Alternatives to Red Sea…

i cant think · Aug 27, 2023

Are there any other good alternatives to Red Sea?

So far I’ve found Cade and see most go for this, Innovative Marine, D-D, and Aqua One. This is a question for anyone wondering the same thing.

rtparty · Aug 27, 2023

Water box, Aqua Forest, NYOS

Supa · Aug 27, 2023

I second the waterbox. Like RT mentioned above.

argiBK · Aug 27, 2023

Love my CADE! The only other brand I was considering was IM.

i cant think · Aug 27, 2023

argiBK said:
Love my CADE! The only other brand I was considering was IM.

I was reading your thread when you were looking at Cade or Red Sea - currently I think my choices have been narrowed down to them. And I’m leaning towards CADE but always hold hope for any others (also, if anyone has any reason to turn back towards Red Sea feel free to say as I’m sure everyone would love to hear

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argiBK · Aug 27, 2023

i cant think said:
I was reading your thread when you were looking at Cade or Red Sea - currently I think my choices have been narrowed down to them. And I’m leaning towards CADE but always hold hope for any others (also, if anyone has any reason to turn back towards Red Sea feel free to say as I’m sure everyone would love to hear )

Before I purchased, I met a local reefer who was setting up G2+ Red Sea 700.

The armored seams and top and bottom eurobracing was really nice. Stand was aluminum. I think still they make the best looking stands, I just wish they’d abandon the floating front edge design as it’s a design flaw for me.

I also wanted the 30” depth for the CADE, the extra 6” gives more wiggle room for scaping + added room for my giganteas — also the reason why IM was in the running, though they don’t make a 5’ peninsula and have very long lead times for delivery.

Lavey29 · Aug 27, 2023

The new gen red sea tanks are awesome plug and play set ups with a myriad of safety enhanced features now. But the price is lofty.

jp_75 · Aug 27, 2023

Cade looks nice overall but clear silicone gives meh look!
Waterbox is basically RS with better looking sump imho.
Aquaforest very nice look and sump but sump is missing refugium compartment!

Lps_lover12 · Aug 27, 2023

Would have to be waterbox in my opinion

Propane · Aug 27, 2023

IM are nice tanks, I have 2. My only issue is they now force you to buy the stand which is fine as they seem like nice stands but I don’t like how tall most stands are and I want my sump to be in another room. But build quality seems pretty nice.

WhatCouldGoWrong71 · Aug 27, 2023

I'll be replacing my RS Max 500 next year. I really like the Cade, but I am pretty sure I am going the Glass Cages route.

JoJosReef · Aug 28, 2023

Does IM ship to UK? I love my IM tanks. Would definitely go with a third if I were to upgrade, but I'm also looking at the Aquaforest tanks and thinking they look promising.

Actually, if I had a big budget, I would do a custom Glass Cages tank that is extra long but shallow, like a 6ft x 2 ft x 16" height tank, or even an 8ft.

HudsonReefer2.0 · Aug 28, 2023

Only if Cade was an option for me at the time.

HudsonReefer2.0 · Aug 28, 2023

JoJosReef said:
Does IM ship to UK? I love my IM tanks. Would definitely go with a third if I were to upgrade, but I'm also looking at the Aquaforest tanks and thinking they look promising.

Actually, if I had a big budget, I would do a custom Glass Cages tank that is extra long but shallow, like a 6ft x 2 ft x 16" height tank, or even an 8ft.

I know WB has a frag system that size. Was looking at it in black.

JoJosReef · Aug 28, 2023

Pair of pinkies in a 10g frag growout tank with live rock. Bad idea? I think 10g is small. No other fish, though. Local has 6 QT'ing pinkies...

Reefing-dude · Aug 28, 2023

i cant think said:
I was reading your thread when you were looking at Cade or Red Sea - currently I think my choices have been narrowed down to them. And I’m leaning towards CADE but always hold hope for any others (also, if anyone has any reason to turn back towards Red Sea feel free to say as I’m sure everyone would love to hear )

I love my Red Sea tank. I’ve had it for a few years now and the build quality is amazing It’s a reefer S series and i couldn’t be happier with it. I’ve got a few friends who also have Red Sea tanks, a few have the new G2 reefers and they all love them too. Personally if your looking for a new reef tank, I would highly recommend Red Sea