Show Off and Discuss Your Red Sea Reefer Series

[kartrsu]

I had the same surprise when I set mine up, but the water overflows a pipe further down in the silencer.

Thanks! I just took a look and realized the silencer doesn’t go down all the way to the bottom, so water can go up the tube and down the main drain. Thought I had installed stuff wrong initially.

 

[Devaji]

how did everyone plumb there UVs?

 

[Flameback Pair]

Thanks! I just took a look and realized the silencer doesn’t go down all the way to the bottom, so water can go up the tube and down the main drain. Thought I had installed stuff wrong initially.

@kartrsu pictures please I'm totally lost.

 

[Rrwilson1223]

Here is a link to my build:

Build Thread - New House, New Tank! RSR750

Hi everyone, We just bought a new home (Santa Rosa CA) last fall and decided it was time to upgrade our reef tank. Spent a great deal of time looking at tanks at the LFS and online. Finally settled on the Reefer 750 XXL. One small problem, they were on back order on almost every site I tried...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Futuretotm]

Folks with the 625s, make sure to claim your supports to lower the chance of seam failure

 

[Futuretotm]

My 525 (few months old) is the same length as the 625 (59”) and no supports for me, you can see in my pic how the front section is lower than the sides...

 

[kartrsu]

@kartrsu pictures please I'm totally lost.

Hard to take a photo back there but take a look at this thing I drew. Blue color is water.

 

[Flameback Pair]

Hard to take a photo back there but take a look at this thing I drew. Blue color is water.

@kartrsu I’m not sure that what you have labeled as the silencer does any silencing. I believe it’s mainly for keeping debris from going down the main drain pipe but I could be wrong.

 

[kartrsu]

@kartrsu I’m not sure that what you have labeled as the silencer does any silencing. I believe it’s mainly for keeping debris from going down the main drain pipe but I could be wrong.

Red sea calls it a silencer pipe. My guess is that it evens out the water going into the main drain so it goes down more quietly, as opposed to waves or more turbulent water entering the weir. I think of it like a port harbor. Don’t think it does a good job eliminating debris, since it could just go from the bottom up and down the drain. No filter floss to catchh anything.

 

[Nhjmc]

My Apex and other goodies:

IMG_4008 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

 

[Flameback Pair]

Red sea calls it a silencer pipe. My guess is that it evens out the water going into the main drain so it goes down more quietly, as opposed to waves or more turbulent water entering the weir. I think of it like a port harbor. Don’t think it does a good job eliminating debris, since it could just go from the bottom up and down the drain. No filter floss to catchh anything.

@kartrsu never thought of it that way. Guess I kinda took it for granted. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Jackooze]

I recently upgraded to Peninsula 500 from Reefer 250. Can someone please tell me what are the return/drain/emergency pipe sizes for both systems. I would like to see if I can re use my reefer 250 plumbing for the peninsula. I’ve tried looking online and all I found was return size for 250 is 16mm and peninsula is 25mm. Thanks in advance

 

[Crabby48]

FTS of xl425

 

[MichaelReefer]

 

[pelphrey]

 

[Devaji]

sorry if this has been ask and answered. but I am looking to "hard" plum the 650P to US standard. what is the part # for the addapter i need for the that? is it the same as the 750XXl?

 

[Jackooze]

sorry if this has been ask and answered. but I am looking to "hard" plum the 650P to US standard. what is the part # for the addapter i need for the that? is it the same as the 750XXl?

Red Sea #42221. Keep in mind it’s 3/4”
You can also get these

 

[Devaji]

Red Sea #42221. Keep in mind it’s 3/4”
You can also get these

thanks bud that is what I needed to know I have 2 of those from my 750 glad they will work on the 650P as well.

 

[cpschult]

Can anyone direct me to some good Reefer 525 xl builds? I’ve found a few going through the thread but I’ve only made it through 100 pages.

picked up this beauty

 

[Flameback Pair]

Can anyone direct me to some good Reefer 525 xl builds? I’ve found a few going through the thread but I’ve only made it through 100 pages.

picked up this beauty

@cpschult nice pick up! You will love your Reefer. The rimless glass and low profile silicone seams are like no other.