Red Sea Reefer 450

[nleijon]

I have a similar dimension tank with the same lights on it.
Having done extensive PAR measurements with the APEX PAR meter, I would suggest you need a 3rd light for corals.
It will provide much better overlapping fields of fire for the photons, decreasing shadowing and hot spots.

I like the aquascape, nice job.

Thanks [emoji3]

I was thinking about adding one more light but a smaller 15 instead on the middle.
As you mentioned there is a light gap in the middle

 

[nleijon]

I have a similar dimension tank with the same lights on it.
Having done extensive PAR measurements with the APEX PAR meter, I would suggest you need a 3rd light for corals.
It will provide much better overlapping fields of fire for the photons, decreasing shadowing and hot spots.

I like the aquascape, nice job.

How old is your tank, already got corals

 

[nleijon]

I have a similar dimension tank with the same lights on it.
Having done extensive PAR measurements with the APEX PAR meter, I would suggest you need a 3rd light for corals.
It will provide much better overlapping fields of fire for the photons, decreasing shadowing and hot spots.

I like the aquascape, nice job.

How old is your tank, already got corals?

 

[Michael Montgomery]

Doesnt the 450 come with 3 lights??

According to this catalog I've got on my office desk, it sure does.... SSssooooooooo where'd it go??

 

[Michael Montgomery]

Doesnt the 450 come with 3 lights??

According to this catalog I've got on my office desk, it sure does.... SSssooooooooo where'd it go??

 

[Michael Montgomery]

^^^ glitch in the matrix. multiple double posts from all. LOL

 

[nleijon]

Doesnt the 450 come with 3 lights??

According to this catalog I've got on my office desk, it sure does.... SSssooooooooo where'd it go??

If you go for deluxe version it comes with lights. Normal one is barebone, just return pipes to the sump

 

[Pongo]

How old is your tank, already got corals

Have you read through this thread?
Lots of very good information from many people running the RS Reefer series of tanks.

Tank was started August 2016 - so still just a baby and not walking yet.
I've got a mixed tank with GSP, zoas, leather mushrooms,
m. lordhowensis, trachyphyllia, euphyllia ancora, candy cane, several types of favites,
Seriatopora, stylophora, m. digitata, m. undata, m. monasteriata, and branching montipora (not digitata).

Current fish:
Yellow tang x 2
Purple tang
Mag. Foxface
Blue hippo tang (a rescue that has to leave soon)
Blue/green chromis x 3
OC. clownfish x 1 (another in QT)
C. solorensis x 1
C. rubeus x 1
H. melanurus x 1
E. oceanops x 1
In QT - H. biocellatus x 1, H. chrysus x 1

 

[smokin'reefer]

Any snags on the way or anything I should think about?

The tank and sump themselves, as far as I'm concerned, are as solid as you can get. I did use an algae scrubber pad from lfs cleaning my glass on the inside and wound Up scratching it. Wound up getting one of the scrapers which did a much better job. Mine is more of an SPS dominant tank so I wound up adding an extra Radion.

I added those little blinders to try and help with the light bleed and also with the shadowing that LEDs are famous for. Besides that just try and read what you can of mr. Broadfields Thread about Red Sea reefer. Of course I guess that's more of a book now than just a thread.

 

[nleijon]

The tank and sump themselves, as far as I'm concerned, are as solid as you can get. I did use an algae scrubber pad from lfs cleaning my glass on the inside and wound Up scratching it. Wound up getting one of the scrapers which did a much better job. Mine is more of an SPS dominant tank so I wound up adding an extra Radion.

I added those little blinders to try and help with the light bleed and also with the shadowing that LEDs are famous for. Besides that just try and read what you can of mr. Broadfields Thread about Red Sea reefer. Of course I guess that's more of a book now than just a thread.

Thanks. It looks really nice with the blinders.

 

[tony'stank]

I have the same tank, set up for 8 months now and I love it. My only issue has been that I didn't tighten & adjustthe stand door hinges well. They loosened and can not be tightened without removing the sump. Also make sure you have a good ATO. With the rimless design and open uncovered sump, there is mire evaporation than I have seen on other tanks. Good luck

 

[nleijon]

I have the same tank, set up for 8 months now and I love it. My only issue has been that I didn't tighten & adjustthe stand door hinges well. They loosened and can not be tightened without removing the sump. Also make sure you have a good ATO. With the rimless design and open uncovered sump, there is mire evaporation than I have seen on other tanks. Good luck

Thank you for that information [emoji3]

 

[Pongo]

Also make sure you have a good ATO. With the rimless design and open uncovered sump, there is mire evaporation than I have seen on other tanks. Good luck

Yes, agree completely. A lot of people find the gravity driven stock ATO to be a little unreliable and doesn't have enough capacity.
I'm using a 14 gal. ATO container that sits next to the tank with a Tunze osmolator. It will last 8 or 9 days depending if the heater in the house has been running.

 

[nleijon]

Yes, agree completely. A lot of people find the gravity driven stock ATO to be a little unreliable and doesn't have enough capacity.
I'm using a 14 gal. ATO container that sits next to the tank with a Tunze osmolator. It will last 8 or 9 days depending if the heater in the house has been running.

Yeah. The built in ATO doesn't last that long. I got my rodi unit in the bathroom with a 80 liter tank. I just pop a pump in with a hose and top it up every 3-4 days. Works fine for now.

 

[nleijon]

Just added my 2 clown fish, my skunk cleaner and my fireshrimp from my small 5G nano. I tested all the water and to be honest I'm a little ashamed I forgot to maintain it an now the Nitrate was out waay high so I added them a little earlier than planned.

 

[nleijon]

 

[nleijon]

So first snag... The clay for the corals is getting brittle and falls apart. Replying with reef welder instead. Anyone had the same problem?

 

[nleijon]

The shop said I would think see the plastic since the algee will grow over it?

 

[nleijon]

The sea hare went back to the fish store. With no more algee he started to look sad and was search high and low for food. Don't want him starve and die, read some nasty stories about toxin release etc. it seems like the normal crew keeps things under control anyway

 

[rvlcf]

Following along. I have a 450 too. Great setup.
Good luck!