Red Sea Reefer 250

[powers2001]

@DesertCitiesReefer I anxious to see how that Sky light works on your tank. Keep us posted!

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Some photos finally.

before anyone says bad placement due to sunlight. My other tank is by the other window and when direct sunlight hits this side which is very shortly the blinds are all closed.

control box from Adaptive Reef. The blank spots will have 2 DOS when the faceplates arrive.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Still empty but not for long.

 

[powers2001]

Some photos finally.

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before anyone says bad placement due to sunlight. My other tank is by the other window and when direct sunlight hits this side which is very shortly the blinds are all closed.

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control box from Adaptive Reef. The blank spots will have 2 DOS when the faceplates arrive.

@DesertCitiesReefer on the green and red paired lights is that a specific faceplate they’re in or did you drill holes in that board?

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

@DesertCitiesReefer on the green and red paired lights is that a specific faceplate they’re in or did you drill holes in that board?

I drilled the holes in the faceplate.

 

[powers2001]

@DesertCitiesReefer on the green and red paired lights is that a specific faceplate they’re in or did you drill holes in that board?

@DesertCitiesReefer I sent you a PM.

 

[dlaird76]

Following along. Great start

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Here is what I have for PAR readings with my Neptune SKY on SPS AB+ at 30%.

 

[powers2001]

Here is what I have for PAR readings with my Neptune SKY on SPS AB+ at 30%.

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@DesertCitiesReefer what PAR meter did you use? Also are those WAVs on the back glass panel? Forgive me if I asked before.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

@DesertCitiesReefer what PAR meter did you use? Also are those WAVs on the back glass panel? Forgive me if I asked before.

I used a Seneye for my PAR readings. Yes those are 2 Neptune WAV Pumps mounted in the back panel.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Added some frags today that arrived from 5th Alarm Corals.

Milka Stylo

Teal Stag

BC Bubble Bath Unicorn

PC Rainbow

ORA Tricolor Valida

Bali Green Slimer

 

[powers2001]

I used a Seneye for my PAR readings. Yes those are 2 Neptune WAV Pumps mounted in the back panel.

@DesertCitiesReefer what power setting ranges to you have them set to and what modes do you run them in? I’m thinking of going to NS WAVs. I’m maxed out on space and WAVs don’t have control boxes or power bricks when you plug them into an EB832. Save me a lot of space that way.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

@DesertCitiesReefer what power setting ranges to you have them set to and what modes do you run them in? I’m thinking of going to NS WAVs. I’m maxed out on space and WAVs don’t have control boxes or power bricks when you plug them into an EB832. Save me a lot of space that way.

Here is what I have them set at. I believe I found this setting searching the shared settings.

 

[powers2001]

Here is what I have them set at. I believe I found this setting searching the shared settings.
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@DesertCitiesReefer I do believe there’s a setting in shared settings recommended for Reefer 250s.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Added a couple more corals today.

Torch

Hammer

Candycane / Trumpet

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Added some more corals today

Indo Grim Reaper Torch

Rainbow Wellso

Reverse Bleeding Apple Scolly

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Life is soooo much easier and nicer with a filter roller. Just finally changed out the first roll and pretty much 3 1/2 months I got out of it. Also when I was running socks I would have trouble keeping my nitrate and phosphate low they always ran high.

 

[Schumanistan]

I’m glad to see those metric to standard couplers worked out! I’m converting over my MaxE170 to standard here in the next week when my parts arrive. BRS had the metric to standard 1” slip fittings, but I had to buy a 26 mm metric slip to 3/4” threaded coupler from a random PVC website for the return. Hope everything works out like I have planned.

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

Added a couple of colonies today. The other corals that were added awhile ago are looking good. Need to add some updated pictures.

Indo Rainbow Millie

Indo Acro

Indo Acro

 

[DesertCitiesReefer]

The other morning when I was looking at my tank I notice a couple of my snails laying some eggs on the side and back of the tank. I have never noticed this ever in my other tanks. Need to post some updated pictures since it’s been awhile. Also love my Clarisea roller, I have never ever kept phosphates perfect range and nitrates are a little lower to bottoming out so been dosing Brightwells NeoNitro.