Starting a RedSea Reefer and have issues...

[flfrosty]

Upgrading from my EVO 13.5 to a Red Sea Reefer G2+ 200.

I have thoughts...

Overall I am excited and like the tank. Took some time to figure out how to configure everything in the sump.

The ReefBeat app is quite terrible and not at all intuitive.
1) Controlling the light - screen rotates into lanscape mode but then rotates when you rotate the phone. Hard to just find the on/off button
2) Unusable on a tablet

RedSea pump wont connect to ReefRun Controller. Checked cabling multiple times but no luck.

10 miles of cable in a small box makes cable management a pain.

 

[littlefoxx]

Upgrading from my EVO 13.5 to a Red Sea Reefer G2+ 200.

I have thoughts...

Overall I am excited and like the tank. Took some time to figure out how to configure everything in the sump.

The ReefBeat app is quite terrible and not at all intuitive.
1) Controlling the light - screen rotates into lanscape mode but then rotates when you rotate the phone. Hard to just find the on/off button
2) Unusable on a tablet

RedSea pump wont connect to ReefRun Controller. Checked cabling multiple times but no luck.

10 miles of cable in a small box makes cable management a pain.

Only way I found to stop the rotating thing was to put rotation lock on my phone (always have it on anyway) but that seems to stop it from doing that

 

[Quintin]

Do a bit a cable management and place your controllers on a board. Works well.

Put plugs and stuff outside the cabinet to clear up clutter. And do it all all while the tank is still empty, makes it way easier to arrange wires and stuff.

 

[flfrosty]

Only way I found to stop the rotating thing was to put rotation lock on my phone (always have it on anyway) but that seems to stop it from doing that

Thanks for the tip. I want to use an older ipad for the controller so need to look into changing the setting there as well.

 

[flfrosty]

Do a bit a cable management and place your controllers on a board. Works well.

Put plugs and stuff outside the cabinet to clear up clutter. And do it all all while the tank is still empty, makes it way easier to arrange wires and stuff.

Thanks for the pics and tips. I do notice that you aren't using the dosing pump. Be warned that it is much thicker than the other controllers and won't work with the pullout panel. That was my issue.

I also have my tank arranged in a corner so putting the electronics behind the cabinet makes them impossible to get to with water in the tank. I have tried to make it so I can pull the cables from behind the cabinet into the sump tank if needed.

Let me know if you have issues with the ReefRun Controller and the DC pump. I can't get mine to connect.

Again, thanks for the pics. Good luck and I would love to see more as you progress to parallel what I am seeing.

 

[Doctorgori]

I have 4 Red Sea tanks…
…every issue you mentioned is real…
…you might cop one of their slider boards
clear cable clips

 

[Quintin]

I have 4 Red Sea tanks…
…every issue you mentioned is real…
…you might cop one of their slider boards
clear cable clips

Here is my setup.
Get some black PVC cable management square tubing from Amazon, used for hiding cables on walls and get the expandable cable management system to combine multiple cables into one for wiring not in the square PVC tubes.

Works both with slider open and closed.

 

[Quintin]

Thanks for the pics and tips. I do notice that you aren't using the dosing pump. Be warned that it is much thicker than the other controllers and won't work with the pullout panel. That was my issue.

I also have my tank arranged in a corner so putting the electronics behind the cabinet makes them impossible to get to with water in the tank. I have tried to make it so I can pull the cables from behind the cabinet into the sump tank if needed.

Let me know if you have issues with the ReefRun Controller and the DC pump. I can't get mine to connect.

Again, thanks for the pics. Good luck and I would love to see more as you progress to parallel what I am seeing.

No issues with any of the Redsea stuff.
DC pump and skimmer are dead silent and work without a problem.

 

[Doctorgori]

looks a lot like mine incl the black clips…what is the gizmo on top of the skimmer cup?

 

[Quintin]

looks a lot like mine incl the black clips…what is the gizmo on top of the skimmer cup?

That is the automatic skimmer adjustment to control both foam and water level in the skimmer. Also controlled by ReefRun controller. Will decrease skimmer pump when skimmate is too wet and slow pumps down when cup is full.

Came with the skimmer from RedSea

 

[flfrosty]

Great ideas and pics, thanks. I assume you (DoctorGori) aren't going to be adding a ReefDose pump?

My DC Reefer pump is running quietly. My issue is connectivity to the controller. I have mated/demated/swapped the T cable between pump, power and controller but the red light on the controller is still dim and the app indicates it cant find the pump. Super annoying and making me feel like an idiot haha.