Red Sea Max.... need reviews

[jorjef]

Was looking for first hand reviews from people that have a Red Max or reliable advise from anyone on the quality on these set ups. I know there are old school reefers out there that will frown upon these systems.
Mostly looking for comments on skimmer and lighting abilities.

[Doug]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sea...archid=1247491

Besides the for sale threads, many in here may be of help.

[ponokareefer]

The skimmer is junk, so you'll need to budget to replace it. I've replaced it with a Tunze 9002 that works well. The lighting is decent for soft corals and LPS, but I wouldn't try it on SPS, or high light demand clams or anemones. With how much the system costs, and the fact you need to upgrade the skimmer and add extra circulation, I personally would have went with something different. It does give a nice finished look though, you just have to live with the limitations of the system.

[sitandwatch]

Skimmer - ran it for about 4 weeks then bought a 9002, don't know if the skimmer sucks I just jumped on the bandwagon

Lights - not great for sps, lps no problem for me. I also had a clam but he sat about 3/4 of the way up and was happy.

I like the look of it and the simplicity of it.

Good first tank for me.

[Chaloupa]

I have 2...and I really like them. I did the skimmer upgrade...but went back to the old skimmer as the stock one really isn't that bad. You're not able to stuff it full of fish anyways, so the stock one, for me works very well. I have 7 damsels, 1 Naked Clownfish and a Chalk Bass in mine, but I do water changes every 2 weeks. I have it full of LPS and softies and it's gorgeous. I'll try to remember to take a picture of it today. I really do love my RSMs.

[Borderjumper]

I love mine! I have a 130 with the tunze skimmer. I had it crammed full of Scollys and zoos and they did really well and the colors were good. I just took that tank down to upgrade with a 250. It's only been up a week so I don't have much in it yet except rock and a few chromis. So far I love it! The t5 lighting seems more than adequate for what I want which is LPS zoas and a few of the easier sps. I will add a picture later.

I really like the clean look of it wIth no exposed mechanicals. I think it's going to run warm tho. I'm going to put a fan over the smaller access panel and try that. So far the skimmer Is just overflowing a lot, but there's not much in it to skim.