Drilling a Red Sea Max?

crumbletop · 08/08/2009, 06:19 AM

The search function doesn't seem to work going back more than about a month so I can't find if there are any threads on drilling an RSM. I want to add a sump to mine. Anyone know if the glass on the back or preferably on the bottom is tempered? Anyone have a link to any "drill" threads for the RSM?

crumbletop · 08/10/2009, 07:30 PM

anyone?

Megalodon · 02/14/2011, 03:03 PM

Does anyone know?

I want to drill my RSM and I'm getting conflicting info on whether it's tempered or not. Thanks.

keithrett · 02/15/2011, 09:58 PM

Contacting the company is the only way to be sure. Thats what I had to do when I wanted to drill my nano.

Korrine · 02/16/2011, 12:46 PM

Nano-Prefilter for Red Sea Max 130 and 250*

http://www.lifereef.com/frame.html

I just bought their nano prefilter box for my regular 29g.

Megalodon · 02/23/2011, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Korrine

Nano-Prefilter for Red Sea Max 130 and 250*

http://www.lifereef.com/frame.html

I just bought their nano prefilter box for my regular 29g.

That's what I already have. It failed in December causing $1125 in water damage to the apartment ceiling below me.

Megalodon · 02/23/2011, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithrett

Contacting the company is the only way to be sure. Thats what I had to do when I wanted to drill my nano.

Other people have and received conflicting information from their customer service. Maybe I will try contacting them myself.

Korrine · 02/23/2011, 01:17 PM

How did it fail?

aquaenthusiast · 02/23/2011, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megalodon

That's what I already have. It failed in December causing $1125 in water damage to the apartment ceiling below me.

Holy smokes, sorry to hear that, I actually was looking into these...
Did it fail becuase they didn't build it strong enough? I'm considering using one of these for my 29 Biocube http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-s.../ES-10100.html

What do you think?

Korrine · 02/23/2011, 01:22 PM

I bought a lifereef nano prefilter box. That's why I would like to know how is failed. Did it back siphon?

asmodeus · 03/09/2012, 05:04 PM

you should have to have the overflow to low in the chamber just enough to get the water out and the over flow box still shold have water in it to keep the siphon active for when the power goes on and off

audiowerks · 03/09/2012, 05:10 PM

You can drill it, I drilled mine and it has been running well without problem for more than six months. I will post some pics here in a few.

asmodeus · 03/09/2012, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by audiowerks

You can drill it, I drilled mine and it has been running well without problem for more than six months. I will post some pics here in a few.

oh ya baby lets see the pictures so what did you use a basic 90 from the bulkhead or just left it open?
And where did you drill it at.

audiowerks · 03/11/2012, 01:03 AM

Finally, Here are the pics. Had family visiting and couldnt surf rc earlier!

Here's the hole I drilled for 1.5" bulkhead using standard glass-cutting holesaw

another view, cut it in the bathtub using showerhead to run water over the cut

Here's my drainpipe. Yes the bulkhead is monted backwards, did that so it can be removed easily if the tank has to be moved. And, yes it has worked flawlessly without leaking.

The only other mods i had to do were to block off the holes for the stock return pumps and run a pvc return into the tank. I also glued a piece of plastic behind the overflow fins to keep the water level up higher. maybe they make a better pre-skimmer/overflow so you dont have to do this, i dont know.

audiowerks · 03/11/2012, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asmodeus

oh ya baby lets see the pictures so what did you use a basic 90 from the bulkhead or just left it open?
And where did you drill it at.

the 90 would have been a good idea to keep it quiter, but i couldnt fit a 90, or even the bulkhead down into the filter area.

asmodeus · 03/11/2012, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by audiowerks

the 90 would have been a good idea to keep it quiter, but i couldnt fit a 90, or even the bulkhead down into the filter area.

Dude that is brilliant what about cutting back the bulkhead that you put into the inside then a 90 would would and you could then adjust how much water you want to back drain into the sump area.

audiowerks · 03/11/2012, 02:12 PM

Probably I could have spent a lot more time engineering it better, but It was setup quickly as a QT tank originally.

