phillyclownfish Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Recently purchased the Red Sea Reefer 170. It should be here on Friday. I will be transferring everything from my PiCo Aquarium. Upgraded 170 to a 250.Equipment:Tank - Red Sea Reefer 250Light - Radion XR30wHeater - 150WProtein Skimmer - Reef Octopus 110 SSS + Filter sockATO - Tunze Osmolator with the Red Sea ato as an emergency backupPump - Ecotech MP10 560 gph SICCE in sump pumpLive Stock:Fish - 2 SA Frozen Frostbite Clownfish Wrasse - Sold Mandarin - RIP Kole Tang - Sold Purple Tang - RIPInvertebrates - 2 rainbow bubble tip nems. (Will be more since they split)Corals - Mostly SPSFTS 5/1/16 Link to comment
knd107 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hey, I work in Philly. I looked into getting the 170 but I already have too many tanks as is. I was thinking of getting the RO 110SSS to upgrade from my NW110; let me know if it works good. Link to comment
texanreefer Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 doesn't it already come with a built in ATO? Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 doesn't it already come with a built in ATO? Yes but I doubt it holds almost 8 gallons of RO like my tunze does. Hey, I work in Philly. I looked into getting the 170 but I already have too many tanks as is. I was thinking of getting the RO 110SSS to upgrade from my NW110; let me know if it works good. Will do. If you know anyone looking for a 20g pm me. Have my old PiCo for sale. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Nice, another reefer. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 So I went to my LFS today and picked up the tank. I was surprised when I only saw one box and even made the comment how can the stand be in the same box as the tank. Get home and unpack the tank and guess what. No stand. LFS will be calling the wholesaler tomorrow to see where the stand is...Not very happy. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Unboxing Link to comment
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phillyclownfish Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 So got even more awesome news. My LFS just called saying that the wholesaler did their delivery today and once again the cabinet/stand did not come. Waiting to get a call from the wholesaler. Should be an interesting one. Update: He said it will be here Saturday.... Link to comment
Herbie Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Sorry to hear about this ! Eventually I am sure they will sort things out, but the waiting ..........thats the worst part ! Just following along your 170 build .......... I am teetering on the very edge of just getting one of these ! Link to comment
knd107 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Which LFS are you using? I guess THR? Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Which LFS are you using? I guess THR? ASR. Got the stand today. The holes to screw on the front door do not line up....Not happy so I am going to try to figure out another way to get it on. However I did fill it up 1/3 of the way and added the live sand. Hopefully will do the transfer tomorrow. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 ASR. Got the stand today. The holes to screw on the front door do not line up....Not happy so I am going to try to figure out another way to get it on. However I did fill it up 1/3 of the way and added the live sand. Hopefully will do the transfer tomorrow. Really? Any pictures? Link to comment
spectra Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Really? Any pictures? Yes would be interesting as Red Sea is on top of there game....... Not like a Cad Lights set up Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Yes would be interesting as Red Sea is on top of there game....... Not like a Cad Lights set up Really? Any pictures? I did not take any pictures but the top hinge lined up fine but the bottom one you could see half of a hole, about a quarter of another one and then you could not see two of them. Also I did not have the top screwed in so I had all the leverage possible to get those screws in. Pretty much I had the door all the way in to the stand and I still could not reached all the holes. Either the mounting on the door is to far from the edge or the holes in the stand were drilled to far in to the stand. I also unscrewed the hinge to see if I could get it a bit closer to the edge but still no luck. Link to comment
spectra Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I did not take any pictures but the top hinge lined up fine but the bottom one you could see half of a hole, about a quarter of another one and then you could not see two of them. Also I did not have the top screwed in so I had all the leverage possible to get those screws in. Pretty much I had the door all the way in to the stand and I still could not reached all the holes. Either the mounting on the door is to far from the edge or the holes in the stand were drilled to far in to the stand. Wow just seems weird as all the red seas I have seen all work out great. a few 170s that went together like butter and also a nano. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Wow just seems weird as all the red seas I have seen all work out great. a few 170s that went together like butter and also a nano. It definitely is a quality tank but was surprised to see this issue arise. Ive done three biocube stands and never once had an issue. Also I think they should of included more safety for the return line. I ended up getting zip ties to be safe. Also the hose for the ATO tank was not there. Planning on using the tunze anyways. Ill call them on Monday. Link to comment
knd107 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ahhh, I didn't know Mike had them up there. I haven't been to ASR yet but its on my list. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 It definitely is a quality tank but was surprised to see this issue arise. Ive done three biocube stands and never once had an issue. Also I think they should of included more safety for the return line. I ended up getting zip ties to be safe. Also the hose for the ATO tank was not there. Planning on using the tunze anyways. Ill call them on Monday.Wow all kinds of crazy crap. Not really sure why you would want to use a Tunze over the new gravity fed ATO they provided? The ATO is one of my favorite features of this tank no pump to fail. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow all kinds of crazy crap. Not really sure why you would want to use a Tunze over the new gravity fed ATO they provided? The ATO is one of my favorite features of this tank no pump to fail. Yeah the sent me a form to fill out. I am thinking maybe having a custom front door made for this. The reservoir is so small to be honest. Plus I don't really see much space in the stand to pour water in it. Might last two days for me. I would really like both installed just for a back up system. Female clown has been pacing all day along the glass. I guess she thinks a big old tang is about to come into the tank Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Red sea said they will be sending me a new ato hose line and a new left side of the cabinet. Still thinking I will do a custom front door though. Cant remove the left side of the cabinet with the tank sitting on it. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Still waiting on the red sea items to arrive. However I did order my new top cover for the tank and also my jawfish arrived todaY! Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hey, I work in Philly. I looked into getting the 170 but I already have too many tanks as is. I was thinking of getting the RO 110SSS to upgrade from my NW110; let me know if it works good. The skimmer is amazing. Fits perfectly in the sump and is already producing results after a week of breaking it in. Link to comment
phillyclownfish Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Can you spot the jawfish? Need to stop using this iPhone. It does the tank no justice. Link to comment
brndnramsey Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Where do you keep the larger tunze top off reservoir? Link to comment
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