Russell's First Reefer 250

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After months of research, setup, and cycling, our first Reefer 250 is up and running! We added our first frags and some cleanup crew until we are sure everything is stable, but fish should be coming shortly. Excited to share our build with everyone as well!

I tried to cram everything into a tight space and wasn't able to get everything in the stand but I'll work on some better tube and cord management later. We plan on building a cabinet unit around the left-side accessories. Setup listed below with links to the products if interested with photos at the end.

Tech & Hardware

Category
Item
Notes
TankRed Sea REEFER 250 (latest edition)
ControllerApex (2016 Edition)
Battery BackupCybePower Intelligent LCD CP1500AVRLCD
  • Directly connected to Apex energy bars
Return PumpApex COR-15
  • Custom hard plumbing to REEFER return
  • Apex FS-100 flow sensor
ATOApex ATK (v1)
FeederApex Automatic Feeding System (AFS)
Display Lighting2x Kessil A360WE Tuna Blue
Refugium LightingKessil H80 Tuna Floral
Additional LightingApex Lunar Simulator Module (LSM)
  • 2 LEDs mounted between main display lights
Light MonitoringApex PAR Monitoring Kit (PMK)
  • Placed at bottom of tank.
Powerheads2x EcoTech VorTech MP10wQD
SkimmerReef Octopus Regal 150-S
Heaters2x Cobalt Aquatics Neo-Therm 150w Heater
  • Setup on separate outlets in case of failure
Automatic Water ChangeApex Dosing and Fluid Metering System (DŌS)
Element Dosing2x Apex Dosing and Fluid Metering System (DŌS)
Element MonitoringApex Trident
  • Used to control element dosing
Leak DetectionApex Leak Detection Kit (LDK)
  • One probe inside the stand next to the refugium
  • One probe outside between stand and reservoirs
DisplayApex Display Module
  • Used for sound Apex sound alarms

Refugium


Display

CategoryItem
SubstrateCrushed Coral
RocksReal Reef Solutions Real Reef Rock
Cleanup Crew2x Cerith Snails (Renan and Conrad), 1x Emerald Crab (Frank), 1x Turbo Snail (to be named)


Coming Soon


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