vinny110 Red Sea Reefer 250

[vinny110]

Good Day R2R Community,

I currently have a red sea reefer 250 stock, my biggest pest peeves are the drain valve,and the miniature sump. Aside from that after your tank matures you often have to clean out the valve every so often which can be a tad annoying. This year I planned to do some some renovations in regards to a custom sump, and new wooden stand so I can show off my sump and not hide it with the current stand. Here is the original stock photos and I am currently making the wooden stand to house my 40-inch sump. I do plan to replace the drain valve with a gate valve, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My fellow reefers, you can follow me @ vinny110_reef on instagram

Happy Reefing Everyone!

 

[vinny110]

Here is my current progress of my stand, using pine wood.

 

[vinny110]

Today's update, Contemporary look...

 

[vinny110]

After 1 coat of Expresso 273 wood finish stain along with sanding/staining of clear gloss polycrylic protective finish we have this end result

 

[Streetdoc77]

Stand looks good ! did you find out what made the tank leak ?

 

[vinny110]

Stand looks good ! did you find out what made the tank leak ?

Thank you Streetdoc77...It was me not adjusting the dial valve, so the dial needed to be adjusted, no leaks actually.

 

[Streetdoc77]

Thank you Streetdoc77...It was the sump, so I'll be shopping around for a new one

I’m about to put saw to wood today and start on mine .

 

[vinny110]

I’m about to put saw to wood today and start on mine .

yes my friend, way cheaper than buying from a store and you get a better build quality doing it yourself.

 

[vinny110]

Latest update...LR45 Sump by wind rider creation

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Looking good already! That sump is a beauty for sure! Following along.

 

[Flameback Pair]

Stand and sump are awesome!! I have a RSR 250 too!!

 

[rsanga87]

Open stands are cool.. except when you have toddlers! Mine makes a bee line to the tank when i do maintenace.

 

[vinny110]

Open stands are cool.. except when you have toddlers! Mine makes a bee line to the tank when i do maintenace.

thanks, have you thought about covering it up? I'm thinking about using cabin style sliding doors, haven't source materials yet though.

 

[Flameback Pair]

When will you get the tank wet?

 

[vinny110]

When will you get the tank wet?

Got an deal on another reefer 250, complete setup...So I went with it. Project Aquamaxx is on hold for now. Here's the link below


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/v...on-aquamaxx-rimless-tank-build-thread.369066/

 

[Flameback Pair]

I checked out your build thread on the Aquamaxx tank, didn't know those exist. Pretty nice for the money and another foot longer than a RSR 250.