Plan your REEFER
Compare systems and plan equipment around your room, reef goals and budget. We are an authorized Red Sea dealer offering planning support to customers across the U.S.
Same authorized-dealer price. One delivery charge.
Our Red Sea aquarium price matches other authorized Red Sea dealers. Every aquarium order has one separate $200 Scheduled Freight Delivery charge for direct delivery to your address—no stacked tank-delivery fees.
Check the REEFER G3 size and spec comparison for footprint, tank height and height on the cabinet.
Working out the real number? See what a complete Red Sea REEFER build costs beyond the tank and cabinet.
Choose by Fit First—Then Reef Goals and Budget
The right Red Sea REEFER starts with the space you can actually use, then the livestock you want to keep, the system’s real water volume and the cost of the complete build—not just the tank and cabinet.
- Measure the usable space. Check wall width, front-to-back depth, service clearance, doorway access and room to work around the aquarium.
- Choose the reef you want to build. Planned fish, coral type, aquascape and swimming room matter more than choosing the largest model that fits the wall.
- Compare real working volume. Rock, sand and equipment reduce usable water volume. Compare display volume, total volume and footprint side by side.
- Budget the complete system. Include lighting, flow, return equipment, filtration, heat, rock, sand, salt, testing and the single $200 aquarium delivery charge.
Start with your wall space, then use the filters below. The exact selected aquarium and compatible equipment appear visually as you build.
Build your complete REEFER number
See the REEFER MAX Peninsula in the room
A peninsula turns the aquarium into a three-sided centerpiece. Use the finder below to compare the exact footprint, system volume, package and supporting equipment.
Start with the size that fits your space
Choose the tank length in inches, then narrow by display gallons. Compare packages after you find the right footprint.
Display gallons are the aquarium only. System gallons include the sump. Dimensions are the display tank; allow additional room for access, plumbing and your chosen cabinet.
Your aquarium and matched equipment
The photos update with the aquarium package you choose.
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Browse every REEFER model and current price
REEFER
REEFER Deluxe
REEFER MAX
REEFER Peninsula
Want Help Choosing the Right Aquarium?
Schedule a private, hands-on video consultation. We will help you choose the right Red Sea aquarium for your space, budget and reef plans, compare models, review placement and access, answer questions and help coordinate delivery. We are the only company we know of offering this exact combination of aquarium-selection help, delivery coordination and installation support.
$49 for up to 30 minutes. The consultation must be requested in advance. Payment is required before the appointment takes place. If you purchase your aquarium from us, the full $49 consultation fee is credited toward the aquarium purchase.
Request hours: seven days a week, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. ET. Same-day consultations are available in most situations. Your selected time is a request, not a confirmed appointment. If we cannot meet the requested time, we will respond the same day with the next available options.
What else your build needs
REEFER, Deluxe and MAX packages include different equipment. Check the selected model’s included components, then plan only what remains.
Need Help With Installation?
Request a separate one-on-one video appointment for installation questions, equipment placement, startup planning and delivery coordination. Installation-support video appointments are $149 for up to 60 minutes.
Remote video guidance only; on-site labor, plumbing and electrical work are not included.
Read the full cost breakdown if you are still working out what size to go with.
REEFER setup utilities
Use these with the model and complete-build estimate above to verify real water volume, salt for a water change and monthly electricity.
Three numbers every reefer needs and nobody writes down. No signup, no email, nothing saved. We built these because we get asked all three on the phone every week.
What your tank actually holds
The number on the box is the glass. What matters for dosing, salt and medication is the water actually in there once rock and sand displace their share.
Rock displaces roughly 0.08 gallons per pound and dry aragonite sand roughly 0.075, which is what we use here. Both vary with porosity, so treat the result as close rather than exact.
Salt for a water change
Mix rate depends on the salt. Read the bucket rather than trusting a number you saw once. Most reef salts land near half a cup per gallon for 35 ppt, and that is the default here.
Mix in RODI, run a powerhead and a heater, and let it come up to tank temperature before you test. Salinity read cold will read wrong.
What it costs to run, per month
The number people leave out of the budget. Enter what each piece of gear draws and how long it runs.
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Heaters are the one people get wrong. A 300 W heater does not draw 300 W all day, it cycles. In a heated room a third of the time is a fair guess; in a cold garage it is most of the day. The default below assumes 8 hours of actual on-time.
Working out whether a build is affordable? The full cost breakdown has real prices on every piece, and the REEFER build planner prices a complete Red Sea system from live stock. The clean up crew calculator sizes the snails and hermits for you, and the replacement parts hub has the o-rings and impellers. Need help with a Red Sea build? Use the consultation request to request a hands-on video appointment.
Buying from outside the Florida Keys
Our Red Sea aquarium price matches other authorized Red Sea dealers. Every aquarium order has one separate $200 Scheduled Freight Delivery charge for direct delivery to your address—no stacked aquarium-delivery fees.
On-site installation is available in Key West and the Florida Keys. Customers elsewhere can request $149-per-hour video installation support for equipment placement, startup planning, delivery coordination and installation questions.