Reefmat 1200 (6.5 in) replacement fleece roll hack?

[tlm0889]

Does anyone have a cost savings hack for a Reefmat 1200? They are $34.00 a roll and I feel like there is a less expensive alternative - another brand? Buying bulk fleece?

 

[blaxsun]

I recycle my fleece. See the last page of posts on my build thread for updates (I've reduced my costs by about 75% so far).

 

[Joj]

Preconfilters on eBay. You’ll need a 2” to 1.5” reducer though. Comes to $20 a roll if you buy 5. Been happy so far in my 3rd roll with them

 

[cannoli56]

I recycle my fleece. See the last page of posts on my build thread for updates (I've reduced my costs by about 75% so far).

are they 200 microns like the original ?

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Preconfilters on eBay. You’ll need a 2” to 1.5” reducer though. Comes to $20 a roll if you buy 5. Been happy so far in my 3rd roll with them

You do better to contact Steve directly, instead of buying from eBay. Better pricing and from what I hear he's cutting material in the reefmat sizes now.

https://preconfilter.com/
Contact through the email link, he's pretty responsive and wants to help. Been buying from him for years now.

 

[brainreefspine]

Has anyone tried this from AliExpress?

 

[bp908]

Has anyone tried this from AliExpress?

Yes, used them a couple months ago. Shipping was about 10 days from China. The rolls appear to be legitimate RedSea and not imitation. I just placed another order. With the sale they’re running right now I was able to order 4 rollls at a little less than $20 per roll, shipping included.

 

[IceRain29]

I just get a bunch of them for China for my reefmat 1200 and reefmat 250, I ordered the fine grade which is suppose to be 100 micron, I will update with you guys when I got my package. They also sell a coarse grade which the owner told me is slighty finer than the red sea one.

 

[R33f_Hacker]

I just get a bunch of them for China for my reefmat 1200 and reefmat 250, I ordered the fine grade which is suppose to be 100 micron, I will update with you guys when I got my package. They also sell a coarse grade which the owner told me is slighty finer than the red sea one.

I am interested to know if you see a difference between the 200 mircon and 100 micron. Please let us know the results when tested. thanks.

 

[98315351]

I just get a bunch of them for China for my reefmat 1200 and reefmat 250, I ordered the fine grade which is suppose to be 100 micron, I will update with you guys when I got my package. They also sell a coarse grade which the owner told me is slighty finer than the red sea one.

what did you find out about the 100 micron rolls?

 

[R33f_Hacker]

what did you find out about the 100 micron rolls?

I ordered the 50 micron rolls from precision converting for my trigger systems platinum 39 sump. They are 10" wide rolls. They work very well. He ships quick and is more than half the price of the trigger rolls plus almost double the size of the roll.

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

If looking at it backwards do they stock a roll that fits well into any of the machines. I could care less about Wi-Fi , more about a direct super easy replacement. For a 300 gallon reef, which machine to get ?

 

[Isaac Alves]

Ok. I need to try these alternative sources for RedSea 1200 Fleece Rolls. Can someone help me understand

You do better to contact Steve directly, instead of buying from eBay. Better pricing and from what I hear he's cutting material in the reefmat sizes now.

https://preconfilter.com/
Contact through the email link, he's pretty responsive and wants to help. Been buying from him for years now.

what I should be looking at or asking on the preconfilter website?

 

[Isaac Alves]

I’ve reached out to Precision Converting LLC. And Steve was wonderful with providing a detailed email with all the information I need to understand the differences and similarities between his fleece material and the RedSea OEM.

I’m looking to obtain the adaptor now.

If this works out then this is a potentially huge cost savings resource.

I’ll let this thread know how it goes.

 

[Isaac Alves]

So I've got my order in. Steven from Precision Converting LLC is wonderful. He's full of information. He presented his choice for the best match to the RedSea ReefMat.

Ultimately he is charging me $10 per roll of Precon2, 6.7" x 50 yds. 2" ID 50 micron nominal media -- which is closest to the RedSea material. He has a two roll minimum so I went with 8 for now and should get them next week. Shipping to my location came out to $17. So each roll with shipping is costing me $12.22. That’s 10 more feet at a 1/3 the cost

Note that there is an adapter required to go from the Precon 2" ID tube to the 1.5" required to fit the RedSea ReefMat 1200. Luckily Steven has a contact that makes these and I connected with this person and got the adapter ordered for $20 including shipping.

I'll note how it goes.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Got my UPS tracking info for my order from Steven at Precision Converting LLC.

 

[tgn225]

I’ve made some 3d printed adapters for mine that work pretty well.

 

[Real McCoy]

I recycle my fleece. See the last page of posts on my build thread for updates (I've reduced my costs by about 75% so far).

I can't find the build thread, I would like to see wjat you did

 

[2Flash1]

So I assume if one was to order from precision…do you need this reducer or will the roll fit onto redsea directly?

 

[JonoH]

Yes, used them a couple months ago. Shipping was about 10 days from China. The rolls appear to be legitimate RedSea and not imitation. I just placed another order. With the sale they’re running right now I was able to order 4 rollls at a little less than $20 per roll, shipping included.

Same here, i bought 3 rolls from them and they look and are packaged as genuine... seem to work the same.