Reefer 450 By Elder1945

Elder1945 · Apr 5, 2018

Soooo.... I have a Red Sea Reefer 450...... Yea......
I have never posted it but as I am doing a Reefer build so might as well spill the beans :).

I will post more details soon.. This is a simple setup with no controller and has the original sump.

I will post better pic's with some shots of the sump and so on... It is a bare bone system though so nothing fancy...... .. Yet..... Just wanted to share :)

Fudsey · Apr 6, 2018

That is a gorgeous tank @Elder1945 ! ! !

Daniel@R2R · Apr 6, 2018

This tank is BEAUTIFUL!

Elder1945 · Apr 6, 2018

Fudsey said:
That is a gorgeous tank @Elder1945 ! ! !

Thank You! I will have more details soon... It is a simple build but works.. I have some elaborate tanks :) but some times simple just works.

mdbannister said:
This tank is BEAUTIFUL!

Thank you!

mta_morrow · Apr 6, 2018

Sa....weet!

Where you been hiding @Elder1945?

Glad you came on board!

jrwiechman · Apr 6, 2018

Looks amazing! What is on the left of the sump? An ATO tank?

Elder1945 · Apr 6, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Sa....weet!

Where you been hiding @Elder1945?

Glad you came on board!

This was the secret tank I never share... I might have more :p

jrwiechman said:
Looks amazing! What is on the left of the sump? An ATO tank?

Yes it is :P

Elder1945 · Apr 6, 2018

Here are pic's of the sump and the electrical side. Also the remote ATO.

The sump is 100% bare bones... with everything easy and quick to maintain no crazy controller or Calcium reactor just a sump. I have my fancy over the top tank and will have another one soon. This one I wanted to keep it "Old School" :P.

Resized_20180406_202345 by Elder1945, on Flickr

Yes there is no controller on this tank and never will be most likely. It also runs Jebao wave makers and a Waveline return pump.

I also run a simple turbo twist UV to polish the water... All of my systems run UV for this reason. It also can help with algae blooms and so on.

Other then that I have a Tunze ATO 3155 I literally own 10 or so of them and not once have they ever failed. Not much else to say... It is honestly a simple setup that just works.

On the plus side you don't have to rob a bank to have this build unlike most of my systems.

Resized_20180406_202417 by Elder1945, on Flickr

This is the 40 gallon ATO as i hate filling ATO's Might be a 75 gallon this year. I will never hook up a tank to a R/O (I have flooded my house from doing this once) so I am left with big ATO's.

Resized_20180406_203114 by Elder1945, on Flickr

WWIII · Apr 6, 2018

I like the area 51 tank! I never thought you kept any going longer than your next build starting! Lol

Absolutely beautiful tank! Crystal clear water, wonderful aquascape, and very healthy critters!

Elder1945 · Apr 6, 2018

WWIII said:
I like the area 51 tank! I never thought you kept any going longer than your next build starting! Lol

Absolutely beautiful tank! Crystal clear water, wonderful aquascape, and very healthy critters!

The Area 51 tank is fun I must admit.. Surprisingly I have a few "secret tanks" I keep them going as I enjoy having a mature tank to slow me down on my newest system. If i had no saltwater fix i would rush twice a fast to get a system going. It also holds some over and above coral I have collected over the years.

20180406_204533 by Elder1945, on Flickr