New to the Hobby (Red Sea Reefer 250)

[Lucas Lembke]

Is that better?

 

[Lucas Lembke]

And do I fill up the water in the display to go over the overflow box first or fill up the sump and turn on the equipment first?

 

[Josh Kraft]

Add 11 gallons to your sump, put a piece of tape on the glass to mark your water level of your sump.

Turn on return pump, let it run a bit and adjust your gate valve so the return is quiet.

Once water is stabilized add more water to sump so it's at the 11 gallon mark

 

[Lucas Lembke]

My sump is 11 gallons that would be to the top.

 

[Lucas Lembke]

Like this?

 

[Mark Gray]

Nice setup

 

[Lucas Lembke]

How high do I fill the sump? I have heard 6"

 

[Lucas Lembke]

Anybody know how to set up the float switch on the varios 2?

 

[Lucas Lembke]

Anybody know how to assemble the float switch on the varios 2 pump?

 

[Josh Kraft]

You fill your sump until the ATO stops dripping RODI

 

[Branespikin]

Oh I see. Are they these? https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/marinepure-ceramic-biomedia-1-1-2-spheres.html

Yes thats it. Some peopleget the block and stick it in there cut it to size. Its good to have the balls cuzif u need to setup an emergency tank doen the line you can always seed the tank with some spheres.

 

[Branespikin]

Give your skimmer a vinegar bath before you turn it on in tank. Let it run in a bucket in white vinegar for a day. It will help the skimmer in break in process. Your skimmer will go crazy if you don’t give it a vinegar bath

 

[Lucas Lembke]

I am just going to fill the display up until it goes down the overflow into the sump and fill the sump about 3/4 full. Then I will turn the dc pump on. Then whats after that?

 

[Branespikin]

Check the plumbing for leaks

 

[Lucas Lembke]

Alright I filled the tank up this high and the sump is not wet. The pump has not been turned on yet and neither has the skimmer, heater, etc. What do I do now?

 

[Branespikin]

Take the plastic cover off the overflow. Water needs to fill up to the point where it starts going down the overflow tube then it will start pouring into the sump

 

[Lucas Lembke]

Take the plastic cover off the overflow. Water needs to fill up to the point where it starts going down the overflow tube then it will start pouring into the sump

Alright I just took the plastic cover off and filled up more. I heard a pouring sound and water poured down to only the back right section of the sump. Here are some pictures. Do I keep filling up until the water line until that chamber gets higher?? Or do I fill up the rest of the sump now??

 

[Branespikin]

Keep it going. It will fill up till it goes to about inch lower to ur filter socks. It will spill over to sump then into return pump chamber

 

[Lucas Lembke]

This is what I have so far. I ran out of saltwater and need to go get more. Will 10 more gallons do the trick?

 

[Lucas Lembke]

This is what I have so far. I ran out of saltwater and need to go get more. Will 10 more gallons do the trick?

Heres the water level: