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New Red Sea Max model coming in 2010?

You remember those rumors about the Red Sea Max 250D model? The “D” referring to upgraded internals, faster pumps, better lighting, in other words it would be more drool worthy to any reef hobbyist. After a quiet period with the Red Sea product line, the internet is a buzz about that Red Sea Max 250D [...]

Dimmable T5 lighting added to Red Sea Max 250

While the all-in-one aquarium craze continues throughout the industry there have been some aquarists not content with the stock equipment included in these setups and admittedly so. It hasn’t been until recently that companies have finally figured out that adding additional (powerful, efficient) lighting is what aquarirsts want for their beloved corals to prosper. In [...]

Red Sea Max 250 in the wild Part 3: The filtration

We are still flabergasted as to how Red Sea was able to cram so may features and innovations into the RSM250 while keeping the overall assembly and operation simple and idiot-proof.  The first things that struck is is that there are 3 pumps! As an author on reef aquarium water flow, it touches the core [...]

Red Sea Max 250 in the wild, Part 2: The stand

If an aquarium is only as good as the stand that supports it then the Red Sea Max 250 has nothing to worry about. With it’s matte finish, simple styling and robust appearance the RS250 stand is definitely a piece of furniture to be proud of. Furthermore, the top of the stand is absolutely flush [...]

Red Sea Max 250 in the wild Part 1: The unboxing

It was less than two years ago that any Red Sea Product would hardly have been noticed by any serious reef aquarist.  But since that time, with their innovative new skimmer, red sea max 130 and now the 250, Red Sea gets the trophy for the most radical image turnaround in aquarium industry history. After [...]

Marine Depot gets cozy with Red Sea Max 250, pre order is up

It looks like Marine Depot is the first in the US to put a pre-order up for Red Sea’s Max 250 model. A model that is increasingly popular. While we reported the retail price to come in around $1499, Marine Depot is offering it up for $1629.99 with free shipping, most likely bundling in shipping [...]

Most popular saltwater aquarium equipment of 2008

Now that 2008 is officially behind us we decided to put together a list of the most searched for reef equipment items of 2008. For those of you who don’t know, the more an item is searched for the more popular that product is. If this post proves popular then we might make this a [...]

Red Sea’s Max 250 IS hitting US in 2009

We finally nailed down a date for the impending arrival of Red Sea’s newest toy, the Max 250. As we predicted earlier these units will be arriving in January 2009. There are four containers coming from oversees arriving in ports of New York, Tampa Bay and Long Beach California. Sadly these containers were all purchased [...]

Max 250 from Red Sea hitting in January 2009 in US

While we originally stated that the Red Sea Max would hit the US shores in late November it seems that date was a little too soon for Red Sea. The updated date now rumored to be in January 2009 is when you can expect to at least pre-order Red Sea’s newest product. Another interesting tidbit [...]

Red Sea Max 130D gets priced, now shipping

These all in one aquariums are becoming very popular among reef keepers. They are of course easier to get your reef up and running versus having to purchase all of your aquarium equipment and supplies seperately. Thankfully companies have picked up on this new trend just like the finally caught on to the nano craze [...]