Hello All!
So working from home has finally pushed me over the edge to get in to the hobby! I purchased a used Red Sea Reefer 250 setup from someone who was moving out of state. It was a "turn key" system and comes with most items needed to get started, however it had been professionally cleaned/taken apart and dry for a few months prior to sale. After purchasing I moved it to my house, placed the tank on the cabinet where I wanted it, and made sure it was level. I then called around local fish shops to pay for them to come set it all up, and have someone coming (The Fish Guys) on Monday 3/8 to set things up (local shops sure are busy right now, most didn't have availability for 3+ weeks!)
Could you guys look over what I have, and see if I should replace/upgrade anything before they arrive Monday?
A few of the items I already went ahead and bought after reading around online for what I need to get started. I'm hoping running 2 new AI 16 LED lights along side the older AI 13 LED light wont be that big of a deal (couldn't find a place to buy another older one), I was thinking about putting the newer ones on the outside and the older one in the center? Anything marked with (New) I bought this week.
I also went ahead and setup the RODI system, and made some of my own salt water to start "curing" the rock. I placed all the old live rock and the artificial coral insert in to a big tote and filled it with saltwater, and threw in the 2 SunSun pumps to keep the water circulating. Not sure this is needed at all, but it made me feel like I was doing something, while waiting on this install.
Hardware
1x Red Sea Reefer 250
1x Bubble Magnus Curve 7 Protein Skimmer
1x Riser Return Pump R850
1x Aquaillumination AI Prime HD LED Light
2x Aquaillumination AI Prime 16 HD LED Light (New)
1x Inkbird Temperature Controller ITC-306A (New)
1x Fennix 200W Heater
1x Aqueon 100W Heater
1x Aquaillumination Nero 5 Wave Maker 3000GPH (New)
1x Milwaukee Instruments MC120 Pro PH Monitor (New)
1x Resun Automatic Feeder AF-2009D
1x Zacro Digital Thermometer
1x KoolerMax Reverse Osmosis AR122 120 GPD
1x Portable Refractometer ACT
1x Water Quality Tester TDS-2
1x Magnet Cleaner
Supplies
3x 20lb Bag Nature's Ocean Reef Aragonite Sand#1
2x 55Gal Instant Ocean Salt (New)
1x 2oz Dr. Tims Ammonium Chloride for Cycling (New)
1x 4oz Dr. Tims One and Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria for Reefs (New)
1x Seachem PhosGuard
1x Saltwater Master Test Kit
1x Gorilla Super Glue Gel (New)
1x Instant Ocean Hold Fast Epoxy Stick (New)
~50lb Reef Live Rock
Misc Tubing/piping
Thanks!
Josh
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So working from home has finally pushed me over the edge to get in to the hobby! I purchased a used Red Sea Reefer 250 setup from someone who was moving out of state. It was a "turn key" system and comes with most items needed to get started, however it had been professionally cleaned/taken apart and dry for a few months prior to sale. After purchasing I moved it to my house, placed the tank on the cabinet where I wanted it, and made sure it was level. I then called around local fish shops to pay for them to come set it all up, and have someone coming (The Fish Guys) on Monday 3/8 to set things up (local shops sure are busy right now, most didn't have availability for 3+ weeks!)
Could you guys look over what I have, and see if I should replace/upgrade anything before they arrive Monday?
A few of the items I already went ahead and bought after reading around online for what I need to get started. I'm hoping running 2 new AI 16 LED lights along side the older AI 13 LED light wont be that big of a deal (couldn't find a place to buy another older one), I was thinking about putting the newer ones on the outside and the older one in the center? Anything marked with (New) I bought this week.
I also went ahead and setup the RODI system, and made some of my own salt water to start "curing" the rock. I placed all the old live rock and the artificial coral insert in to a big tote and filled it with saltwater, and threw in the 2 SunSun pumps to keep the water circulating. Not sure this is needed at all, but it made me feel like I was doing something, while waiting on this install.
Hardware
1x Red Sea Reefer 250
1x Bubble Magnus Curve 7 Protein Skimmer
1x Riser Return Pump R850
1x Aquaillumination AI Prime HD LED Light
2x Aquaillumination AI Prime 16 HD LED Light (New)
1x Inkbird Temperature Controller ITC-306A (New)
1x Fennix 200W Heater
1x Aqueon 100W Heater
1x Aquaillumination Nero 5 Wave Maker 3000GPH (New)
1x Milwaukee Instruments MC120 Pro PH Monitor (New)
1x Resun Automatic Feeder AF-2009D
1x Zacro Digital Thermometer
1x KoolerMax Reverse Osmosis AR122 120 GPD
1x Portable Refractometer ACT
1x Water Quality Tester TDS-2
1x Magnet Cleaner
Supplies
3x 20lb Bag Nature's Ocean Reef Aragonite Sand#1
2x 55Gal Instant Ocean Salt (New)
1x 2oz Dr. Tims Ammonium Chloride for Cycling (New)
1x 4oz Dr. Tims One and Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria for Reefs (New)
1x Seachem PhosGuard
1x Saltwater Master Test Kit
1x Gorilla Super Glue Gel (New)
1x Instant Ocean Hold Fast Epoxy Stick (New)
~50lb Reef Live Rock
Misc Tubing/piping
Thanks!
Josh
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