Devoted Reefer 250

pelphrey · Jan 30, 2019

Big shoutout to @Crystal Reef Aquatics for providing the new sump and ATO container for the RedSea Reefer 250! Top notch work on both, need to order a few parts before I can get them installed!

Mal11224 · Jan 30, 2019

pelphrey said:
Big shoutout to @Crystal Reef Aquatics for providing the new sump and ATO container for the RedSea Reefer 250! Top notch work on both, need to order a few parts before I can get them installed!

Very nice man! Looking forward to seeing it in action.

Butuz · Jan 30, 2019

Looks awesome!

Crystal Reef Aquatics · Jan 30, 2019

I'm glad it arrived! Looking forward to seeing it set up!

pelphrey · Jan 30, 2019

Mal11224 said:
Very nice man! Looking forward to seeing it in action.

Me toooo!!! It’s always hard to imagine the craftsmanship even when seeing pictures. The refugium area is niceeee!

Butuz said:
Looks awesome!

They really did a great job designing and building their products!

Crystal Reef Aquatics said:
I'm glad it arrived! Looking forward to seeing it set up!

Packaged extremely well!!! The sump is what I would call semi crated, I didn’t expect to see the plywood! Can’t wait to do the swap!

Scurvy · Jan 31, 2019

Can't wait to see it in action!

pelphrey · Jan 31, 2019

pelphrey · Jan 31, 2019

Scurvy said:
Can't wait to see it in action!

This is going to be tricky, I know I need some more soft tubing. I've had some time to think about anything else I may need. I am sure I'll figure that out on the day I so the swap! hahaha

pelphrey · Feb 1, 2019

I’m going to miss the 10 gallon ATO container for sure, but on to something new! @Crystal Reef Aquatics

pelphrey · Feb 5, 2019

Going to try and get this installed this weekend, not sure yet! @Crystal Reef Aquatics

Crystal Reef Aquatics · Feb 6, 2019

Yes sir!

pelphrey · Feb 7, 2019

Preparation begins! Pull out skimmer tomorrow and run in vinegar, pull out carbon reactor and pump. All that’s left is the COR20, Tunze sensors and media in the sump. The RedSea plumbing always makes me nervous, so that will be the most difficult part.

drawman · Feb 8, 2019

Just skimmed your thread Pelphrey nice work! I'm sure you mentioned it but how did you mount/stabilize your 80/20? I have two Radion XR30s and I may end up getting an Aquatic Life fixture. 80/20 would work perfectly in my case.

Crystal Reef Aquatics · Feb 8, 2019

Nice!

pelphrey · Feb 8, 2019

Preparing for an eventful Saturday, pulled some equipment for cleaning and should make the sump swap easier!

pelphrey · Feb 8, 2019

drawman said:
Just skimmed your thread Pelphrey nice work! I'm sure you mentioned it but how did you mount/stabilize your 80/20? I have two Radion XR30s and I may end up getting an Aquatic Life fixture. 80/20 would work perfectly in my case.

I mounted the 8020 to a board I can slide in and out. I didn’t want to mount to tank stand and make it impossible to get out. I’ll have to see if I can find a video or picture. Sorry for the delayed response.

pelphrey · Feb 8, 2019

Kessil h80 got the best of the Nyos 120 skimmer.

Mal11224 · Feb 8, 2019

pelphrey said:
Kessil h80 got the best of the Nyos 120 skimmer.

Going through the same thing in my sump and skimmer. Have the same light. Ugh!!!

pelphrey · Feb 8, 2019

Mal11224 said:
Going through the same thing in my sump and skimmer. Have the same light. Ugh!!!

Once I start the sump swap it doesn’t stop! Haha

Butuz · Feb 8, 2019

Good luck with the swap! Btw, I have Siporax in my overflow as well, except I used a 20lb fishing line and threaded 4 lines the height of the box and connected them up top and bottom, was able to fit their entire box full that way with minimal footprint.