Breaking the old RSM back out.

mbdave · 10-28-2008, 08:14 PM

After being mocked by Reefmack today I am bringing my RSM out and have started the cleaning process. Wow it is a mess!! I basically dumped it and ran when I moved and it smelled like "add any word for stink here" filled it and pured a bottle of cpr in it to descale. I have a groovy mod for it another of many I have done to it already done. Keep an eye on this post and i will show you all whats up.
I have some other mods on RSMreefers site and also I had a skimmer mod that worked great for me but I cant find it at the "other place" and it was very labor intensive I will see if I can find it on my pile of CD's.

I will keep you informed!!
Dave

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 12:36 AM

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My poor dirty tank has been brought out of retirement.

LaurentSeattle · 10-29-2008, 12:43 AM

Scarry fissures on the ground... Ready for the BIG one?

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 12:58 AM

Real old house. It was hard to find a level spot to set the tank.

Reefmack · 10-29-2008, 08:55 AM

mbdave - I like the avatar! Geesh - if I sounded like I was mocking you, my apologies! Hopefully you were joking.

Time to get some acrylic and wake up that jigsaw! For the other owners - mbdave has always been one of the RSM "super modders", and he's now threatening to make a "super mod" on his currently empty RSM. Stay tuned for what may be the "mod of all mods" on an RSM!

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 12:24 PM

Total joke RM not to worry.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 07:48 PM

This is the skimmer mod that I made when the tank was up.
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[/IMG] I could not understand why they made a skimmer with a open bottom? It worked for me but subpar at best.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 07:54 PM

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As can be seen here I cut acrylic to fit the openings and glued them in place. I also cut the suction off the pump to make it fit. Notice the grooves cut in the bottom to ensure it will slide in properly.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 07:58 PM

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Drilling the hole for the discharge pipe was probably the hardest thing I drilled a smaller hole and honed it out with a dremel at the angle of the skimmer body. I made the discharge pipe around 1/2 inch off the bottom of the floor of the skimmer to hopefully cut down on bubbles but that did not happen as I hoped.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 08:00 PM

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The valve was made from 1/2 and 3/4 PVC if anyone is interested i will break down how it was made and a better way to make it now that I know

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 08:09 PM

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This is the return pump mod I totally disliked the original pump configuration and this change was simple. At first I had it going to a tee with two returns "see on RSMreefers.com" but changed it to one and plugged one of the return holes....."Note; don't use epoxy to plug the hole its ugly" This gave the advantage of being able to let the level in the back drop a little and it only required one pump. With the skimmer mod this worked great

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Here it is in place.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 08:10 PM

Now to figure out how to stop the bubbles forever!!! And a better open top hood.

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 09:11 PM

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This is the skimmer after a few minutes in new water.
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This is the two mods in action.

Reefmack · 10-29-2008, 10:26 PM

mbdave - I remember these great mods. Are these new pictures - maybe just taken? I've still got the Tee pump mod you made for me. I love the look of the bubbles coming out of the skimmer - pretty heavy action on new water!

mbdave · 10-29-2008, 10:58 PM

Yep RM took them today.

10-28-2008, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Breaking the old RSM back out. After being mocked by Reefmack today I am bringing my RSM out and have started the cleaning process. Wow it is a mess!! I basically dumped it and ran when I moved and it smelled like "add any word for stink here" filled it and pured a bottle of cpr in it to descale. I have a groovy mod for it another of many I have done to it already done. Keep an eye on this post and i will show you all whats up. I have some other mods on RSMreefers site and also I had a skimmer mod that worked great for me but I cant find it at the "other place" and it was very labor intensive I will see if I can find it on my pile of CD's. I will keep you informed!! Dave __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] My poor dirty tank has been brought out of retirement. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 12:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
LaurentSeattle Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. Scarry fissures on the ground... Ready for the BIG one?

10-29-2008, 12:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. Real old house. It was hard to find a level spot to set the tank. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 08:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. mbdave - I like the avatar! Geesh - if I sounded like I was mocking you, my apologies! Hopefully you were joking. Time to get some acrylic and wake up that jigsaw! For the other owners - mbdave has always been one of the RSM "super modders", and he's now threatening to make a "super mod" on his currently empty RSM. Stay tuned for what may be the "mod of all mods" on an RSM! __________________ 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]

10-29-2008, 12:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. Total joke RM not to worry. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. This is the skimmer mod that I made when the tank was up. [IMG][/IMG] I could not understand why they made a skimmer with a open bottom? It worked for me but subpar at best. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 07:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] As can be seen here I cut acrylic to fit the openings and glued them in place. I also cut the suction off the pump to make it fit. Notice the grooves cut in the bottom to ensure it will slide in properly. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 07:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] Drilling the hole for the discharge pipe was probably the hardest thing I drilled a smaller hole and honed it out with a dremel at the angle of the skimmer body. I made the discharge pipe around 1/2 inch off the bottom of the floor of the skimmer to hopefully cut down on bubbles but that did not happen as I hoped. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 08:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] The valve was made from 1/2 and 3/4 PVC if anyone is interested i will break down how it was made and a better way to make it now that I know __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 08:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] This is the return pump mod I totally disliked the original pump configuration and this change was simple. At first I had it going to a tee with two returns "see on RSMreefers.com" but changed it to one and plugged one of the return holes....."Note; don't use epoxy to plug the hole its ugly" This gave the advantage of being able to let the level in the back drop a little and it only required one pump. With the skimmer mod this worked great [IMG][/IMG] Here it is in place. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 08:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. Now to figure out how to stop the bubbles forever!!! And a better open top hood. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. [IMG][/IMG] This is the skimmer after a few minutes in new water. [IMG][/IMG] This is the two mods in action. __________________ 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.

10-29-2008, 10:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. mbdave - I remember these great mods. Are these new pictures - maybe just taken? I've still got the Tee pump mod you made for me. I love the look of the bubbles coming out of the skimmer - pretty heavy action on new water! __________________ 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]

10-29-2008, 10:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 608 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Breaking the old RSM back out. Yep RM took them today. __________________ 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.

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