Flosscadub · 05/26/2012, 01:36 AM

Why did you decide to drill into the middle chamber and not the return chamber? Is there a reason why the drill hole is so high? Is there a possible way to use the stock return holes with the sump?

08/08/2009, 06:19 AM	#1
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,725	Drilling a Red Sea Max? The search function doesn't seem to work going back more than about a month so I can't find if there are any threads on drilling an RSM. I want to add a sump to mine. Anyone know if the glass on the back or preferably on the bottom is tempered? Anyone have a link to any "drill" threads for the RSM? __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

08/10/2009, 07:30 PM	#2
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,725	anyone? __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

02/16/2011, 12:46 PM	#5
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,307 Blog Entries: 1	Nano-Prefilter for Red Sea Max 130 and 250* http://www.lifereef.com/frame.html I just bought their nano prefilter box for my regular 29g. __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

02/23/2011, 01:17 PM	#8
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,307 Blog Entries: 1	How did it fail? __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

02/23/2011, 01:22 PM	#10
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,307 Blog Entries: 1	I bought a lifereef nano prefilter box. That's why I would like to know how is failed. Did it back siphon? __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

02/14/2011, 03:03 PM	#3
Megalodon Clowning Around Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,033	Does anyone know? I want to drill my RSM and I'm getting conflicting info on whether it's tempered or not. Thanks.

02/15/2011, 09:58 PM	#4
keithrett Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 129	Contacting the company is the only way to be sure. Thats what I had to do when I wanted to drill my nano.

03/09/2012, 05:04 PM	#11
asmodeus SKIMMER WHORE Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,606	you should have to have the overflow to low in the chamber just enough to get the water out and the over flow box still shold have water in it to keep the siphon active for when the power goes on and off __________________ Doesn't matter how much you have been reading, until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. upcoming to a 250 gal need a alpha 250

03/09/2012, 05:10 PM	#12
audiowerks AKA Werks Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lompoc! Posts: 739	You can drill it, I drilled mine and it has been running well without problem for more than six months. I will post some pics here in a few. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef, pheonix 14k in lumenmax elites w/ galaxy ballast, warner AS-200, ac jr, 500ml ecobak Current Tank Info: 150g reef, 65g qt, 40g zoa prop, 10g snowflake clowns

03/11/2012, 01:03 AM	#14
audiowerks AKA Werks Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lompoc! Posts: 739	Finally, Here are the pics. Had family visiting and couldnt surf rc earlier! Here's the hole I drilled for 1.5" bulkhead using standard glass-cutting holesaw another view, cut it in the bathtub using showerhead to run water over the cut Here's my drainpipe. Yes the bulkhead is monted backwards, did that so it can be removed easily if the tank has to be moved. And, yes it has worked flawlessly without leaking. The only other mods i had to do were to block off the holes for the stock return pumps and run a pvc return into the tank. I also glued a piece of plastic behind the overflow fins to keep the water level up higher. maybe they make a better pre-skimmer/overflow so you dont have to do this, i dont know. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef, pheonix 14k in lumenmax elites w/ galaxy ballast, warner AS-200, ac jr, 500ml ecobak Current Tank Info: 150g reef, 65g qt, 40g zoa prop, 10g snowflake clowns

03/11/2012, 02:12 PM	#17
audiowerks AKA Werks Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lompoc! Posts: 739	Probably I could have spent a lot more time engineering it better, but It was setup quickly as a QT tank originally. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef, pheonix 14k in lumenmax elites w/ galaxy ballast, warner AS-200, ac jr, 500ml ecobak Current Tank Info: 150g reef, 65g qt, 40g zoa prop, 10g snowflake clowns

05/26/2012, 01:36 AM	#18
Flosscadub Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4	Why did you decide to drill into the middle chamber and not the return chamber? Is there a reason why the drill hole is so high? Is there a possible way to use the stock return holes with the sump?