Show Off and Discuss Your Red Sea Reefer Series

[XLOR8T]

Yes, my 425XL came standard with the 42222 connector. I ordered the tank on Feb 8, 2018, so I'm not sure when Red Sea made the change. Here's a photo from when I was still assembling the tank, with the barbed fitting removed:

The extension looks like PVC maybe harder Material than read sea plastic union, people were cracking them by over-tightening

 

[tenurepro]

Sharing a couple of vids on flow and lights in my SPS dominant reefer 250.

 

[hawkfeathers86]

Changed my sump a couple weeks ago and here’s a time lapse of it

 

[incloud design]

All this talk about plumbing got my list together. Has anyone run into what the color code is for the RED that Red Sea uses on the Reefer series plumbing. I've looked everywhere and haven't heard a word. It would be really nice to match the color red as close as possible on custom work.

 

[svogun]

Here is a pic of mine. I sanded down 1 inch pvc then glued directly into Red Sea fittings. Zero leaks. Plumbed sump into my basement.

 

[svogun]

FTS

 

[Waggers]

From this May 2016

To this April 2018

 

[incloud design]

From this May 2016

To this April 2018

First off, system looks outstanding. Congratulations! I am just now organizing my plan to put my system together (Red Sea 450). I am going to need a canopy and am looking to build similar to yours. I am shooting for a floating type canopy but am having trouble coming up with a design that will have it look like it is actually floating without hangers and not sagging over time. I can't tell by your picture but the concept of yours looks quite like what I'm trying to achieve. Any tips or snags you ran into would be helpful to bypass in my own setup. Thanks!

Below is what I'm starting with, don't like the lights with legs at all.

 

[mta_morrow]

From this May 2016

To this April 2018

Beautiful and well done!

 

[Waggers]

First off, system looks outstanding. Congratulations! I am just now organizing my plan to put my system together (Red Sea 450). I am going to need a canopy and am looking to build similar to yours. I am shooting for a floating type canopy but am having trouble coming up with a design that will have it look like it is actually floating without hangers and not sagging over time. I can't tell by your picture but the concept of yours looks quite like what I'm trying to achieve. Any tips or snags you ran into would be helpful to bypass in my own setup. Thanks!

Below is what I'm starting with, don't like the lights with legs at all.

No problems building or hanging and it looks as good now as the day it was hung . If you look back to May 2016 there’s a photo or two of what it looks like close up .

 

[Waggers]

This is how it’s hung from the ceiling

And a couple of what it looks like from above

 

[CDavmd]

I did a leak test on the manifold today by running the cor-20 and recirculating water in the sump.

The Cor is amazingly quiet. I only hear a faint hum at full power. There’s more noise from water flowing into the socks than anything else.

I just have two spots on the canisters outflows that are leaking. The o-rings broke. I need some suggestions on an alternative since I’m using right angle fixtures for the canister outflows and they do not overlap the O-rings like the straight connectors do as described by @pelphrey in his video on the aquamaxx mods

Silicon? Any other thoughts?

The videos link is on my build thread if anyone’s interested (link under my signature).

Thanks!

 

[incloud design]

This is how it’s hung from the ceiling

And a couple of what it looks like from above

Awesome, I'm getting psyched now. I'm going to stop obsessing over having no hangers and just do it like yours. Two things I'd like to know are what type of wood did you use and what did you use to finish? I'm planning pine and epoxy lacquer to mimic the finish of the doors as close as possible.

 

[Waggers]

Awesome, I'm getting psyched now. I'm going to stop obsessing over having no hangers and just do it like yours. Two things I'd like to know are what type of wood did you use and what did you use to finish? I'm planning pine and epoxy lacquer to mimic the finish of the doors as close as possible.

I just used kick boards ( panel that are used at the bottom of kitchen units ) . They were pre finished in gloss white . I used two lengths , they were around £15 for a 2.4 meter length and they are 5inch high and one inch thick .

 

[incloud design]

I just used kick boards ( panel that are used at the bottom of kitchen units ) . They were pre finished in gloss white . I used two lengths , they were around £15 for a 2.4 meter length and they are 5inch high and one inch thick .

Awesome, great idea. Thanks!

 

[Dan Snyder]

Awesome, great idea. Thanks!

100 different ways to do it! Hope we gave you some ideas!

 

[Dan Snyder]

 

[Z3speed4me]

So for those that have a canopy setup; how difficult or a pain is it to add things into the tank...do maintenance inside, etc when its so close to the water level and you can't actually get your arms in there?

 

[CDavmd]

Bump

Not sure my question was seen buried in my post. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I just have two spots on the canisters outflows that are leaking. The o-rings broke. I need some suggestions on an alternative since I’m using right angle fixtures for the canister outflows and they do not overlap the O-rings like the straight connectors do as described by @pelphrey in his video on the aquamaxx mods

Silicon? Any other thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[incloud design]

100 different ways to do it! Hope we gave you some ideas!

Where'd you get the aluminum, that's awesome!