New2Reefing - Red Sea Reefer 350 V3 Issue

JasonK84 · Oct 20, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!

Reef man 89 · Oct 20, 2018

Welcome to The R2R family!!!!

This is good to know because I was planning a 425xl build in the near future. I as well didnt know they changed the sump out. I think most people run manifolds on the reefer series. Me personally like the idea of drilling the ATO tank and turning that into a fuge versus the divider plate. Hope you figure out something if and when you do can you please post pictures so other people can get an idea. Good luck

F22DRVR · Oct 20, 2018

Here is a picture of how I did it. As you can see, the 3/4 pipe going left off the "T", has a valve that is not fully open. This is because I have more than enough flow. I'm currently running the water to a
Skimz Monzter SM162 External Protein Skimmer. I have a UV Sterilizer that I still need to install. I'm using a Sicce Syncra Silent 5.0 pump (1321 GPH). It's more than powerful enough to supply everything.

You have even more power with the Neptune Cor 20, and less water volume than I have. I think you'll be fine. I personally would not turn the sump around due to the drain-line configuration set-up by Red Sea. My philosophy is "Keep it simple".

Your sump will come out great!

Cheers!

F22DRVR · Oct 20, 2018

Picture.

BTW, Tip for today.... I'm happy I wrapped my sump in white. It allows you to see things better!!

Ruben's Reef · Oct 20, 2018

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PDR · Oct 20, 2018

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NotSoCivil_Engineer · Oct 26, 2018

Hey! I actually had the exact same issue happen to me. I made an account to stop lurking after reading your post! My V3 tank arrived on Wednesday, and now I'm trying to figure out how to redo my sump plans.

I'm thinking of a flexible connection from pump to a mounted manifold that ties into the return line with flex hose as well. We'll see if it takes off.

cromag27 · Oct 26, 2018

Maxrotor · Dec 4, 2018

I ordered the Red Sea reefer 350 with the V3 Sump. I am curious to see how / if you installed the manifold. Can you post pictures of your build? I also have to Core 20 and Neptune system. I still have to select the skimmer and wav pumps.

brandon0921 · Mar 7, 2019

F22DRVR said:
Picture.

BTW, Tip for today.... I'm happy I wrapped my sump in white. It allows you to see things better!!

What did you use to wrap it? I was thinking about plastidip but a wrap might be easier.

P-Dub · Mar 7, 2019

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Cali-Saltwater-1st-Timer · Oct 21, 2019

F22DRVR said:
I have the same problem with the new 525XL that I just purchased. It has a version 3 sump as well.

What I did was, I came up from the pump with a 3/4 pipe high enough to clear the return pump section of the sump, then did a "T" piece that enabled me to run a manifold line left that dead-ends after 3 valves for future equipment. If you don't want to do that, then the other choice I was contemplating was a second pump. I didn't want to go that route, however, because I had already purchased a pump powerful enough to run everything. It doesn't come out looking quite as nice as the picture you have above, but, it's still nice and organized.

So you don't have a gate valve for your manifold connections? How are you regulating flow?