Anyone replaced Red Sea Reefer plumbing with standard?

[Rudzbrewski]

I transitioned from RS to standard plumbing using RS part 42221 and the 3/4 thread to 1” slip adapter so that it was still possible to revert back or remove to clean. It does not feel sketchy at all and is really an easy adaptation. I plumbed a Clarissa and 3 valve manifold as well. Details are all in my build thread. I wouldn’t hesitate to do it this way at all as many seem to be successful doing it. If you star replacing all overflow pipes you’re messing with the seals and probably creating more headache than any benefit in my opinion of the project. It only took about 7 spins of Teflon tape for the adaptation and you’d really never know it. Very happy with the end result. Happy to answer any questions.

 

[ReefRondo]

My plan was to do all of my own plumbing leaving the original pipework completely unchanged, put it into storage for when the inevitable upgrade comes and I want to sell it as a standard Reefer.

 

[Rudzbrewski]

Here's how my completed plumbing conversion turned out:

 

[ReefRondo]

Here's how my completed plumbing conversion turned out:

VERY nice! Love it. I have just ordered 3 x R42221 sockets and will give it a try. I really don't want to go cutting the original pipework.

 

[Rudzbrewski]

VERY nice! Love it. I have just ordered 3 x R42221 sockets and will give it a try. I really don't want to go cutting the original pipework.

I didn’t cut, damage, or change a single stock piece that I couldn’t revert back to the original plumbing. If you have any questions on it please feel free to contact me. I tried to document how I did it in the build thread, but happy to help.

 

[Gonzo74]

Hi, I'm new here and am considering getting a Red Sea Reefer 525 XL as my first reef tank. One of my concerns is the metric plumbing the tank comes with. I know several folks have replaced most of the plumbing with standard fittings and pipes but it seems they have retained the original o-ring quick disconnects. Has anyone replaced all the plumbing (including plumbing within the tank and overflow) with standard plumbing? Thanks in advance.

Yes, I did. BRS sells the metric to standard conversations.

 

[Gonzo74]

Here is your easy fix. This is what I used.

Metric to Standard PVC Adapters

Easily adapts Metric PVC fittings commonly found on Reef Octopus and other Metric based products to US Standard PVC Pipe. The Metric label side is a spigot fitting and will insert into any female Metric slip fitting to accept standard PVC pipe.

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