Post your RSM 250 Mods Here!

bodyguard295 · 06-04-2009, 11:31 AM

Hi all! I just wanted to make a thread for reefers to post their mods to their RSM 250's.

brucewrs · 06-04-2009, 02:26 PM

The chiller.......How did you prime the pump?I was thinking about changing my setup to an external pump.Is the pump quiet?

brucewrs · 06-04-2009, 02:28 PM

anymore pics of your chiller setup?

bodyguard295 · 06-04-2009, 07:19 PM

I'm only using 1 pump for the wet/dry filter and the chiller. The water flows down through the overflow at about 800gph, through the filter, into the Gen-X PCX40 and gets pumped through the chiller and back up to the tank! The external pump is very quiet! When you move that much water I had to consider head loss which drops the gph. The PCX40 does a little under 1200gph, but with the caculated head loss, it's really doing about 800gph.

I'll try to get some updated pictures tonight for you!

bodyguard295 · 06-04-2009, 08:13 PM

Ok, here are the updated pictures.

CPR CY194 & CPR CS100

This is a top view looking down behind the CY194. Here you can see the skimmer overflow container and the Gen-X PCX40 pump.

On the side of the CY194 you can see the outlet tube going into the pump and the pump going to the rear of the 250 to the chiller. Sorry it's hard to see! I used all black tubes. Looks a lot cleaner!

In the left side cabinet, I have the chiller. You can see one black tube going in, and another going out to the tank.

This picture is the new lights with just the Actinic lights on. The MH bulb is off.

All Day lights on. The Actinics and the MH Bulb! You can also see the white PVC tube in the upper left corner of the tank where the filtered and chilled water gets returned.

brucewrs · 06-05-2009, 07:56 AM

Is the pump loud?I might do something like that.I have two pumps heating up my water right now.One for the sump and one for the chiller.Thanks for the pics..Looks great!

bodyguard295 · 06-05-2009, 07:59 AM

The pump is not loud at all. I think the RSM skimmer is louder than the large pump I'm using! When using an external pump, you don't have to worry about it heating the water. I also have noticed that my chiller isn't on as much now that I have the stock hood off! I think the enclosed system keeps a lot of the heat in. The small fans did nothing for my 250.

brucewrs · 06-05-2009, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodyguard295

The pump is not loud at all. I think the RSM skimmer is louder than the large pump I'm using! When using an external pump, you don't have to worry about it heating the water. I also have noticed that my chiller isn't on as much now that I have the stock hood off! I think the enclosed system keeps a lot of the heat in. The small fans did nothing for my 250.

I like the hood on to keep the fish inside the tank.loll

Reefmack · 06-05-2009, 11:14 PM

There's already a thread set up for RSM mods and it was just stickied a few days ago:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-rsm-mods.html

An older thread that wasn't used much till it got stickied. It would be great to see you post all that you've done in there, oterwise these non-stickied threads tend to get buried after a while (like the other one did for a long time).

bodyguard295 · 06-06-2009, 05:16 AM

Thanks Reefmack.

I just wanted to see a post for just the 250 mods and not the 130. Who knows if it will take off or not!

And Bruce, you can keep all the fish inside of the tank without the hood. That's were fish training comes in handy! Just kidding...

RaysReef · 06-06-2009, 05:26 AM

I think the 250 owners would like a thread of their own

bodyguard295 · 06-06-2009, 06:50 AM

Thanks for the support RaysReef!

Reefmack · 06-06-2009, 08:34 AM

Good point on the separate 250 mods thread! I guess asking a mod to put a sticky on this one would be good too. I wonder if we can rename the other thread to indicate 130/130D mods. That would be ideal. I wasn't trying to be argumentative - it's just that these threads eventually get buried if not posted to frequently, then they become difficult to find.

bodyguard295 · 06-06-2009, 08:43 AM

I agree. I think that people looking for mods to the 130 should look into a 130 mod post so they don't have to see other mods to tank they don't have such as the 250. Same thing with the 250 owners, why should they have to file through the mods to the 130 just to find a few that people have posted for the 250.

I will admit, I do like looking at all the different mods, but if you want something for the kind of tank you have there should be a section for that tank only.

