Anyone use a sump on thier RSM 250?
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There may be others, but Tom is running one on his 250. You can get a lot of good information in his thread:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/43438-toms-rsm-250-a.html\
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/43438-toms-rsm-250-a.html\
Yes, I did a fit check on it last night and it fits perfectly. The Eshopps RS-75 sump is 18" long x 10" wide x 16" high. The cabinet on the 250 is about 19 inches deep so it has to go in that way, but it will still work fine. When I did the fit check I put the "vacuum" hose to the sump in the back and it left the back cutout of the stand perfectly. I'll post some pictures soon.
Good news! I know the cabinet dimensions on the 250 are different than the 130. If the 250 cabinet were braced without the center partition it sure would make things easier!
tnwillia
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BigJacko.... look at the 250 mods thread also, there are several Fuge/Sumps in there including mine, also Aramis put one on his, it's in the RSM club threads about 4 or 5 pages back. The big thing with the 250, if your using the cabinet you have 16x16" workable space give or take just a little. In mine, which is just fuge & return (no real sump area) that worked out to about 17 gal addition. Good luck!
Good to see you managed to get the older style RS-75, without that large black plastic section for the drian pipe covering a good part of the skimmer section. That will make it a lot more convenient to put equipment in there, as well as accessing it for maintenance.
Greg - very nice - thanks for sharing !
tnwillia
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No, IMHO you still need the overflow box in the 250. You can use the accessory port 5/8" connections for other things (chiller) but the overflow box is your safety switch between the DT and sump preventing flooding your floor. The Lifereef RSM Nano Prefilter is not only the best overflow you can get, it was designed for the RSM tank and the deeper inter cup needs of the RSM back chambers. Good luck!
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ErnestoC
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Thanks Catran for this information.
Thanks Tom for all this information, I was asking this because I have a slight problem with my tank.... it is 2 1/2 inches separated from the wall, novice detail... that is why I was trying to know if I can avoid to have external equipment on the back.
So now I have another question... how many water do I need to take out from the tank in order to be able to move it safely?
Thanks for all your help!
tnwillia
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My Lifereef RSM Nano prefilter is 3 3/8" deep, because sooner or later your going to need to get your arm (or more) back there I'd say you need a minimum of 8" (12" is better) between wall and back of the tank. I've never moved mine, but if i was doing it in a new tank I'd take the water down (into rubbermaid/brute cans, rock into the cans too) to an inch or so above the sand ( if you have fish you'll have to leave a couple more inches of water in there), find 4 good friends and try to move tank and cabinet at the same time out as far as you need it. Then put the rock and water back into the tank. Actual "doing it" I'd guess would be 15 minutes, longer with prep and after work. Again I've not done this and others will jump in with better suggestions on doing this. Good luck!