Setting up redsea reefer 500

syte · May 1, 2025

Hey guys,

I have a brand new redsea reefer 500 that I never got a chance to setup until now. Looking through the forums has got me a bit scared. So many cases of tank failures. It seems like there is an unacknowledged design issue within the tank itself that Redsea has avoided dealing. Now that I'm in this situation, what do you guys suggest I do? Is there a way to fix the design issues in the tank itself? It would be awful to have to get rid of a brand new tank because the manufacture is trying to hide a design flaw. Thoughts? Also, I don't think I'll be buying anymore Redsea products any time soon. It's how they're handling this situation that I have an issue with :(. Why won't they just do a recall.

littlefoxx · May 1, 2025

syte said:
Hey guys,

I have a brand new redsea reefer 500 that I never got a chance to setup until now. Looking through the forums has got me a bit scared. So many cases of tank failures. It seems like there is an unacknowledged design issue within the tank itself that Redsea has avoided dealing. Now that I'm in this situation, what do you guys suggest I do? Is there a way to fix the design issues in the tank itself? It would be awful to have to get rid of a brand new tank because the manufacture is trying to hide a design flaw. Thoughts? Also, I don't think I'll be buying anymore Redsea products any time soon. It's how they're handling this situation that I have an issue with :(. Why won't they just do a recall.

Yeah to me not worth it. I had a red sea, didnt know about all the seam breaks and saw it slowly starting to happen in my 70 (looked like the silicone was peeling from the tank) and I took it down. I really would just sell it and cut your losses. You cant fix the issue yourself, its a design issue, and they wont admit thats what it is so they ignore it. I say save yourself the headache