Reefmack's RSM 130 - Page 17

RaysReef · 08-22-2009, 09:56 AM

Almost done! I managed to fix 11 in place. That is the vast majority off the sand and on the rocks. Clams are still open but all corals have closed and giving off their slime. I didn't know about the zoas squirting, but I only have two that I was going to feed to the Eunice anyway. I put on rubber gloves with elastic bands and now my hands are numb, lol. I'm happy despite the mini rock slide. It doesn't look as natural as I hoped but at least they are in place. I'll do my waterchange tomorrow, I'll probably change the carbon too. Phew.... Cheers again Terry....

Reefmack · 08-22-2009, 11:53 AM

Good news RaysReef! Glad you got it done. Yep - those tight rubberbands can sure cut off the circulation if you have them on a long time. At least your rockslide was minor. I had a big one once, and the rocks already had corals on them - not much fun at all! Take a break, have a brew and relax!

bhazard · 08-23-2009, 01:13 PM

Your tank is one of the nicest I've seen. I hope mine gets as full and colorful someday.

I've been debating adding MHs, but I'm not sure how I would end up covering the top. I would miss having the Red Sea cover, because I love how it opens for cleaning.

Reefmack · 08-23-2009, 02:46 PM

Thanks bhazard! Your will look as good and most likely better with time! I think every tank is a unique beauty. I always seem to like other tanks better than mine, and there are some really fantastic RSMs out there, and more in the making.

Dweezil · 08-23-2009, 07:44 PM

Terry ~ It's kind of like cooking...when someone else does the cooking it seems to taste better?

I can tell you though that following your tank thread and seeing how beautifull it was is one of the main reasons I wanted to start one!

Clownfish518 · 08-23-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefmack

Thanks bhazard! Your will look as good and most likely better with time! I think every tank is a unique beauty. I always seem to like other tanks better than mine, and there are some really fantastic RSMs out there, and more in the making.

Not only does every tank have its beauty, they also have their phases. A lot of pictures get posted when the tank is looking good. But there are also days when it may not look so good, but those pics are never posted.

No tanks start out colorful, they all grow into that

BTW, Hi Terry

Reefmack · 08-23-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dweezil

Terry ~ It's kind of like cooking...when someone else does the cooking it seems to taste better?

I can tell you though that following your tank thread and seeing how beautifull it was is one of the main reasons I wanted to start one!

Thanks for the compliment! As Clownfish518 said, these tanks do have phases, and at times don't always look the greatest. I've had my share of those. I know my tank's appearance has changed many times since I started it. I've replaced rock, changed some corals for others, etc. Sometimes it seems like making changes keeps me from getting bored with the tank LOL!

tnwillia · 08-23-2009, 08:20 PM

Terry... are you still using your original ER Skimmer, just the sump or both?

Reefmack · 08-23-2009, 08:43 PM

Hi Tom. Nope - I'm just running the Euro-Reef sump version. To keep costs down I only got a new cylinder built by Robbert, for my sump depth & cabinet dimensions - the pumps, hoses and mufflers came off of my back-of-the-tank model.

By the way, I'm back to playing with my previous non-SLR digital, and took a couple pics and movies with it. I've never used the movie function on that camera before.

Some of my shrooms (one of my baby yumas bottom right):

My favorite acan (excuse the blobs of pink coralline on the glass):

Morning movie under the T5 actinics only:

And a couple under the T5s plus the MH:

I wish if I knew if there was a way to adjust color on movie files? They never seem to look natural.

Dweezil · 08-23-2009, 08:48 PM

Fantasic photos! I think I would get that camera out more often.

Shamus · 08-23-2009, 09:20 PM

That acan is sweet! Nice pics!

Reefmack · 08-23-2009, 09:29 PM

Yeah - I wish I hadn't spent a lot of money on the Canon and lenses, when I already had a very capable camera that can do a lot of things the digital DSLR can't. It's that dang reef addiction!

But, the spending will need to slow down now. I have a week and a day left to work before I take my retirement starting September 1. I'm really looking forward to that, but not living on less income. I look at it as more time for tank maintenance, and not being forced to get it done on weekends. At least I'm about out of space for corals!

Dweezil · 08-23-2009, 10:22 PM

Congratulations on the retirement!

Just think you don't have to wake up to an alarm everyday. No asking for vacation time. You've done your time now enjoy.

tnwillia · 08-23-2009, 10:22 PM

Thanks for the ER info, great pics! Enjoy your retirement

cbrownfish · 08-23-2009, 11:01 PM

Sweet vids Terry!

