacing my G2, but sold it instead):

My UNS 150:

My brother's tank (the original video with the failure that started this thread) was replaced with a UNS 150 Peninsula (he picked up the "special edition" color scheme):

We've enjoyed the UNS systems so far!

 

[JumboShrimp]

That seam failure is nothing short of a crying shame.

 

[winxp_man]

A LFS’s seam. They still have this tank like this. There is literally water just hanging out in the seam. I do not know how it’s still holding! I press the seam and you can see the water moving around to the bottom of that tank!

It’s a 250g2+ I think.

 

[MichaelReefer]

A LFS’s seam. They still have this tank like this. There is literally water just hanging out in the seam. I do not know how it’s still holding! I press the seam and you can see the water moving around to the bottom of that tank!

It’s a 250g2+ I think.

My LFS has a S1000 that has the top left seam going out like my 525XL did lol.

 

[UABsleeper]

@Z Burn's Reefing Those uns look really nice! What’s the total volume on those? I went with the Eshopps m130 after seeing the 3/4” glass and bottom eurobeacing and they were running a sale I couldn’t pass up 4th of July! But if they didn’t have that deal going I would have gotten the uns 150

 

[MichaelReefer]

@Z Burn's Reefing Those uns look really nice! What’s the total volume on those? I went with the Eshopps m130 after seeing the 3/4” glass and bottom eurobeacing and they were running a sale I couldn’t pass up 4th of July! But if they didn’t have that deal going I would have gotten the uns 150

The 150 is a 150 gallons, same one I just got too. Very nice compared to all these partical board brands.

 

[Malcontent]

So, uh, when you guys sell your replacement Red Sea tanks do you warn the buyers or just tell them it'll look great with their new hardwood floors?