This is my life now

dragon99 · Jul 4, 2016

Hi, my name is Dan and I've been salt free for 9 years. And then to my wife's horror (and children's delight) I purchased a Reefer 350. Browsing through craigslist can get you into trouble....

But hey, I now have a beautiful tank and some top notch equipment (~3 months old according to the seller):
Red Sea Reefer 350 in white
Ecotech Vectra m1 return pump (I've got it at like 30% power right now)
Vertex rx-u1.5 media reactor (GFO/carbon)
Vertex Omega 150 skimmer
(3) AI Prime's, white with SS mounts
Ecotech MP40 and MP10
Walt smith project reef rock
Tropic Eden reef flakes
Spectrapure RO/DI (leftover from previous SW tanks, more recently used for beer)

2 days and 3 trash cans full of RO/DI later, I have a tank full of water... and snails. One of the nerites is apparently suicidal since I found him on the floor this morning (after I caught him on the outside edge last night and dropped him back in).

2 quarantine tanks are in the process of being setup.

4FordFamily · Jul 4, 2016

Welcome back to the dark side!! Keep us posted on the progress! Looks great so far!

cmcoker · Jul 4, 2016

Welcome back! Nice setup

jsker · Jul 4, 2016

Welcome to R2R, very nice score off of Craigslist. I had to stay away for the salt

ReeferMaddness843 · Jul 4, 2016

Welcome back! ::itch itch itch:: You never really quit Reefing. It will find you. Haha
I'm only a little over a year in and can admit.

Jisko · Jul 4, 2016

Welcome! >

I'm currently trying to get my father into the hobby haha

Eaj1001 · Jul 4, 2016

dragon99 said:
Hi, my name is Dan and I've been salt free for 9 years. And then to my wife's horror (and children's delight) I purchased a Reefer 350. Browsing through craigslist can get you into trouble....

But hey, I now have a beautiful tank and some top notch equipment (~3 months old according to the seller):
Red Sea Reefer 350 in white
Ecotech Vectra m1 return pump (I've got it at like 30% power right now)
Vertex rx-u1.5 media reactor (GFO/carbon)
Vertex Omega 150 skimmer
(3) AI Prime's, white with SS mounts
Ecotech MP40 and MP10
Walt smith project reef rock
Tropic Eden reef flakes
Spectrapure RO/DI (leftover from previous SW tanks, more recently used for beer)

2 days and 3 trash cans full of RO/DI later, I have a tank full of water... and snails. One of the nerites is apparently suicidal since I found him on the floor this morning (after I caught him on the outside edge last night and dropped him back in).

2 quarantine tanks are in the process of being setup.

Nice tank and equipment list..enjoy!

Triggreef · Jul 4, 2016

It does seem to find everyone again and again. I've learned much more in the last 3 years though than ever before through these forums.

I think i was reefing from around 96 to 05ish before taking a 6 yr break.

Chibils · Jul 4, 2016

You scored some really nice stuff, dude! Hope you're putting it to good use!

dragon99 · Jul 5, 2016

Setting up the AI prime's yesterday was a royal pain. Had no luck configuring them from my phone (Android 6.0), but I was finally able to get them all configured using my tablet (Android 5.0). Even after I got them all grouped it took two tries to get all 3 to update firmware. Once setup though it's really cool how much control over the lighting I have with a touch of a button. Unfortunately while installing them on the tank I found one of the prime's has a bad fan. Requesting an RMA was simple enough, hopefully that gets resolved quickly.

Playing with the Vortechs today, reef crest mode seems like a winner so far. Nutrient transport sounded good, but it's noisy with the pumps changing speeds constantly. Also ramped up the return pump to ~70%. Any higher and there's a bit of splashing on the front glass. Balancing the reefer's drain to be silent took a few tries, but nothing crazy.

Wife keeps asking when we can put fish in....

Reeferfourlife · Jul 5, 2016

Welcome back! Nice setup. The relapsed is going to be worst lol

NY Reefer · Jul 5, 2016

Nice tank

Broadfield · Jul 5, 2016

Looks good man, you are going to love that Reefer. Make sure to join in on my Reefer specific thread!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/show-off-and-discuss-your-red-sea-reefer-series.219309/

dragon99 · Jul 10, 2016

Tank has grown a bit of brown algae which is keeping the snails happy.

And QT is now occupied with a happy Clarkii couple. I also have a couple of firefish, but they starting in a separate bucket (came from LFS at a lower salinity) and aren't coming out for picures.