Excelsior856
New Member
Hello all,
10 years ago I jumped into saltwater aquariums (FOWLR), first with a 29g and then quickly transitioning into a 55. After a couple years I sold everything as I was graduating from college, preparing to start my professional life and moving away from my college apartment...
Recently I started looking into the hobby again, mostly curious what advances had occurred. After a lot of reading and browsing over the last few weeks I've made the decision to get back into the 'business' while harnessing my lessons learned the first time around and trying to enjoy the process a little more...
My goals/needs are as follows:
- small enough to be as simple to maintain as possible yet still fully functional
- visually appealing both inside and out (the tank will be sitting in my den)
- reef tank with fish, inverts and a robust CUC
- quality equipment (within reason)
- automation (to an extent - I like gadgets but I won't go overboard)
- streamline maintenance (water changes) as much as possible
I've looked at a lot of tanks (Biocube, Nuvo, Fluval, RSM) and decided on the RSM c130 for a couple reasons:
1. Solid construction with pretty descent AIO components overall
2. It comes in white, I think it's elegant
3. Enclosed tank with cool enclosed electronics, moonlights
I plan on ordering the tank after the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be located here, between the windows:
The vent will be covered and I'll have to run an extension cord over but overall I think it will fit well. No direct sunlight as the windows face West (the boat will be moved).
I've got a pretty thorough plan of attack already assembled that I'll share as I go along. Step one was to decide on initial components and build the plan.
Step 2 was to develop a water change strategy/system. Because the tank is in a room that's very visible through the house, I wanted to have as clean a maintenance process as possible. Last time around I started with tap water that I treated. Then I progressed to buying RO/DI water from the store and lugging it home. Not this time...
I just placed an order for this and added the 150 GPD accessory (it's actually cheaper to buy them separately right now with the Black Friday sale.
I also bought 6 of these. The plan is to setup a water station in the basement with 4 tanks premixed at all times. Another will be used for ATO, another for waste water removal. More to come on that...
So, the process has begun. Please feel free to chime in with any suggestions or comments. I live in coastal Massachusetts so if anyone has any local recommendations those would be great too!
Thanks for viewing
10 years ago I jumped into saltwater aquariums (FOWLR), first with a 29g and then quickly transitioning into a 55. After a couple years I sold everything as I was graduating from college, preparing to start my professional life and moving away from my college apartment...
Recently I started looking into the hobby again, mostly curious what advances had occurred. After a lot of reading and browsing over the last few weeks I've made the decision to get back into the 'business' while harnessing my lessons learned the first time around and trying to enjoy the process a little more...
My goals/needs are as follows:
- small enough to be as simple to maintain as possible yet still fully functional
- visually appealing both inside and out (the tank will be sitting in my den)
- reef tank with fish, inverts and a robust CUC
- quality equipment (within reason)
- automation (to an extent - I like gadgets but I won't go overboard)
- streamline maintenance (water changes) as much as possible
I've looked at a lot of tanks (Biocube, Nuvo, Fluval, RSM) and decided on the RSM c130 for a couple reasons:
1. Solid construction with pretty descent AIO components overall
2. It comes in white, I think it's elegant
3. Enclosed tank with cool enclosed electronics, moonlights
I plan on ordering the tank after the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be located here, between the windows:
The vent will be covered and I'll have to run an extension cord over but overall I think it will fit well. No direct sunlight as the windows face West (the boat will be moved).
I've got a pretty thorough plan of attack already assembled that I'll share as I go along. Step one was to decide on initial components and build the plan.
Step 2 was to develop a water change strategy/system. Because the tank is in a room that's very visible through the house, I wanted to have as clean a maintenance process as possible. Last time around I started with tap water that I treated. Then I progressed to buying RO/DI water from the store and lugging it home. Not this time...
I just placed an order for this and added the 150 GPD accessory (it's actually cheaper to buy them separately right now with the Black Friday sale.
I also bought 6 of these. The plan is to setup a water station in the basement with 4 tanks premixed at all times. Another will be used for ATO, another for waste water removal. More to come on that...
So, the process has begun. Please feel free to chime in with any suggestions or comments. I live in coastal Massachusetts so if anyone has any local recommendations those would be great too!
Thanks for viewing