Full Tank RSM Photos~ - Page 16

bodyguard295 · 05-01-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Reefmack

Hah - I had to go back a few pages to see what I was asking about LOL! I see my "Kookin" typo too. OK on the tongue coral! It didn't look quite like the mat of GSP. Does it have polyp extension now?

Yes its polyps are extended. I think I took that picture after doing a water change or something. Maybe the lights just came on! It's so cool.

I also did a small upgrade to the tank! Check it out!

I like the custom clear overflow. It doesn't block any views from the side!

Reefmack · 05-01-2009, 08:09 PM

Looks great! I can't quite figure out how the water is getting to the sump and back up again?

bodyguard295 · 05-02-2009, 07:03 AM

In the last picture, the clear hose on the left is connected to the bottom part of the clear overflow that goes down to the sump, and the return is the white fittings to the right of the clear hose. You can see a small hole on the fittings to stop backflow if the power goes out. I do have a backup battery on the system just in case, but you never know!

Reefmack · 05-02-2009, 10:56 AM

Thanks. If I understand it you're not running an overflow on the tank like a Lifereef, but instead using a pump to achieve the water flow to the sump? Great idea on the battery backup too - better safe than sorry!

bodyguard295 · 05-02-2009, 11:45 AM

No pump to achieve the water flow to the sump. It's done by siphon. I guess you might call it an internal overflow box. Nothing hangs outside of the tank. The box is skimming the surface water and then the siphon at the bottom of the box is taking out the skimmed water by using gravity! The only pump I'm using is the one for the skimmer that makes all the bubbles, and the return line for the clean water!

bodyguard295 · 05-02-2009, 11:48 AM

Another way to look at it is the siphon is strong enough, that it pulls all the water that gets skimmed in this box to the inlet of the sump. Hope that make sense.

Reefmack · 05-02-2009, 11:52 AM

OK - now it makes sense - thanks!

bodyguard295 · 05-02-2009, 12:16 PM

I took those pictures right after I installed it so it shows nothing in the skimmer cup, but now you should see all the junk it's taking out of the system!

mbdave · 05-07-2009, 07:08 PM

Latest and greatest not a great pic but a pic.

New blue zoanthids

New also I think they call them Rings of Fire but who knows.

I have a frag of the blue zoanthids if anyone is interested....

Reefmack · 05-07-2009, 07:54 PM

Wow - it looks great mbdave! Super job on the coral placements.

mbdave · 05-07-2009, 08:00 PM

TY Terry

Reefmack · 05-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Sapphire · 05-08-2009, 05:44 PM

mbdave you've got some very nice corals there - love those blue zoas expecially! Pity you can't frag them and send them to New Zealand!!!

Nowellsy SNR · 05-14-2009, 06:27 AM

Stunning tanks guys

redsea reefer · 05-14-2009, 05:49 PM

Here is a FTS....hope you like it..
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05-01-2009, 08:09 PM	#227 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Looks great! I can't quite figure out how the water is getting to the sump and back up again? __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

05-02-2009, 07:03 AM	#228 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ In the last picture, the clear hose on the left is connected to the bottom part of the clear overflow that goes down to the sump, and the return is the white fittings to the right of the clear hose. You can see a small hole on the fittings to stop backflow if the power goes out. I do have a backup battery on the system just in case, but you never know!

05-02-2009, 10:56 AM	#229 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Thanks. If I understand it you're not running an overflow on the tank like a Lifereef, but instead using a pump to achieve the water flow to the sump? Great idea on the battery backup too - better safe than sorry! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

05-02-2009, 11:45 AM	#230 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ No pump to achieve the water flow to the sump. It's done by siphon. I guess you might call it an internal overflow box. Nothing hangs outside of the tank. The box is skimming the surface water and then the siphon at the bottom of the box is taking out the skimmed water by using gravity! The only pump I'm using is the one for the skimmer that makes all the bubbles, and the return line for the clean water!

05-02-2009, 11:48 AM	#231 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Another way to look at it is the siphon is strong enough, that it pulls all the water that gets skimmed in this box to the inlet of the sump. Hope that make sense.

05-02-2009, 11:52 AM	#232 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ OK - now it makes sense - thanks! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

05-02-2009, 12:16 PM	#233 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ I took those pictures right after I installed it so it shows nothing in the skimmer cup, but now you should see all the junk it's taking out of the system!

05-07-2009, 07:08 PM	#234 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 622 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Latest and greatest not a great pic but a pic. New blue zoanthids New also I think they call them Rings of Fire but who knows. I have a frag of the blue zoanthids if anyone is interested.... __________________ To my warrior brothers from Fort Hood may God give you a pleasant trip to the other side.... Thank you for the ulitmate sacrifice you have made.

05-07-2009, 07:54 PM	#235 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Wow - it looks great mbdave! Super job on the coral placements. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

05-07-2009, 08:00 PM	#236 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 622 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ TY Terry __________________ To my warrior brothers from Fort Hood may God give you a pleasant trip to the other side.... Thank you for the ulitmate sacrifice you have made.

05-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#237 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

05-08-2009, 05:44 PM	#238 (permalink)
Sapphire Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 1,220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ mbdave you've got some very nice corals there - love those blue zoas expecially! Pity you can't frag them and send them to New Zealand!!!

05-14-2009, 06:27 AM	#239 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 1,202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Stunning tanks guys

05-14-2009, 05:49 PM	#240 (permalink)
redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Full Tank RSM Photos~ Here is a FTS....hope you like it.. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Koralia 2 My Tank Thread

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