:in metal accent: IM BACK BABY
I dove into the hobby head first in 2015 with an AIO JBJ 45. My build thread is still here. I couldn’t have done it without this community. Well after 13 months, I had a 3 month old son and got laid off for my job, so some difficult financial decisions had to be made.
Fast forward, things are much better these days, and it’s time to dive back in!
I bought a used setup from someone getting out of the hobby, brought it home today. It’s a Red Sea maxE 170 with the sump upgrade. I didn’t realize it was the all in one version with the sump upgrade until I got there, it’s not what I wanted but it will do I suppose to get my feet wet in the world of sumps. I don’t like that the rear section has baffles and tons of corners for detritus to build up, that was a problem with the JBJ. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get some tap water in it for a leak test. New DI resin and equipment to run a water line to the wall behind it will be here Wednesday.
I feel there may be a piece missing from the overflow piping. The main overflow is a couple inches shorter than the emergency, from the pictures I’ve seen they’re usually pretty close to each other.
It didn’t come with the ATO reservoir, does anyone know if you can purchase replacements? It’s also missing the sump screen and power center splash guard.
It came with the hydra 26 light, Red Sea RSK 300 skimmer (which seems huge, judging by the physical size of the thing), Current USA 1900 GPH DC return pump, Lifeguard media reactor, 300 watt titanium heater with finnnex temp controller.
The filter sock has been replaced with the cup, which I was planning on doing anyway. Plan on putting carbon and filter floss in it and GFO in the media reactor.
One thing I would like the community advise on is the stand. The right side seems to have a slight bow. I can see daylight between the back and side panels. I checked all the fasteners and they’re tight. I might try to tap it with a mallet and retighten before siliconing the seems. Pictures below.
I dove into the hobby head first in 2015 with an AIO JBJ 45. My build thread is still here. I couldn’t have done it without this community. Well after 13 months, I had a 3 month old son and got laid off for my job, so some difficult financial decisions had to be made.
Fast forward, things are much better these days, and it’s time to dive back in!
I bought a used setup from someone getting out of the hobby, brought it home today. It’s a Red Sea maxE 170 with the sump upgrade. I didn’t realize it was the all in one version with the sump upgrade until I got there, it’s not what I wanted but it will do I suppose to get my feet wet in the world of sumps. I don’t like that the rear section has baffles and tons of corners for detritus to build up, that was a problem with the JBJ. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get some tap water in it for a leak test. New DI resin and equipment to run a water line to the wall behind it will be here Wednesday.
I feel there may be a piece missing from the overflow piping. The main overflow is a couple inches shorter than the emergency, from the pictures I’ve seen they’re usually pretty close to each other.
It didn’t come with the ATO reservoir, does anyone know if you can purchase replacements? It’s also missing the sump screen and power center splash guard.
It came with the hydra 26 light, Red Sea RSK 300 skimmer (which seems huge, judging by the physical size of the thing), Current USA 1900 GPH DC return pump, Lifeguard media reactor, 300 watt titanium heater with finnnex temp controller.
The filter sock has been replaced with the cup, which I was planning on doing anyway. Plan on putting carbon and filter floss in it and GFO in the media reactor.
One thing I would like the community advise on is the stand. The right side seems to have a slight bow. I can see daylight between the back and side panels. I checked all the fasteners and they’re tight. I might try to tap it with a mallet and retighten before siliconing the seems. Pictures below.