This is my first post or thread but very excited to show off my Red Sea Reefer 350. This is my first saltwater aquarium and I love it and could watch it for hours. I'm four months into it and it has been nothing but great everything is moving along nicely. I have changed the look several times and finally feel like I got it the way I want it. One of the most notable difference is when I removed the black back off the glass it really opened up the entire tank. The equipment I finally choice and I tried several different things. I still haven't set up the dosing system yet just don't figure it is necessary four months into the build.
Red Sea Reefer 350
4 - Hydra 32 HD lights
2 - Ecotech MP40's withe the Ecotech back up battery
The 3/4 Loc-Line for the return line
Caribsea LifeRock and Shapes Rock
Caribsea Fiji Pink Sand
Tunze ATO 3155
Innovative Marine 15 Gallon Hydrofill Reservoir
Red Sea 300 Protein Skimmer
BRS Titanium 300w Heater with the BRS Aquarium Heater Controller
BRS Carbon Mini Reactor (Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 Pump)
Coralife Turbo Twist UV Sterilizer 3x (Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 Pump)
Ecotech Vectra S2 Return Pump
Ecotech Versa Pump 4 Pack with Base Station
Things I think I did right - Very happy with the Ecotech products love the look of the MP40's in the tank and having the battery backup. I really like the Hydra 32 HD lights easy to control and makes the entire tank look beautiful. I had one Hydra 32 HD light that was slightly a different color mainly on the ramp up and ramp down. Contacted Hydra 32 HD support who sent me a new light that matched the rest of the lights excellent customer service. I watched a lot of BRS videos really helped me along as a newbie and made the experience a fun one.
Things I feel I did wrong in the beginning - I had a complete Apex Neptune System which just really complicated the whole setup and when I hooked up the Apex ATO it never worked correctly so I tried to call Neptune support who would only respond with a e-mail with a link to fix the problem, this never worked and I was never able to contact any by phone so I pulled every Apex device and sold it not worth the money I spent.
Red Sea Reefer 350
4 - Hydra 32 HD lights
2 - Ecotech MP40's withe the Ecotech back up battery
The 3/4 Loc-Line for the return line
Caribsea LifeRock and Shapes Rock
Caribsea Fiji Pink Sand
Tunze ATO 3155
Innovative Marine 15 Gallon Hydrofill Reservoir
Red Sea 300 Protein Skimmer
BRS Titanium 300w Heater with the BRS Aquarium Heater Controller
BRS Carbon Mini Reactor (Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 Pump)
Coralife Turbo Twist UV Sterilizer 3x (Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 Pump)
Ecotech Vectra S2 Return Pump
Ecotech Versa Pump 4 Pack with Base Station
Things I think I did right - Very happy with the Ecotech products love the look of the MP40's in the tank and having the battery backup. I really like the Hydra 32 HD lights easy to control and makes the entire tank look beautiful. I had one Hydra 32 HD light that was slightly a different color mainly on the ramp up and ramp down. Contacted Hydra 32 HD support who sent me a new light that matched the rest of the lights excellent customer service. I watched a lot of BRS videos really helped me along as a newbie and made the experience a fun one.
Things I feel I did wrong in the beginning - I had a complete Apex Neptune System which just really complicated the whole setup and when I hooked up the Apex ATO it never worked correctly so I tried to call Neptune support who would only respond with a e-mail with a link to fix the problem, this never worked and I was never able to contact any by phone so I pulled every Apex device and sold it not worth the money I spent.