RSM 250 1 month into cycle

tnwillia · 02-23-2009, 02:14 PM

Hi all, been setting in the backround learning. Found out about the RSM 250 last July, waited till Jan to get my hands on one. I love it, going slow so I'll only have to do things once. This site has given me more "needed" info than anywhere else I've looked to help me get this new system up and running.

This is the basic RSM 250. Only using Mechininal filters and rock. Started with 70lbs dry rock from Bulk reef supply and 10 lb live rock from my LFS. 60lbs Reef base. Korlia 1 & 3 to solve the dead spots in/around my rock.

Only real problem I've had is Temp, tank runs 84 to 76 over 24hrs. Tried all the suggestions here to solve this. I'm putting a JBJ 1/10 chiller on it next month before spring/summer come to South Carolina.

Thanks to all for being here and sharing your systems for us to learn as we build ours!

Picture attached...I think

Rue · 02-23-2009, 02:17 PM

Looks great! I continue with unabated jealousy!

Reefmack · 02-23-2009, 02:31 PM

tnwillia - Welcome to Reef Sanctuary and the RSM Club!

Nice to see another 250 owner arrive. Soon we'll have a good knowledge base on the 250 that will help others with that model. As with Rue I'm envious too! Sorry I can't help with the heat issue, but it seems to be the "issue du jour" on the 250, and the chiller should help.

redsea reefer · 02-23-2009, 02:55 PM

welcome to the rsm club tnwillia and waiting for more pics.....

dmyers557 · 02-23-2009, 03:34 PM

Welcome and that tank is amazing. I wish I could afford that. Also, set your heater to 78 degrees and just run a fan across the surface. Leave the front flap open if it has one?

mzreenie · 02-23-2009, 05:25 PM

tnwillia - where in South Carolina? I am near Columbia

tnwillia · 02-23-2009, 05:30 PM

Thanks all for the welcome...

I said I was only running mechanical and rock and that's misleading. I'm running the standard tank just not using the Bio bag or the carbon. Had no problems with the skimmer at all. Put 20 oz of Chemi-pure in a week ago. Clean-up crews been in for 2 weeks and will start adding corals/fish next month or so after I get the temp stable.

Tried to run an external above tank fuge to start but had a snail crawl into my return line while I was at work and dumped 10 gal onto my floor so that ended the external Fuge for now. Running an in-tank small CPR with Cheato to build up my copepod population. Fun, Fun, Fun

dmyers557, thanks for the suggestion, I tried that along with other variations of open hood and different fans. Just can't get it to stablize over the 24 hr cycle. Most of the reading I did here over the last several months had me expecting to by the chiller anyway. So going with the chiller soon. My house stays at mid 70s year round. If it's doing this now, don't want to wait till it's 95/100 outside to have to solve this.

Thanks again to all and I'll add pictures here as it grows

tnwillia · 02-23-2009, 05:33 PM

Mzreenie..... I'm in Irmo

mzreenie · 02-28-2009, 09:18 PM

tnwillia - you are pretty close - I am in Prosperity, on Lake Murray.

brucewrs · 02-28-2009, 10:13 PM

WHats the basic 250?Do they make different 250's?

Rue · 03-01-2009, 11:27 AM

No. It's a new model.

RSM started with the 130, then the 'new and improved' 130d

...and the 250.

tnwillia · 03-04-2009, 09:35 PM

brucewrs.... 250 is 250. I'm just not using a few things provided (carbon, biological media bag) letting rock/sand, mechinical & skimmer do all my filtration. otherwise following RSM build directions as written. So far all is well except temp control. That will be solved by end of the month with chiller. Love this tank!

tnwillia · 03-04-2009, 09:37 PM

brucewrs.... 250 is 250. I'm just not using a few things provided (carbon, biological media bag) letting rock/sand, mechanical & skimmer do all my filtration. otherwise following RSM build directions as written. So far all is well except temp control. That will be solved by end of the month with chiller. Love this tank!

bodyguard295 · 03-12-2009, 05:57 AM

I would go with a little bigger chiller for your 250. I also have a 250 and am using a 1/4hp chiller. Yes it's more money but the larger one won't have to work as hard to cool your tank! Just something to think about!

tnwillia · 03-16-2009, 10:09 PM

Thanks Bodyguard for the suggestion, after much reading I'm going with a JBJ Arctica 1/4 hp. Never heard a bad thing about their chillers. Still debating on which pump. Nothing I've looked at will fix the right chamber. Will probable just go external. I figure any price I pay will be cheaper than coming home to a dead tank one day. Our summers are known for Lightening and power outages. Already worked out my back-up power. Thanks again!

