Hi,
I just set up my Red Sea Reefer 250 and it's looking great. I'm a first time salt water hobbyist & the live Coral/rock & fish (5 damsels) are doing well. Luckily I inherited my friend's live coral & fish & water eliminating a lot of start up overhead.
When measuring the noise from the 250, it's about 45 - 50 decibels with the cabinets closed. I suspect that much of the noise is coming from the high output in the drain pipe. However, when I try to rotate the dial (either clockwise or counter clockwise), it doesn't change the volume output. I'm wondering if I have a faulty o-ring in the internal valve/dial which is preventing the dial to open/close. Does anyone have a solution to this? I emailed Red Sea support for advice, but curious if this is common among other owners.
A second question is what type of water to do you add to the top up unit? Do you use treated tap water or saltwater? We haven't utilized the top up unit yet.
Thanks for any help,
Cliff
I just set up my Red Sea Reefer 250 and it's looking great. I'm a first time salt water hobbyist & the live Coral/rock & fish (5 damsels) are doing well. Luckily I inherited my friend's live coral & fish & water eliminating a lot of start up overhead.
When measuring the noise from the 250, it's about 45 - 50 decibels with the cabinets closed. I suspect that much of the noise is coming from the high output in the drain pipe. However, when I try to rotate the dial (either clockwise or counter clockwise), it doesn't change the volume output. I'm wondering if I have a faulty o-ring in the internal valve/dial which is preventing the dial to open/close. Does anyone have a solution to this? I emailed Red Sea support for advice, but curious if this is common among other owners.
A second question is what type of water to do you add to the top up unit? Do you use treated tap water or saltwater? We haven't utilized the top up unit yet.
Thanks for any help,
Cliff