My RSM250 Modded
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Topic: My RSM250 Modded
Posted By: Skyward Imaging
Subject: My RSM250 Modded
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 7:44pm
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So Thought I would start this thread to show off my modded RSM250. Here is a list of equipment that is running it and in it. RSM 250 Tunez 9001 with InTank cup Media Reactor (GFO) 7 Watt UV Sterilizer InTank Media Basket 2 MP10w Powerheads Jeabo 4 part dosing pump (Not setup yet but it will be) Apex jr with module for lights Now on to tank inhabitants. The following is what I have in there right now and probably wont add more for awhile. 1 Blue Hippo Tang sm 1 Orangetip Bristletooth Tang sm 4 Green Chromis 2 Ocellaris Clowns sm 1 Fairy Wrasse sm As for coral I have tons but I really don't know the names of all of it.             |
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Posted By: jbuck13
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 9:05pm
| Looks great! Sorry I haven't been up to bring that rf module, has the mp 10 been working? |
Posted By: Skyward Imaging
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 6:17am
| Yeah it works fine. I found a module for it no worries. |
Posted By: LakeCityReefs
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 8:45am
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Lookin good! How long have you had it setup? |
Posted By: Skyward Imaging
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 9:30am
| 2 months |
Posted By: LakeCityReefs
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 10:30am
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So much fun, glad you shared your tank with us! Hope you don't mind that I have a few questions. I'm at the 2 week mark with my own setup and searching for ideas for when I'm at your same progression. When did you start to see phos and nitrate climb to a point where you needed to look at export methods? What did you decide to use? 6-8 weeks was the mark where I typically started seeing coralline on the pumps and such. Are you seeing this? Thanks again for sharing. Awesome tank! |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 10:36am
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Looks good! ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: Skyward Imaging
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 4:13pm
Please don't do what I did
Learn from my mistakes. First DON'T add too much like I did. It leads to loss of fish and corals. I got lucky only losing a $100 Anemone  If you don't have livestock then just let it go for awhile. It won't hurt. If you have any fish or corals then I would test at least once a week and do water changes once a week too. Small ones so you don't upset the cycle process. Coralline usually takes awhile to start so don't plan on it right away. As for export methods I went all our on mechanical and am using skimmer, UV light, GFO Reactor, Media basket with filter floss and carbon. I have been doing a 10% water change per week since week 4 (when my anemone was put in and died). |
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