A new beginning....Red Sea Reefer 350

Hobbesaurus · Jul 27, 2016

Brian Kim said:
Well yeah...really thought about taking a break after my JBJ45 cracked but realized I am too addicted to this hobby now.

Just placed an order on Red Sea Reefer 350.

Will keep you guys updated on the progress here on this new post

Excited to see how this goes! Following!!

Sabellafella · Jul 27, 2016

Waaaat what did i miss?!!!??!?? Your tank cracked bro!!! But haha, cant shake the hobby, its impossible. Cant wait to see the tank bud, love my redsea reefer

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

So it all begins! Amazed how well they came packed and cabinet was top notch!

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Waaaat what did i miss?!!!??!?? Your tank cracked bro!!! But haha, cant shake the hobby, its impossible. Cant wait to see the tank bud, love my redsea reefer

Yea, I was always worried it could happen after reading a few posts on the internet. Well, guess it was a good thing since I always wanted a bigger tank lol

shadow1013 · Jul 28, 2016

I didn't see this until now. I have three XR15 and two MP40 on our Red Sea Reefer 450. I'd love to get a Nyos protein skimmer.

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

shadow1013 said:
I didn't see this until now. I have three XR15 and two MP40 on our Red Sea Reefer 450. I'd love to get a Nyos protein skimmer.

I went with 2 XR30 pro since mine is only 4' long. I might add a couple T5 in the future. Got 1 MP40 that I am planning to place on the back glass and thinking about getting a Gyre150 for the side

shadow1013 · Jul 28, 2016

Yeah I think we would have done that two but we had one XR15 from our 170 we took down so we got two more. Though I seen someone with two XR30 and a XR15.

I think for my next build we may go with Gyre. I like the design. Wish they make one that is half the size, I know the smaller one can have one side removed and capped. Not sure why they don't sell it like this and if someone wants to get the full they can buy the other side. $200+ to put it in a shallow tank doesn't make sense.

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

shadow1013 said:
Yeah I think we would have done that two but we had one XR15 from our 170 we took down so we got two more. Though I seen someone with two XR30 and a XR15.

I think for my next build we may go with Gyre. I like the design. Wish they make one that is half the size, I know the smaller one can have one side removed and capped. Not sure why they don't sell it like this and if someone wants to get the full they can buy the other side. $200+ to put it in a shallow tank doesn't make sense.

I was also thinking about adding a Gyre rather than having 2 MP40's facing each other. Maybe I should go with 130, place it on the side and have my mp40 placed on the back glass
(Have only ordered 1 mp40)

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

Hobbesaurus said:
Excited to see how this goes! Following!!

It's going to look very similar to yours

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

UPS brought me some toys to play with

Just need to get my reactors, Vertex Omega 150 skimmer and some other accessories

jazzmik · Jul 28, 2016

Looking forward to the build Brian although now I'm in panic mode since I have the JBJ 45. Keeping fingers crossed.

I need to hit the lotto or something this hobby is no joke!

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

jazzmik said:
Looking forward to the build Brian although now I'm in panic mode since I have the JBJ 45. Keeping fingers crossed.

I need to hit the lotto or something this hobby is no joke!

All you can do for now is to make sure your tank is perfectly leveled and cross your fingers. Yes indeed, this hobby is really making me go broke.

revhtree · Jul 28, 2016

Set it up!!! LOL!

Brian Kim · Jul 28, 2016

Struggling with plumbing

Can't find a way of connecting my plumbing to the red sea return pipe. Also, soaking my dry rocks for 3 days minimum to remove all the phosphate

Hopefully, it will see water next Monday

Brian Kim · Jul 30, 2016

Update 3

Started curing about 50 lb of Pukani dry rock to rid of phosphate and ammonia.

Cycling my QT tank again

Vertex Omega 150 is here

DJ Power strip to turn individual items on and off

Organized the right side of the cabinet a bit, added a motion sensor led light to sump area but only received 1 of 2 reactors so I will have to wait until Monday to finish plumbing

Brian Kim · Jul 30, 2016

By the way, if you have a RSR350 and don't have the tools to DIY your right side cabinet this could be an awesome alternative http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O1EPT2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It fits perfectly and you can use the back panel to mount your gadgets

Antics · Jul 30, 2016

Brian Kim said:
By the way, if you have a RSR350 and don't have the tools to DIY your right side cabinet this could be an awesome alternative http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O1EPT2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It fits perfectly and you can use the back panel to mount your gadgets

I think that would be interesting to see in practice.

Brian Kim · Aug 2, 2016

Today I went to check on the dry rocks I've been soaking for 4 days and for my surprise these dry pukani rocks not only leach phosphate but caused a massive ammonia spike. I've always used BRS reef saver in the past and they didn't cause ammonia spike. I took them out and put on my tank to see how they will look and then soaked them back in new saltwater mix and added bio spira to speed up the curing process. Here's a picture of before and after.
Also, plumbing is almost ready, just missing a couple 45 elbows to finish the job