Hello!
Feels good to be back in the build threads. This will be the saga of my Red Sea Reefer 250. Tank is getting picked up on 11/5/2022, at which point I will drop some photos of it. I hope to get it plumbed up immediately and get started on the scape this weekend!
We purchased our first house in February 2022, and with this came the ability to finally build out a 'dream tank'. This started off with a 2x2x2 60G cube, but I have been getting my heart broken with delays over the last 7 months waiting for a custom stand to be made by the same person who built a few pieces for us in the past. This week a Reefer 250 with a white stand became available for a killer deal that I couldn't pass up. I'm saying goodbye to the 60G on 11/4/22 to another local reefer and the 250 will be going in its place! The stand sure won't match, but the wife-approval of a mismatched stand is apparently higher than an empty tank so win-win. I brought up this 250 deal and she gave me the thumbs up, the cube was listed for sale within seconds and I secured the 250!
The list below will likely look like a plug for Red Sea, but it's not! I've been using the ReefLED for about 2 years on my nano tank and it's been rock solid. The app is... fine, but truthfully I'd rather not end up with 10 apps to control my tank. Eventually I may dive into the Apex systems for monitoring, but they're ridiculously expensive for what they are in my opinion.
Equipment List:
-Tank: Red Sea Reefer 250
-Sump: Red Sea Sump (comes w/ tank)
-ATO: TBD - The tank I am purchasing does not come with the reservoir. Will probably plumb up a 5gallon bucket while I secure it. Want to see how much space I'm working with inside the cabinet first.
--I will likely end up going with the Tunze Osmolator. Read nothing but good things about it, but if anybody has any suggestions let me know!
- Lighting: TBD - Currently have a blackbox sitting around that I'd like to replace.
---On the fence between 2x Red Sea ReefLED 90's as I've been very happy with my ReefLED 50 over the nano tank in my office.
---I have also been looking at the NooPsyche K7 Pro III V3. I assume I'd need to get at least 2 of these.
-Protein Skimmer: H2Pro C-4. I have this one sitting around right now, subject to be replaced.
-Fleece Mat: Red Sea ReefMat 500.. I refuse to ever change a filter sock.
-Doser: RedSea ReefDose 2 (Once the tank is ready for it, it will be installed)
-PowerHeads: 2x Jebao SCP-90's OR RedSea ReefWaves
Stocking List:
Fish:
-2x Clowns: I would like a morph, but not sure what yet. Possibly Super Storms?
-2x Cardinals
-1-2x Yellow Corris Wrasse
-1x Lawnmower Blenny | Or 1x Purple Firefish Goby
-1x Coral Beauty (On the fence because it will be a mixed reef)
-1x Mandarin (Dependant on the Blenny/Goby decision, and long-term to ensure adequate pod colony for feeding)
-1x Tang of some sort. (Before the tang police gets me, multiple LFS in the area encourage growing them out and bringing them back. Or, in reality.. I'll upgrade to a 150g... This is all subject to change depending on how my husbandry looks in 6+ months)
Various CUC of snails, hermits, shrimps, stars.
Corals:
This will likely be a mushroom + euphyillia dominant tank as I have fallen in love with them in my nano. Subject to change, so not setting any expectations here!
Cheers and happy reefing! Looking forward to more great discussions with all of you excellent folks!
Feels good to be back in the build threads. This will be the saga of my Red Sea Reefer 250. Tank is getting picked up on 11/5/2022, at which point I will drop some photos of it. I hope to get it plumbed up immediately and get started on the scape this weekend!
We purchased our first house in February 2022, and with this came the ability to finally build out a 'dream tank'. This started off with a 2x2x2 60G cube, but I have been getting my heart broken with delays over the last 7 months waiting for a custom stand to be made by the same person who built a few pieces for us in the past. This week a Reefer 250 with a white stand became available for a killer deal that I couldn't pass up. I'm saying goodbye to the 60G on 11/4/22 to another local reefer and the 250 will be going in its place! The stand sure won't match, but the wife-approval of a mismatched stand is apparently higher than an empty tank so win-win. I brought up this 250 deal and she gave me the thumbs up, the cube was listed for sale within seconds and I secured the 250!
The list below will likely look like a plug for Red Sea, but it's not! I've been using the ReefLED for about 2 years on my nano tank and it's been rock solid. The app is... fine, but truthfully I'd rather not end up with 10 apps to control my tank. Eventually I may dive into the Apex systems for monitoring, but they're ridiculously expensive for what they are in my opinion.
Equipment List:
-Tank: Red Sea Reefer 250
-Sump: Red Sea Sump (comes w/ tank)
-ATO: TBD - The tank I am purchasing does not come with the reservoir. Will probably plumb up a 5gallon bucket while I secure it. Want to see how much space I'm working with inside the cabinet first.
--I will likely end up going with the Tunze Osmolator. Read nothing but good things about it, but if anybody has any suggestions let me know!
- Lighting: TBD - Currently have a blackbox sitting around that I'd like to replace.
---On the fence between 2x Red Sea ReefLED 90's as I've been very happy with my ReefLED 50 over the nano tank in my office.
---I have also been looking at the NooPsyche K7 Pro III V3. I assume I'd need to get at least 2 of these.
-Protein Skimmer: H2Pro C-4. I have this one sitting around right now, subject to be replaced.
-Fleece Mat: Red Sea ReefMat 500.. I refuse to ever change a filter sock.
-Doser: RedSea ReefDose 2 (Once the tank is ready for it, it will be installed)
-PowerHeads: 2x Jebao SCP-90's OR RedSea ReefWaves
Stocking List:
Fish:
-2x Clowns: I would like a morph, but not sure what yet. Possibly Super Storms?
-2x Cardinals
-1-2x Yellow Corris Wrasse
-1x Lawnmower Blenny | Or 1x Purple Firefish Goby
-1x Coral Beauty (On the fence because it will be a mixed reef)
-1x Mandarin (Dependant on the Blenny/Goby decision, and long-term to ensure adequate pod colony for feeding)
-1x Tang of some sort. (Before the tang police gets me, multiple LFS in the area encourage growing them out and bringing them back. Or, in reality.. I'll upgrade to a 150g... This is all subject to change depending on how my husbandry looks in 6+ months)
Various CUC of snails, hermits, shrimps, stars.
Corals:
This will likely be a mushroom + euphyillia dominant tank as I have fallen in love with them in my nano. Subject to change, so not setting any expectations here!
Cheers and happy reefing! Looking forward to more great discussions with all of you excellent folks!