02-23-2009, 02:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rue Torch coral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 529 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle Looks great! I continue with unabated jealousy! __________________ Professional Obfuscator - because someone has to be... RSM - The Original, 34g Custom frag tank 27g FW tanks, 25g, 25l, 55g

02-23-2009, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,158 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle tnwillia - Welcome to Reef Sanctuary and the RSM Club! Nice to see another 250 owner arrive. Soon we'll have a good knowledge base on the 250 that will help others with that model. As with Rue I'm envious too! Sorry I can't help with the heat issue, but it seems to be the "issue du jour" on the 250, and the chiller should help. __________________ 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]

02-23-2009, 02:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle welcome to the rsm club tnwillia and waiting for more pics..... __________________ 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

02-23-2009, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
dmyers557 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg, California Posts: 612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle Welcome and that tank is amazing. I wish I could afford that. Also, set your heater to 78 degrees and just run a fan across the surface. Leave the front flap open if it has one? __________________ SETUP: 34g RedSea Max with Current Outer Orbit mh lighting, Phoenix 14k mh bulb, 2x65watt 460nm and 420nm actinics, Tunze 9002 skimmer, StevieT's media rack, 40 lbs live rock, 30 lbs live sand, Ecotech MP10. CORAL: Dendro, Torch, XMEN zoo's, Tubb's Blue, Mohawk, Devil's Armor, Nuclear Greens, Plum PE's, Miami Hurricanes, Armor Of God, Wammin Watermelon's, Galileo PE, JC's Pink PE, True Eagle Eyes, Blue Horizon Zoo's, Rainbow Acans, Hollywood Stunner Chalice, Cotton Candy Chalice, Frogspawn, Kryptonite Candy Cane SPS CORAL: Pink Lemonade, Hydnophora, Infamous Frag Farmer's Setosa, ATL Pink Polyp Cap, Tyree Idaho Grape Cap, Green & Purple Birdnest, Jedi Mind Trick Undata, True Undata, ATL Meteor Shower, Rainbow Monti CLAM: Tridacna maxima clam FISH: Midas Blenny, Coral Beauty, 6-line Wrasse, Blue Green Chromis My RedSea Max 130!!!

02-23-2009, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
mzreenie Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 356 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle tnwillia - where in South Carolina? I am near Columbia

02-23-2009, 05:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle Thanks all for the welcome... I said I was only running mechanical and rock and that's misleading. I'm running the standard tank just not using the Bio bag or the carbon. Had no problems with the skimmer at all. Put 20 oz of Chemi-pure in a week ago. Clean-up crews been in for 2 weeks and will start adding corals/fish next month or so after I get the temp stable. Tried to run an external above tank fuge to start but had a snail crawl into my return line while I was at work and dumped 10 gal onto my floor so that ended the external Fuge for now. Running an in-tank small CPR with Cheato to build up my copepod population. Fun, Fun, Fun dmyers557, thanks for the suggestion, I tried that along with other variations of open hood and different fans. Just can't get it to stablize over the 24 hr cycle. Most of the reading I did here over the last several months had me expecting to by the chiller anyway. So going with the chiller soon. My house stays at mid 70s year round. If it's doing this now, don't want to wait till it's 95/100 outside to have to solve this. Thanks again to all and I'll add pictures here as it grows

02-23-2009, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle Mzreenie..... I'm in Irmo

02-28-2009, 09:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
mzreenie Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 356 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle tnwillia - you are pretty close - I am in Prosperity, on Lake Murray.

02-28-2009, 10:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle WHats the basic 250?Do they make different 250's?

03-01-2009, 11:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Rue Torch coral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 529 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle No. It's a new model. RSM started with the 130, then the 'new and improved' 130d ...and the 250. __________________ Professional Obfuscator - because someone has to be... RSM - The Original, 34g Custom frag tank 27g FW tanks, 25g, 25l, 55g

03-04-2009, 09:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle brucewrs.... 250 is 250. I'm just not using a few things provided (carbon, biological media bag) letting rock/sand, mechinical & skimmer do all my filtration. otherwise following RSM build directions as written. So far all is well except temp control. That will be solved by end of the month with chiller. Love this tank!

03-04-2009, 09:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle brucewrs.... 250 is 250. I'm just not using a few things provided (carbon, biological media bag) letting rock/sand, mechanical & skimmer do all my filtration. otherwise following RSM build directions as written. So far all is well except temp control. That will be solved by end of the month with chiller. Love this tank!

03-12-2009, 05:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle I would go with a little bigger chiller for your 250. I also have a 250 and am using a 1/4hp chiller. Yes it's more money but the larger one won't have to work as hard to cool your tank! Just something to think about!

03-16-2009, 10:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RSM 250 1 month into cycle Thanks Bodyguard for the suggestion, after much reading I'm going with a JBJ Arctica 1/4 hp. Never heard a bad thing about their chillers. Still debating on which pump. Nothing I've looked at will fix the right chamber. Will probable just go external. I figure any price I pay will be cheaper than coming home to a dead tank one day. Our summers are known for Lightening and power outages. Already worked out my back-up power. Thanks again!

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