Are Red Sea max aquarium kits good

[BB67]

Hi - I’m new to the hobby and looking to upgrade from a fresh water aquarium to a saltwater aquarium. I’m interested in the Red Sea Max s500 unit. The all in-one and plug and play seems appealing. Hoping to get opinions on the unit and if they’d recommend the purchase… As it’s quite pricey. A concern I have is the sump seems a bit small, given everyone says go as big as you can.

Thanks,

Ron

 

[Oscaror]

It looks nice, but every piece of equipment they come with can be replaced with something better

 

[jcdeng]

I would get the RS reefer series if you can settle for a little less volume tank.

 

[BB67]

Is the main difference between the S series and the RS reefer the sump is on the back. Would that provide any disadvantages down the road.

 

[jcdeng]

back sump kinda hard to clean, the t5 fixture will be too much in the way down the road, sump too small .