Does anyone know if this is a legitimate Red Sea packaging. It’s being offered with stand half the retail price privately.

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This package has been advertised privately half the retail price & im very keen to buy it but…
I’m not sure if they make knock off brands in Red Sea tanks. Lol!
I know it seems a strange question but can anyone tell me how to authenticate it?!

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Knocked off inside the “genuine” box?
What does the tank look like? :eek: :smiling-face-with-sunglasses:
Hope it is all legitimate.
 
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Knocked off inside the “genuine” box?
What does the tank look like? :eek: :smiling-face-with-sunglasses:
Hope it is all legitimate.
I’ve been sent the serial number & pics. It looks genuine. We’ve now spoken & the lady has fresh water tanks & tried marine but didn’t work out for her apparently. I’ll try look up the serial number.
 

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I would buy it. That’s a lot of work for someone to put together just to sell 1.
 

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Seems legit and a good deal. Agree 1/2 off retail for used is about fair and not unheard of. Also agree if it was a knock off, they went thru some trouble. Even tho it’s legit, if you can, water test it.
 
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The stickers pretty much look like the Red Sea stickers on my tank, so I'm 99.9% sure it's legit.
Thanks. Yes it is legit. You can’t trust anything anymore. Fake it this, fraud that especially marketplace m. You’ll find anything there. Yes I did buy it now I’m stuck on building it lol. This’ll be interesting
 
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Seems legit and a good deal. Agree 1/2 off retail for used is about fair and not unheard of. Also agree if it was a knock off, they went thru some trouble. Even tho it’s legit, if you can, water test it.
It’s still in the plastic packaging. She did say she put water in it & got stuck with ammonia not clearing but all the media is still in the plastic bags brand new. Very strange. I’m just hoping nothings missing
 
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I would buy it. That’s a lot of work for someone to put together just to sell 1.
Only the cabinet was put together. Everything else is brand new in the bags. I got it less than half price. I do like the peninsula better
 

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Looks legit to me mate! I'd go for it.. It's a cracking wee tank! For reference, this is how my boxes looked like when I got mine home. Looks exactly the same.

Best of luck! :)
 

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Looks legit to me mate! I'd go for it.. It's a cracking wee tank! For reference, this is how my boxes looked like when I got mine home. Looks exactly the same.

Best of luck! :)
Yep I bought it. How I’m going to build it I’ve no idea
 

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Looks legit to me mate! I'd go for it.. It's a cracking wee tank! For reference, this is how my boxes looked like when I got mine home. Looks exactly the same.

Best of luck! :)
Did you have that many boxes for the 1 system? Or that’s more than 1?
 

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Yep I bought it. How I’m going to build it I’ve no idea
That's a good space for a wee reef tank! :) Hope you're gonna love it; we love ours to bits! So versatile- and looks stunning!
 
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Yep I bought it. How I’m going to build it I’ve no idea
I’ve put together half the components so far. Skimmer. Ato. I’ve the pump & media to do next. I haven’t washed anything yet including the tank which is 1st on my list tomorrow morning.
 

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Three projects! :) Zoanthids, NPS, Anemone...

The anemone tank is almost complete; the zoa tank will have it's first zoa's soon and the NPS/mangrove project is on planning stage.

We always wanted to try my luck with more species-specific tanks in stead of the 'classic' mixed reef..
 

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