Please explain a "reef ready" tank to me.
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Gary Majchrzak
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reef ready = RR = aquarium with built in overflows.
More reefkeeping acronyms here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/modules.php?s=&name=Encyclopedia&op=terms&eid=2<r=all
More reefkeeping acronyms here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/modules.php?s=&name=Encyclopedia&op=terms&eid=2<r=all
blakesreefbruz
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can someone just post a picture of a normal reef tank and a reef ready tank?
because i thought all reef tanks have built in internal overflows, be it central or corner?
because i thought all reef tanks have built in internal overflows, be it central or corner?
uscharalph
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I thought reef ready meant it had built-in overflow(s) and was already drilled for those overflow(s) as well as already drilled for return plumbing.
SVTour
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Reef tank just means that you're keeping corals in it. It's not a reference to the tank at all.
My 90 was a typical reef tank. To enable a sump, I needed to put and overflow on the back. You can see it in the upper left corner of this pic...
From the outside...
This is the 'Reef Ready tank before setting it up...you can see that it has the overflows built into the corners.
A Reef ready tank will require holes in the platform if it's solid...like this.
Hope this helps clarify...
ACBlinky
Premium Member
Reef tank = aquarium with live rock, corals and (usually but not always) fish, invertebrates.
Reef Ready = manufacturer term for a tank that's drilled and includes a built-in overflow. Depending on the brand it may or may not come with an 'overflow kit' (plumbing & bulkheads that fit inside the overflow).
I highly recommend a RR tank over a standard, non-drilled tank (unless you want to drill your own) - making the switch from sumpless to RR was the best thing I ever did. Everything is so much easier, the tank is more stable, all the equipment is hidden, and water changes are a breeze (the fish don't even know anything is happening - water changes in the sump = zero fish stress).
Reef Ready = manufacturer term for a tank that's drilled and includes a built-in overflow. Depending on the brand it may or may not come with an 'overflow kit' (plumbing & bulkheads that fit inside the overflow).
I highly recommend a RR tank over a standard, non-drilled tank (unless you want to drill your own) - making the switch from sumpless to RR was the best thing I ever did. Everything is so much easier, the tank is more stable, all the equipment is hidden, and water changes are a breeze (the fish don't even know anything is happening - water changes in the sump = zero fish stress).
HBtank
Premium Member
Here is a reef ready tank, my 80g:
This is pretty standard. With a corner overflow and two return holes in the back. The sump was not included. A standard tank would just have no holes drilled and no overflow. That simple.
Here is a 55g (standard tank) I used for a short period, this had no sump, you can see all the equipment inside:
Here is the reef ready tank from the back, painted and plumbed, these parts were not included and is entirely the tank owners choice:
Lol, here is a diagram of the RR tank I made with microsoft paint way back when, before I set it up
This is pretty standard. With a corner overflow and two return holes in the back. The sump was not included. A standard tank would just have no holes drilled and no overflow. That simple.
Here is a 55g (standard tank) I used for a short period, this had no sump, you can see all the equipment inside:
Here is the reef ready tank from the back, painted and plumbed, these parts were not included and is entirely the tank owners choice:
Lol, here is a diagram of the RR tank I made with microsoft paint way back when, before I set it up
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