Well its time to say goodbye to this thread for now as I've pulled my RSM apart for good.
I've started a new tank and will start a thread at RS for this (got a 400 litre tank and inhabitants (at a steal price with a metal frame) but do hope to get a 650 down the track still.
I kept my RSM250 stock for a number of years while I learnt about modern reef-keeping practices. Then modded the heck out of it with a 50 Litre sump and learnt about DIY LEDs - installed these into the hood so the tank still looked stock. Upgraded the LEDS to better ones later and cut the to accommodate.
It was a hell of a tank but was starting to get tired and worn, and I had some bubble algae that I couldn't get rid off.
Decided to strip the RSM down and kill all my rocks and corals off so i could start afresh. Ditched the sand and got some new fine white sand for the bottom.
Half of the cycled rocks are in the new tank along with the fish and some frags. I've got another batch of rock cooking and ready in a week to go into the tank - and then I'll landscape (my favorite part).
Also selling surplus fish including Niger Trigger and a juvenile Emperor Angel that came with the new tank as i want to keep softies, LPS and zoas along with a few SPS.
I was going to sell my 250 but noticed some water damage to the cabinet (due to me cutting the middle panel to fit a sump tank). I wasn't confident enough to sell the cabinet as is, plus the tank cracked while I had it outside baking in the sun. I'm sure the cabinet would've collapsed in the next 12 months so it was a blessing I'd emptied it.
I'll really miss sharing my RSM tank but will keep following the threads I've subscribed to.
Bye for now
Greg
New tank (more rock to be added before I finish landscaping and add more corals)
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