Red Sea Reefer 170 Build

Pico1 · 05/01/2015, 07:17 PM

Woohoo! After months of waiting, my new tank is FINALLY here. Just picked up this bad boy from Neptune. I originally wanted the black but the white was all they got in, and it's actually really growing on me.

So far I've got a VorTech MP-10w, Eheim return pump, Tunze ATO, Reef Octopus Classic 110-SSS, Cobalt Neo-Therm heater, and a Mainland pro-series light.
-150W phoenix 14k
-4x T5 (ATI Blue+ x 2, ATI True Actinic, ATI Lagoon Blue)
-2 x LED moonlights

Filling it up!

Installed an under counter light in the sump area and *tried* to organize the cords...

Saltwaternooby · 05/01/2015, 07:26 PM

Nice tank Jordan, it will be full in no time. I take it that is your stuff at YR?

Wills612 · 05/01/2015, 09:16 PM

Sweet tank my friend. How does the silent regulated down-flow system work?

muttley101 · 05/01/2015, 09:52 PM

Looking good man, time for some new corals!!!

Timmy03 · 05/01/2015, 10:24 PM

Glad you finally got it!

mpoletti · 05/02/2015, 10:09 AM

Congrats Jordan! Now fit it up and wait like the rest of us

Saltwaternooby · 05/02/2015, 10:27 AM

Question, what is the glass box sitting above the filter sock for?

Never mind, it looks like the top off?

Pico1 · 05/02/2015, 10:51 AM

Anthony - yes luckily john has been letting me keep my stuff there while I've waited for this tank after my move. And yes that's the ATO but to be honest it's too small and not easy to fill from a 5 gallon jug without spilling water everywhere so I probably won't use it. It'll end up either being a shelf for dosing stuff or a bad *** floating fuge :P

Will - it's basically a herbie drain with a twist valve to control water downflow and eliminate gurgling. It's pretty sweet.

Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited, it's like Christmas in May!

Pico1 · 05/05/2015, 12:01 PM

Got the aquascape mostly done, might move a rock or two still. I also painted the paneling strip on the fixture to match the stand. Looking pretty slick.

generaltoaster · 05/05/2015, 06:22 PM

Awesome scape!! Normally not a fan of big cubes, but the scape of this one is incredible.

toky916 · 05/05/2015, 11:29 PM

Agreed good looking scape where u get your rock from ?

bob1825 · 05/06/2015, 03:42 PM

I am trying to decide between the 170 and 250. Do you wish you had gone bigger or is the 170 perfect for you? Final question, is there enough room in the sump to add other items in addition to the protein skimmer? BTW...the tank looks great!

Pico1 · 05/06/2015, 06:16 PM

Thanks- I'm very picky about my rock. I got about 10 pounds from 4 different stores, just cherry picking each piece. And it's rock from my old talk so it's all cured.

I like the 170 because it can be lit with just one light source- either one metal halide or one led fixture (which typically come in sizes for 24" increments). I would love a bigger tank if I had the space and money. I would go as big as you can. I'm also in an apartment so it's hard. Sump has plenty of room for other stuff! If you think you're going to use a calcium reactor, I would go with the 250 because I believe it has more cabinet space for say a CO2 tank. Mine wouldn't fit that.

bob1825 · 05/08/2015, 12:17 PM

It looks great! Thanks I am concerned about needing multiple light sources.

miracles38 · 05/08/2015, 01:33 PM

Jordan it looks great! I hope I can make it over to see this one

Pico1 · 05/08/2015, 05:44 PM

Kim- yes you need to!

Added a couple of frags today...

Saltwaternooby · 05/08/2015, 06:21 PM

Lol yep and you are full.

TigeBell · 05/08/2015, 06:47 PM

That is going to look really nice once it's grown out.

greenhead · 05/11/2015, 01:08 PM

Looking good..

misterdick2u · 05/21/2015, 10:12 AM

which Eheim return pump did you go with? 2000 has Output: 265-528 GPH the 3000 has Output: 396-793 GPH red sea Recommended flow (lph)
(pump not included) 2000
(530 gph)

Pico1 · 05/21/2015, 03:47 PM

Well Mister Dick, I got an eheim compact + 2000. Matched the recommended flow rate perfectly per Red Sea. It's silent as can be, I'm very happy with it.

Underwaterparadise · 05/21/2015, 05:43 PM

Looking good!

imjedi76 · 05/22/2015, 10:43 PM

Where did you get it from? I'm interested in a 350

Pico1 · 05/23/2015, 07:23 PM

Got it from Neptune aquatics in San Jose

imjedi76 · 05/23/2015, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pico1

Got it from Neptune aquatics in San Jose

None of the lfs can get this?

