The Red Sea ReefMat is an ambitious new device which is making its mark in the burgeoning young product category of automatic filter rolls. First announced just a few short months agoin December the ReefMat一直是最热门ly anticipated new products at 2022 and following its world debut at ReefStock Denver we’ve scored one unit to thoroughly put through its paces.
As with nearly every product we are eager to review we began not by reading the instructions or actually installing it but by thoroughly disassembling the entire device down to all of its irreducible components. The first thing that struck us when getting our first hands-on with the Red Sea ReefMat is that it does not feel like a first generation product with so much thoughtfulness injected into every element of the design.
The more we handled the ReefMat and geared up for actual installation the more excited we got and now that the device is actually running, here are a few of our first things we already love about Red Sea’s automatic filter roll.
It Completely Disassembles– Depending on your point of view his might seem like a small detail or a foregone conclusion but for a device which relies on smooth operation to properly function, being able to service every component and moving part signals that we’ll be enjoying the cleanup process after it’s been running for a long time.
Hang on or Standing Operation- 红海不是第一个既可以站立或悬挂的自动过滤卷，又是礁石，可以通过坚固的支架和保险杠进行操作，可以做得更好，而坚固的腿则可以免费使用。
Fully Reversible– It would have been easy for Red Sea to design the ReefMat to work with water only coming from the side which is optimized for installation into Red Sea sumps, but the ReefMat is not only reversible but it’s quite easy and straightforward to arrange the fittings to come from either side of the unit.
固态和可更换水平传感器– An automatic filter roll is only as good as its moving parts and with most models the mechanical float switch is crucial, but also subject to sticking on or off. With a solid state sensor using conductivity, not an optical sensor, with redundant electrodes this is one less part that you’ll have to worry about.
柔性管用于安装 -我们一直都知道，红海有一天会提供自动过滤器卷，但我们总是想知道它们如何使当前和未来用户轻松安装它。有时，最简单的解决方案是最好的，因为带有联合风格的连接器的随附的瓦楞纸“真空”软管使红海礁连接到主要排水沟上，这非常容易且没有麻烦。
内置媒体反应堆- 内置在Reefmat底部的媒体篮是一个非常可喜的惊喜附加组件，这基本上意味着您除了在Reefmat中获得媒体反应堆，而无需占用底漆或需要辅助泵的更多空间。
200 Micron Fleece –The decision to use a larger 200 micron porosity in their filtration material was a brilliant move which has a number of far reaching implications. Not only will you get a lot of mileage out of every roll of ReefMat but it does mean that the spent material has a chance to dry out somewhat before getting spooled up.
设计时要牢记– The most important design detail of the ReefMat that users will notice the most is how much consideration Red Sea placed into being able to easily service and replace the spent filter rolls. The bottom retaining roll is very easy to remove and replace with no need for a dedicated stapler and there’s even a place to set down new rolls as you’re installing fresh material.
甚至比过滤袜更安静- 沉默礁箱操作的最佳方法是使用连续的虹吸管排水管来消除毛go。但是，一旦那部分安静，您仍然可以听到滤袜上的水移动中的声音，尤其是当它们堵塞并开始溢出并大声地溅入污泥中时。以这种方式移动水的声音的所有事物总是少量的噪音，但是由于大多数礁石都被封闭，因此声音进一步降低到明显的程度。
第一个应用程序控制的过滤卷 -The one thing we haven’t yet been able to test is the app connectivity but from what we already know it will be an Ace up Red Sea’s sleeve when it comes to differentiating their product from comparable models. Learning how much roll is used daily and getting notifications of when you’re running low could do nothing but improve the overall user experience and we’re dying for the updates to the ReefBeat app to be released, any day now.
