(baktabiznis) Red Sea Reefer 250 Build

The Practical Reefer · Apr 5, 2017

Thanks man appreciate it good luck I'll be following

baktabiznis · Apr 5, 2017

Decided to swap out the pp4's for some pp8's

baktabiznis · Apr 5, 2017

baktabiznis · Apr 5, 2017

So I decided to build a control panel in the empty space on the back of the reefer stand.

baktabiznis · Apr 5, 2017

Still have a lot of cord management inside the stand and behind that needs to be addressed. And I still haven't picked up any lights. I'm still leaning towards Hydra 26s hds.

marito09 · Apr 5, 2017

baktabiznis said:
Still have a lot of cord management inside the stand and behind that needs to be addressed. And I still haven't picked up any lights. I'm still leaning towards Hydra 26s hds.

Nice!!! I am kind of doing a similar thing with my apex but with a false wall. You are going to like the pp8 better lots of flow just gotta see at what point your sand goes all over and keep it there.

baktabiznis · Apr 24, 2017

Picked up some new equipment..

baktabiznis · Apr 24, 2017

So 1 of the HMS arms from amazon was missing the hardware... I sent it back and ordered 1 from BRS, so 1 light will have to do until Wednesday.

Bacon505 · Apr 24, 2017

Really nice setup. Always admired the redsea with avery clean setup. I've seen some at my LFS and got me curious with one thing. Redsea designed

the tank to fit perfectly with their stand which is a wow to me. However, due to the fact of clearance to open the cabinet, they left a gap between the tank and the cabinet doors. For that reason, could it possible cause integrity issue from overtime stress? Sorry i took one of your pic to refference my statement. Do apologize.

mrvn · Jul 15, 2017

Bacon505 said:
Really nice setup. Always admired the redsea with avery clean setup. I've seen some at my LFS and got me curious with one thing. Redsea designed

the tank to fit perfectly with their stand which is a wow to me. However, due to the fact of clearance to open the cabinet, they left a gap between the tank and the cabinet doors. For that reason, could it possible cause integrity issue from overtime stress? Sorry i took one of your pic to refference my statement. Do apologize.

Yesterday I was wondering the same while building mine. Did you get an answer about this?

Bacon505 · Jul 15, 2017

Nope. Not planning to own a red sea so i didnt bother taking the time to do more research on it. I would be scared if i own one of their big one.

HolisticBear · Jul 15, 2017

Bacon505 said:
Nope. Not planning to own a red sea so i didnt bother taking the time to do more research on it. I would be scared if i own one of their big one.

The bottom is fully supported on the reefers. The front glass does float. On the smallest reefers (170) the back and front glass float, but the entire bottom is on the stand.