Red Sea reefer 170 DIY plumbing help

[rinja]

Hey r2r this is my first post so I apologize if it’s not formatted correctly or in the wrong section. I bought a Red Sea reefer 170 glass box only. I went and purchased an eshopps cube medium and built a stand. I went to do the plumbing and feel I was a little too ambitious. I was hoping on some pointers on how to plumb it up. I’ve watched a bunch of videos but not sure how to make it work with what Red Sea has in the overflow. I have contacted Red Sea and figured it was too extensive for the official plumbing especially because I think I would have to modify it anyway. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated as I’m extremely excited to get this tank cycling and going!!

 

[lapin]

I think it prob could be done if you could remove the stock bulkheads. Finding fittings that would screw into the stock overflo (metric) will be hard. The time it would take to resource the parts and the cost will prob outweight just buying the stock plumbing parts and cutting off the ends of the drains so you could send the water thru your sump holes.

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[rinja]

I think it prob could be done if you could remove the stock bulkheads. Finding fittings that would screw into the stock overflo (metric) will be hard. The time it would take to resource the parts and the cost will prob outweight just buying the stock plumbing parts and cutting off the ends of the drains so you could send the water thru your sump holes.

Redsea Reefer S 1000 to US conversion

So, got an S 1000 I’m working on setting up. My original plan was to use the stock plumbing setup. However, the more I think about my last tank, I’d like a little more flexibility than what that provides. Also, I’ve got an under the stairs closet right behind the tank which would be a great...

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I *think* they’re glued on I’m curious what the risk level would be to try to break them off. Definitely don’t want to damage the tank but wouldn’t mind breaking the stock bulkheads. Going to play with it tonight and see.

 

[lapin]

your brave ....... let everyone know how it goes

 

[rinja]

Maybe not as brave as I thought lol… I found this https://fishtanksdirect.com/red-sea...dsm1g_AK9dRm8ajWE5n9d0srHAJVBXv4aAmptEALw_wcB the upgrade kit for e170 I’m curious if it would fit here I’d have to murder the pipes anyway and that’s a much better price than Red Sea has quoted me for the 170 pipes