REEFER™ Concept

Red Sea’s REEFER series of reef systems provide advanced hobbyists with a solid foundation for building a fully featured reef or marine aquarium.

The REEFER series combines a contemporary, rimless, ultra-clear glass aquarium with a stylish cabinet and a comprehensive water management system including a professional refugium ready sump with integrated automatic top-up and Red Sea’s unique silent down-flow system.

The REEFER series is designed for ease of operation while enabling the advanced hobbyist to install an unlimited choice of lighting, filtration, circulation, and controllers to create a uniquely customized system.

Features include:

• Rimless, ultra-clear, beveled edge glass aquarium
• Elegant, marine-spec, laminated, plywood cabinet with adjustable feet
• Assembly-ready piping – no gluing required
• Professional refugium ready sump with adjustable height skimmer chamber *
• Silent, regulated down-flow system with emergency overflow
• Integrated automatic top-up system with reservoir
• RO liter reservoir that can be slid aside when necessary for pump maintenance. (not for 3XL900)
• Micron filter bags and filter media cups *

* Note: not all features are available on REEFER™ 170/XL200, the color of interior cabinet and piping may vary.

REEFER™ Specification

REEFER™ aquariums are constructed from thick, beveled-edge, ultra-clear glass to support their elegant and modern rimless design.

The aquarium sits on a recessed base that “floats” it above the cabinet, which seamlessly follows the contour of the glass.

The marine-spec laminated cabinet that houses the sump, (and in the larger models also includes a dedicated, vented space for chillers) is smartly finished with weatherproof, epoxy-painted doors.

REEFER™ Water Management System

Removable surface-skimming combs surround the top of the centrally located overflow box that houses the downpipe, sump return pipe and the discreet multi-directional “eyeball” return outlet nozzle.

In the event of a blockage in the regulated downpipe, an additional emergency overflow pipe provides an unrestricted free flow of aquarium water directly to the sump.

On entering the sump the water passes through micron filters and/or filter cups with your choice of media before flowing into the optional refugium and onto the skimmer chamber with an adjustable height outlet, making it suitable for all skimmers and other reactors.

In order to remove any air bubbles that may have escaped from the skimmer, the water passes through a bubble-stripping cascade on its way to the return pump chamber.

To ensure a constant water level in the pump compartment, all REEFER™ sumps include an integrated automatic freshwater top-up unit,  guaranteeing constant, stable water flow throughout the complete system.

Supplied as a complete self-assembly kit, all pipework is ready without the need for any gluing.

New and improved Refugium-Ready Sumps (except REEFER™ 170)

REEFER™ Series Technical Data