RedSea 350 G2+ Build

[mariano]

Hi reefing community!.

My name is Mariano and I live in Florida.

Im so excited to share my progress with you guys.

On May 27th i decided to finally get a reef tank and bought a Red Sea Reefer 350 G2+ from SaltwaterAquariums.com. I didn't want anything too big so I think 72 gallons is just perfect for me.
That same day I bought all the necessary equipment just to have it ready for when the tank arrives.
On Friday June 7th, I received an email from Saltwateraquariums stating the aquarium was just shipped. I also received a text from ESTES Express the same day with the tracking number.
I just checked the tracking number and the aquarium arrived yesterday ( June 12 ) at ESTES Boynton Beach Delivery facility (about 40 mins from home).
It took about 5 days to ship from Texas to South Florida.
I hope to get a call from the delivery company today or tomorrow to set up a delivery date.
I will be posting pictures of the equipment and aquascape today, and hopefully I receive the tank tomorrow or Saturday so I can set it up this weekend.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along! Can't wait to see what the tank looks like!

 

[mariano]

Just received a call from Estes-Express!. They are delivering the tank tomorrow .

 

[mariano]

Equipment:
X2 ReefLED 90
X2 MP40
1 ReefRun 7000 DC pump
1Helio 500 Watt PTC Smart Heater
1 RedSea DC skimmer 300
ATO: RedSea
1 Milwaukee Instruments MC120 PH Monitor

 

[Oggreef]

Oh man, it's gotta be like the night before your birthday in your house!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Congrats Mariano!!! Will you be making your own water?

 

[mariano]

Congrats Mariano!!! Will you be making your own water?

Definitely NOT! . At least for now. Im definitely planning on getting a RODI system within the next 2 months. I have a LFS about 10 mins from me. So im buying it from them for the first 2 months.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Definitely NOT! . At least for now. Im definitely planning on getting a RODI system within the next 2 months. I have a LFS about 10 mins from me. So im buying it from them for the first 2 months.

Very cool! It’s just so convenient to make and mix your own salt water.

 

[mariano]

and its here!….

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Equipment:
X2 ReefLED 90
X2 MP40
1 ReefRun 7000 DC pump
1Helio 500 Watt PTC Smart Heater
1 RedSea DC skimmer 300
ATO: RedSea
1 Milwaukee Instruments MC120 PH Monitor

Some great equipment!

 

[mariano]

I feel like a kid again!. I will be working on the aquascape today and building the cabinet! Will upload pictures when i finish working with the aquascape and set it up!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

and its here!….

Now you’re just showing off! Lol

 

[SeeSnek]

Very nice! I am setting up my new Reefer 350 as well. Curious why you went with the 7000 return pump and 300 Skimmer? I purchased my tank as the MAX package and that comes with the 5500 return pump and 600 skimmer.

 

[mariano]

Very nice! I am setting up my new Reefer 350 as well. Curious why you went with the 7000 return pump and 300 Skimmer? I purchased my tank as the MAX package and that comes with the 5500 return pump and 600 skimmer.

I just wanted a a bigger return pump so i dont have to use it at full speed ( providing less noise) and the 300 skimmer (according to red sea ) is rated for 160gallons mix reef.

 

[mariano]

Building the cabinet by myself was a piece of work lol.
But its all done now.
Working on Aquascape now and cable management. Im building a box to hide all the cables so that the sump looks cleaner.

 

[mariano]

A week later and water is in, i will post pictures when the water is clear.
In the meantime i built this box for cable management. (sorry about the sh***y paint job) best i could do lol.
I never been a big fan of cables so this should do a pretty good job at hiding them. This box will be going in the left side of the sump. Since theres lot of extra space there.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

That should work well for cable management!

 

[mariano]

Finally , all done with cable management. Aquarium is fully ready now to start cycling.
I will be posting pictures of the aqua escape in the afternoon!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Finally , all done with cable management. Aquarium is fully ready now to start cycling.
I will be posting pictures of the aqua escape in the afternoon!

Cable management looks great!

 

[SeeSnek]

That is looking great! I really like how you’ve mounted the controllers. Excited to watch your progress as I set up the same tank model.