05/01/2015, 07:17 PM	#1
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Red Sea Reefer 170 Build Woohoo! After months of waiting, my new tank is FINALLY here. Just picked up this bad boy from Neptune. I originally wanted the black but the white was all they got in, and it's actually really growing on me. So far I've got a VorTech MP-10w, Eheim return pump, Tunze ATO, Reef Octopus Classic 110-SSS, Cobalt Neo-Therm heater, and a Mainland pro-series light. -150W phoenix 14k -4x T5 (ATI Blue+ x 2, ATI True Actinic, ATI Lagoon Blue) -2 x LED moonlights Filling it up! Installed an under counter light in the sump area and tried to organize the cords... __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/01/2015, 07:26 PM	#2
Saltwaternooby SPS junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orangevale ca Posts: 3,915	Nice tank Jordan, it will be full in no time. I take it that is your stuff at YR? __________________ Anthony, MARS President 225g Starfire w/sump room 24g cube for ORA Picasso

05/02/2015, 10:09 AM	#6
mpoletti You'll never walk alone Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 18,245	Congrats Jordan! Now fit it up and wait like the rest of us __________________ -Mark a.) I believe... The curse is a reality b.) Fish poop is your friend c.) Why chase numbers? #CoralsLiketoDisco #ReefSerenity

05/02/2015, 10:27 AM	#7
Saltwaternooby SPS junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orangevale ca Posts: 3,915	Question, what is the glass box sitting above the filter sock for? Never mind, it looks like the top off? __________________ Anthony, MARS President 225g Starfire w/sump room 24g cube for ORA Picasso

05/02/2015, 10:51 AM	#8
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Anthony - yes luckily john has been letting me keep my stuff there while I've waited for this tank after my move. And yes that's the ATO but to be honest it's too small and not easy to fill from a 5 gallon jug without spilling water everywhere so I probably won't use it. It'll end up either being a shelf for dosing stuff or a bad *** floating fuge :P Will - it's basically a herbie drain with a twist valve to control water downflow and eliminate gurgling. It's pretty sweet. Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited, it's like Christmas in May! __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/01/2015, 09:16 PM	#3
Wills612 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 1,130	Sweet tank my friend. How does the silent regulated down-flow system work?

05/01/2015, 09:52 PM	#4
muttley101 Never go full retard! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 524	Looking good man, time for some new corals!!!

05/01/2015, 10:24 PM	#5
Timmy03 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 96	Glad you finally got it!

05/05/2015, 12:01 PM	#9
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Got the aquascape mostly done, might move a rock or two still. I also painted the paneling strip on the fixture to match the stand. Looking pretty slick. __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/05/2015, 06:22 PM	#10
generaltoaster no. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 304	Awesome scape!! Normally not a fan of big cubes, but the scape of this one is incredible. __________________ Hannah Dokter 2017 MARS Board --- CURE HD. Current Tank Info: 100gal salt with 34gal display refugium, 70gal planted freshwater

05/05/2015, 11:29 PM	#11
toky916 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,794	Agreed good looking scape where u get your rock from ?

05/06/2015, 03:42 PM	#12
bob1825 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 22	I am trying to decide between the 170 and 250. Do you wish you had gone bigger or is the 170 perfect for you? Final question, is there enough room in the sump to add other items in addition to the protein skimmer? BTW...the tank looks great!

05/06/2015, 06:16 PM	#13
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Thanks- I'm very picky about my rock. I got about 10 pounds from 4 different stores, just cherry picking each piece. And it's rock from my old talk so it's all cured. I like the 170 because it can be lit with just one light source- either one metal halide or one led fixture (which typically come in sizes for 24" increments). I would love a bigger tank if I had the space and money. I would go as big as you can. I'm also in an apartment so it's hard. Sump has plenty of room for other stuff! If you think you're going to use a calcium reactor, I would go with the 250 because I believe it has more cabinet space for say a CO2 tank. Mine wouldn't fit that. __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/08/2015, 12:17 PM	#14
bob1825 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 22	It looks great! Thanks I am concerned about needing multiple light sources.

05/08/2015, 01:33 PM	#15
miracles38 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,008	Jordan it looks great! I hope I can make it over to see this one __________________ Kim Current Tank Info: 180 reef

05/08/2015, 05:44 PM	#16
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Kim- yes you need to! Added a couple of frags today... __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/08/2015, 06:21 PM	#17
Saltwaternooby SPS junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orangevale ca Posts: 3,915	Lol yep and you are full. __________________ Anthony, MARS President 225g Starfire w/sump room 24g cube for ORA Picasso

05/08/2015, 06:47 PM	#18
TigeBell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 974	That is going to look really nice once it's grown out. __________________ David B. Red Sea Reefer 350 \| Hydra TwentySix HD http://www.aquaticlog.com/aquariums/tigebell/1

05/11/2015, 01:08 PM	#19
greenhead Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 796	Looking good..

05/21/2015, 10:12 AM	#20
misterdick2u Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 2	which Eheim return pump did you go with? 2000 has Output: 265-528 GPH the 3000 has Output: 396-793 GPH red sea Recommended flow (lph) (pump not included) 2000 (530 gph)

05/21/2015, 03:47 PM	#21
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Well Mister Dick, I got an eheim compact + 2000. Matched the recommended flow rate perfectly per Red Sea. It's silent as can be, I'm very happy with it. __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170

05/21/2015, 05:43 PM	#22
Underwaterparadise Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 2,624	Looking good! __________________ Who needs fish in a Fish tank when you have corals! Current Tank Info: Taking a Vacation

05/22/2015, 10:43 PM	#23
imjedi76 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 132	Where did you get it from? I'm interested in a 350

05/23/2015, 07:23 PM	#24
Pico1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 1,627	Got it from Neptune aquatics in San Jose __________________ Jordan Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 170