Broadfield's Red Sea Reefer 450 Build

Ginu said:
Very nice and clean setup. I have a RSM S500 at the office and love the craftsmanship of the tank/stand etc.. I wish I would have purchased the reefer instead(for customization), however it wasn't released yet.

I would like to point towards the power bar at the bottom of that cabinet, i would suggest to move that above and not directly on the cabinet incase you have any water spillages.
I had a flood at work and all my electronics survived with no issues however, everyone's computers are fried as they just stand on the floor.
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Thanks man! Yeah, the area where my electronics are housed is sealed from the sump etc. There would be no way for water to get to that area.
 
It's finally about 8 months old...

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For the last month or so, I have noticed that my weekly water changes are no longer keeping my calcium and alkalinity stable... rightfully so. I knew that the day would come that I would need to hook up my 2-part doser. I had my BRS dosing pumps and Vertex reservoirs from my old nano, but knew that I wanted to go with the Neptune DOS and DDR for this tank. So I finally added my DOS and DDR a couple of weeks back. For the life of me I can't figure out why I didn't buy these earlier. I never would of imagined that it could be that much better than the standard BRS pumps ran through an Apex. These things are so baller!

I was happy that they both fit nice and snug behind my command center:

IMG_5030 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_5021 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_4995 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_4994 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Also, a quick morning teaser of the new fixture... more on that to come!

IMG_6216 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr
 
Beautiful build. Is that a Giesemann Aurora I see? Looks sweet. Your plumbing there certainly puts mine to shame haha.
 
I'm planning to upgrade to RS 450 from my 75 gallon tank. Not sure if anybody ask you this question but, it appears you have a basement below your aquarium. Did you had any reinforcement to the hardwood floor when you put the RS450? How do you determine it was safe to put a 110+ gallon tank?

My only concern if I go bigger is I need to build a beam support which I hate, because my basement is already finished and would cost $$$. Thoughts?
 
Hello Broadfield,

I'm following your system from Portugal, i love all what you do.
Yesterday i've ordered my Reefer 425xl. I will receive it in July. Also ordered Jecod DCS5000 return pump, Jecod Rw8 circulation pump and Deltec SC1660 DC skimmer.
Later i will have to buy another circulation pump, but for the start i can go with this.

My biggest problem is in the lightning system. I will have only soft and LPS corals and some fishes, of course. Do you think that with 2 AI Prime (EU version) i can have sucess or it's better one Hydra 52HD? There is so many things, and all of them beastly expensive. I also consider TMC iLumen 1200 LED or Maxspect Razer 420R 170w. Here in Portugal it's very popular Ocean Revive Artic 247. Can you give me some help.

Regards,

Ricardo
 
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Broadfield said:
modify the filter sock holders for standard 4" socks
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Could you share the details of how this is done? Is it a lot of trouble? Can you post pictures of how the holders were modified? I'm planning on getting a Reefer 250 and based on my current plan and the size of the sump, removing the the filter socks vertically would be really helpful.

I've searched through this thread and others, so forgive me if you've answered this before.
 
Broadfield said:
Well, I pulled the other two Hydra 52's off of my other tank and slapped them on the Reefer 450, but they were not on there for long... I'll explain later.

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Do you have a nice flow with the pumps in that position? They are the 10 model or the 40 model?

Regards,

Ricardo
 
How do you get the display to show that view thru apex? I have a samsung tablet I use in my fish room, but it only shows fusion. It looks cool
 
Great build.. and being a car guy at heart.. I love the car shots mixed in. That being said, I will keep that going with some car porn of my own.

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That being said, how much sand did you end up using in your 450?
 
Broadfield said:
Here is my Dropfox file if you simply want to upload it to your lights and check it out... actually this is 14k. If you drop the whites about 8 % or so, you would be at 15k.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/or5nr4p6l51xonj/AI Setting Broadfield 11 Hour 14k.aip?dl=0



Broadfield AI Prime Settings by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Broadfield AI Prime Peak % by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr
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Excellent job on the build thread. I was hoping to download your AI prime settings from the dropbox link. Unfortunately, they are no longer available - any chance you could share those again?
 
Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been beyond busy with work, my personal business and my wife's business. I would of answered all of these questions, but I didn't even receive notification of the replies... I just assumed nobody was paying attention to this thread lol.

I'm loving the Giesemann fixture... as I should for the money I paid:hmm2: Much better coverage than the Primes and I'm seeing much better coral growth... like a lot better coral growth. Once things settle down a tad more, I will be shooting my next short update video. Which I look forward to since it will be the first video with the new fixture. In the meantime, here's a couple of iPhone images:

IMG_6711 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6701 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr
 
Your tank is so sick. You've gone through some light changes and each option isn't cheap. I have a Reefer 450 also, which I'm just getting started, in fact replaced the sump with a Precision Marine and hard plumbed. I will post pics later tonight.

I have a question about your return. How did you size the loc-line? Can you explain your loc-line setup. My return is just too strong and need spread it around.
 
Justjohno said:
I have a question about your return. How did you size the loc-line? Can you explain your loc-line setup. My return is just too strong and need spread it around.
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Parts needed:

  1. First remove the Red Sea fitting out of the end of the return nozzle... it's just pressure fit with Teflon tape.
  2. Then simply wrap the threaded section of the NPS fitting with about 10 wraps of Teflon tape.
  3. Next twist/slide into the Red Sea nozzle... it should go in somewhat snug.
  4. Then pull it back out and wrap it again with about 10 wraps of Teflon tape.
  5. Go ahead and twist/slide it back in... done.
  6. Lastly, snap on the Y fitting and your selection of Loc-Line segments and nozzles.
 
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