David Shaw
Well-Known Member
I have recently upgraded my old fish only marine aquarium to the RSM as i wanted to have a go at keeping a reef tank. I decided upon the 130D after reading all the posts on here. I fancied the 250 but it was just too big for my lounge, and also expensive. The 130D fits nicely into the room and looks great!
I wanted to say that the posts on here have been incredibly helpful, and as a result of reading about peoples various upgrades I have now ordered the Media Rack (and square skimmer cup) as i upgraded the stock skimmer to the Tunze 9002 Nano, and boy am i glad that i did !
I was relatively happy with the stock skimmer, no issues with micro-bubbles etc, i just wanted a much quieter skimmer! The Tunze slots nicely into the rear and is a whisper quiet alternative. I was really pleased when i opened the plug socket on the Tunze to find the US style socket within, that plugged in perfectly to the electrical control panel so i can still operate it using the side panel control switches (i always wanted an all in 1 plug and play with the clean look of no other wires)
As i am new to the reef tank, i am now set up and going very slowly. The combined knowledge of my local aquarium supplier along with the posts on here keep me well informed and I am learning such a lot. As you can see from the photo, i haven't got a massive amount of corals, i will add a little at a time.
The thought of algae and collections on the glass gives me the shakes, so i am ultra thorough on cleaning. I do 10/15 % water changes every week with RO saltwater, clean the glass every single day and have left a slight gap at the rear of the live rock so i can scrub the smoked glass rear panel too. I do the water testing weekly. I even scrub the pump heads and the surface tank skimmer prongs.
With regards to supplementing the water. I have been adding RedSea CoralGrow into the tank daily (as stated on the DVD and bottle). Do you think this is ok / necessary? I haven't as yet added any calcium due to the small number of corals and i need to get the test kit before i would be happy adding the calcium to the water.
I keep scanning the postings and learn a little more each time. As a newbie it can be all a little overwhelming with a 1st tank and sometimes it feels silly to post what to many would be a simple or obvious question.
I look forwards to continuing adding to my RSM and enjoying the adivice given on the forums.
I wanted to say that the posts on here have been incredibly helpful, and as a result of reading about peoples various upgrades I have now ordered the Media Rack (and square skimmer cup) as i upgraded the stock skimmer to the Tunze 9002 Nano, and boy am i glad that i did !
I was relatively happy with the stock skimmer, no issues with micro-bubbles etc, i just wanted a much quieter skimmer! The Tunze slots nicely into the rear and is a whisper quiet alternative. I was really pleased when i opened the plug socket on the Tunze to find the US style socket within, that plugged in perfectly to the electrical control panel so i can still operate it using the side panel control switches (i always wanted an all in 1 plug and play with the clean look of no other wires)
As i am new to the reef tank, i am now set up and going very slowly. The combined knowledge of my local aquarium supplier along with the posts on here keep me well informed and I am learning such a lot. As you can see from the photo, i haven't got a massive amount of corals, i will add a little at a time.
The thought of algae and collections on the glass gives me the shakes, so i am ultra thorough on cleaning. I do 10/15 % water changes every week with RO saltwater, clean the glass every single day and have left a slight gap at the rear of the live rock so i can scrub the smoked glass rear panel too. I do the water testing weekly. I even scrub the pump heads and the surface tank skimmer prongs.
With regards to supplementing the water. I have been adding RedSea CoralGrow into the tank daily (as stated on the DVD and bottle). Do you think this is ok / necessary? I haven't as yet added any calcium due to the small number of corals and i need to get the test kit before i would be happy adding the calcium to the water.
I keep scanning the postings and learn a little more each time. As a newbie it can be all a little overwhelming with a 1st tank and sometimes it feels silly to post what to many would be a simple or obvious question.
I look forwards to continuing adding to my RSM and enjoying the adivice given on the forums.
The 130D is perfect for what you want. Algae on the glass is part of the game but I've never cleaned my back glass.