08-22-2009, 09:56 AM	#241 (permalink)
RaysReef Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 754 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Almost done! I managed to fix 11 in place. That is the vast majority off the sand and on the rocks. Clams are still open but all corals have closed and giving off their slime. I didn't know about the zoas squirting, but I only have two that I was going to feed to the Eunice anyway. I put on rubber gloves with elastic bands and now my hands are numb, lol. I'm happy despite the mini rock slide. It doesn't look as natural as I hoped but at least they are in place. I'll do my waterchange tomorrow, I'll probably change the carbon too. Phew.... Cheers again Terry.... Last edited by RaysReef : 08-22-2009 at 04:39 PM.

08-22-2009, 11:53 AM	#242 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,564 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Good news RaysReef! Glad you got it done. Yep - those tight rubberbands can sure cut off the circulation if you have them on a long time. At least your rockslide was minor. I had a big one once, and the rocks already had corals on them - not much fun at all! Take a break, have a brew and relax! __________________ 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. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems 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

08-23-2009, 01:13 PM	#243 (permalink)
bhazard Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 278 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Your tank is one of the nicest I've seen. I hope mine gets as full and colorful someday. I've been debating adding MHs, but I'm not sure how I would end up covering the top. I would miss having the Red Sea cover, because I love how it opens for cleaning.

08-23-2009, 02:46 PM	#244 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,564 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Thanks bhazard! Your will look as good and most likely better with time! I think every tank is a unique beauty. I always seem to like other tanks better than mine, and there are some really fantastic RSMs out there, and more in the making. __________________ 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. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems 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

08-23-2009, 07:44 PM	#245 (permalink)
Dweezil Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,012 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Terry ~ It's kind of like cooking...when someone else does the cooking it seems to taste better? I can tell you though that following your tank thread and seeing how beautifull it was is one of the main reasons I wanted to start one! __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln My Tank Thread

08-23-2009, 08:20 PM	#248 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,309 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Terry... are you still using your original ER Skimmer, just the sump or both? __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

08-23-2009, 08:43 PM	#249 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,564 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Hi Tom. Nope - I'm just running the Euro-Reef sump version. To keep costs down I only got a new cylinder built by Robbert, for my sump depth & cabinet dimensions - the pumps, hoses and mufflers came off of my back-of-the-tank model. By the way, I'm back to playing with my previous non-SLR digital, and took a couple pics and movies with it. I've never used the movie function on that camera before. Some of my shrooms (one of my baby yumas bottom right): My favorite acan (excuse the blobs of pink coralline on the glass): Morning movie under the T5 actinics only: And a couple under the T5s plus the MH: I wish if I knew if there was a way to adjust color on movie files? They never seem to look natural. __________________ 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. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems 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

08-23-2009, 08:48 PM	#250 (permalink)
Dweezil Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,012 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Fantasic photos! I think I would get that camera out more often. __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln My Tank Thread

08-23-2009, 09:20 PM	#251 (permalink)
Shamus Torch coral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan Posts: 500 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 That acan is sweet! Nice pics! __________________ Steve My Setup: 34 gal. RSM 130D, 22 lbs. Aragonite Reef Base, ~40 lbs. Fiji Live Rock, Tunze 9002 Nano Skimmer with inTank Media Basket, Koralia 2 CUC: Cerith snails, Trochus snails, Skunk cleaner shrimp, Blue-legged Hermit Crabs, Peppermint Shrimp, Emerald Crab Corals: Orange and Green Zoas, Eagle Eye Zoas, Green and Blue Actinodiscus Mushrooms, Neon green Frogspawn, Evergreen Starburst Polyp, Green Palau Nephthea, Kenya Tree, Heteroxenia, Neon Pineapple Tree, Orange Ricordea, 3 x Acan lord, Rainbow Brain Favia, Green Palys, Sun Coral, Hammer Coral, Hippy's Delight Chalice Fish: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Orange and White, Black and White), Sharknose Goby, Neon Dottyback My tank diary 90-gallon 'Work' tank

08-23-2009, 09:29 PM	#252 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,564 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Yeah - I wish I hadn't spent a lot of money on the Canon and lenses, when I already had a very capable camera that can do a lot of things the digital DSLR can't. It's that dang reef addiction! But, the spending will need to slow down now. I have a week and a day left to work before I take my retirement starting September 1. I'm really looking forward to that, but not living on less income. I look at it as more time for tank maintenance, and not being forced to get it done on weekends. At least I'm about out of space for corals! __________________ 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. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems 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

08-23-2009, 10:22 PM	#253 (permalink)
Dweezil Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,012 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Congratulations on the retirement! Just think you don't have to wake up to an alarm everyday. No asking for vacation time. You've done your time now enjoy. __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln My Tank Thread

08-23-2009, 10:22 PM	#254 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,309 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Thanks for the ER info, great pics! Enjoy your retirement __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

08-23-2009, 11:01 PM	#255 (permalink)
cbrownfish Acropora Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,917 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Sweet vids Terry! __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

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