David's RSM 130D

[JimmyJ]

Congrats on the new 500 David!!! Had no idea that RSM had finally released anything larger then the 250. Really looking forward to following along the build!!!

 

[Wayne23uk]

Lee

I am giving my 130D away for free, but someone snapped it up last week after i posted for it on here!

I use Oasis in Salford Manchester. Really good quality and reputation, i get all my stuff from there as a rule including my weekly water change.

Oasis has just won uk marine outlet of the year as well

 

[David Shaw]

Here are the uploaded pics as requested for how the turbo floater attaches to the media rack. Sorry for poor quality and low lighting.

Basically one round magnet is glued onto the skimmer and the loose second magnet is put in the top shelf of the media rack.

 

[David Shaw]

Has anyone heard from Terry?

 

[steved13]

Has anyone heard from Terry?

I haven't in quite awhile. Last I knew he was taking time off from the forum, he was feeling a little burned out.

 

[Reef Scholar]

Many thanks David ! I shall implement this MOD with the required hardware at the end of this week !!

 

[David Shaw]

Your very welcome

 

[Reef Scholar]

Hi David - me again.

I have my nice new skimmer+media basket. All i need now are those tunze magnets... which MarineAquatics are getting for me on 'Monday.

However - what did you do with the media filtration on the left side of the RSM ? under the RSM circ pumps? Did you leave that in and simply add more filteration media into the media basket ? or did you leave the InTank media basket empty?

Very best, at

 

[David Shaw]

Ditch the ceramics completely.

I personally put Chemi Pure Elite in the bottom, Purigen in the middle and white floss in the top. Use any combo of filtration media that works for you, CPE, RowaPhos, Purigen etc. Make sure you always have carbon in the mix somewhere.

 

[Reef Scholar]

So you have nothing under the return pumps- back bottom left ?

 

[David Shaw]

Nope nothing. This means now you don;t have the hassles of having to take out the pumps to change media.

All media is fine if you put it into the rack and this makes it much easier to change.

The ceramics are nitrate factory's so best ditched.

When you change the media, that is a good time to remove the slimmer and rack and give the back chambers a god syphon, in my experience it's amazing how much detritus and dirk can gather back there.

 

[Reef Scholar]

Thanks again for all your help David ! I'll implement these changes when I have the magnets + new media

What a great forum we have here !!

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

What a great forum we have here !!

Reef Scholar - Cheers mate - start a tank thread & share you tank with us

 

[David Shaw]

Thanks again for all your help David ! I'll implement these changes when I have the magnets + new media

What a great forum we have here !!

Your most welcome

 

[David Shaw]

Reef Scholar - Cheers mate - start a tank thread & share you tank with us

Definately !!

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

David - any new word on your RSM 500?

 

[David Shaw]

Nope still waiting to hear Glenn.

I asked at the LFS yesterday, and they are hoping for their display model to arrive next week and anticipate mine arriving within the same time frame as theirs.

Fingers crossed for next week, but i guess it could be delayed further, i will keep you updated.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

All the best ! Going to be so nice !!!

 

[David Shaw]

Expect a lot of pics! Including the assembling!

I guess i am the forums guinea pig

 

[lethal]

Squeak squeak .