Reefmack · 06-06-2009, 09:25 AM

I just asked BigAl if he could sticky this thread, and hopefully rename the other thread to indicate 130 and 130D mods. Now the task will be to get folks to use them - not always easy to do. But at least this thread won't get buried due to infrequent posts. Keep an eye out - no idea when it will get done.

06-04-2009, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Hi all! I just wanted to make a thread for reefers to post their mods to their RSM 250's. __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-04-2009, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! The chiller.......How did you prime the pump?I was thinking about changing my setup to an external pump.Is the pump quiet? __________________ RSM 250,iwaki md30rlxt,1/4hp chiller,Life reef overflow,Refugium,2 reactors,APC 1500 battery back up,Tripplite power hub,Euroreef 5-3 skimmer,JBJ auto top off.Vortech MP40W.6 led lights mod in hood lid.

06-04-2009, 02:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! anymore pics of your chiller setup? __________________ RSM 250,iwaki md30rlxt,1/4hp chiller,Life reef overflow,Refugium,2 reactors,APC 1500 battery back up,Tripplite power hub,Euroreef 5-3 skimmer,JBJ auto top off.Vortech MP40W.6 led lights mod in hood lid.

06-04-2009, 07:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! I'm only using 1 pump for the wet/dry filter and the chiller. The water flows down through the overflow at about 800gph, through the filter, into the Gen-X PCX40 and gets pumped through the chiller and back up to the tank! The external pump is very quiet! When you move that much water I had to consider head loss which drops the gph. The PCX40 does a little under 1200gph, but with the caculated head loss, it's really doing about 800gph. I'll try to get some updated pictures tonight for you! __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-04-2009, 08:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Ok, here are the updated pictures. CPR CY194 & CPR CS100 This is a top view looking down behind the CY194. Here you can see the skimmer overflow container and the Gen-X PCX40 pump. On the side of the CY194 you can see the outlet tube going into the pump and the pump going to the rear of the 250 to the chiller. Sorry it's hard to see! I used all black tubes. Looks a lot cleaner! In the left side cabinet, I have the chiller. You can see one black tube going in, and another going out to the tank. This picture is the new lights with just the Actinic lights on. The MH bulb is off. All Day lights on. The Actinics and the MH Bulb! You can also see the white PVC tube in the upper left corner of the tank where the filtered and chilled water gets returned. __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-05-2009, 07:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Is the pump loud?I might do something like that.I have two pumps heating up my water right now.One for the sump and one for the chiller.Thanks for the pics..Looks great! __________________ RSM 250,iwaki md30rlxt,1/4hp chiller,Life reef overflow,Refugium,2 reactors,APC 1500 battery back up,Tripplite power hub,Euroreef 5-3 skimmer,JBJ auto top off.Vortech MP40W.6 led lights mod in hood lid.

06-05-2009, 07:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! The pump is not loud at all. I think the RSM skimmer is louder than the large pump I'm using! When using an external pump, you don't have to worry about it heating the water. I also have noticed that my chiller isn't on as much now that I have the stock hood off! I think the enclosed system keeps a lot of the heat in. The small fans did nothing for my 250. __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-05-2009, 11:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! There's already a thread set up for RSM mods and it was just stickied a few days ago: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-rsm-mods.html An older thread that wasn't used much till it got stickied. It would be great to see you post all that you've done in there, oterwise these non-stickied threads tend to get buried after a while (like the other one did for a long time). __________________ 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]

06-06-2009, 05:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Thanks Reefmack. I just wanted to see a post for just the 250 mods and not the 130. Who knows if it will take off or not! And Bruce, you can keep all the fish inside of the tank without the hood. That's were fish training comes in handy! Just kidding... __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-06-2009, 05:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
RaysReef Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 754 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! I think the 250 owners would like a thread of their own

06-06-2009, 06:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Thanks for the support RaysReef! __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-06-2009, 08:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! Good point on the separate 250 mods thread! I guess asking a mod to put a sticky on this one would be good too. I wonder if we can rename the other thread to indicate 130/130D mods. That would be ideal. I wasn't trying to be argumentative - it's just that these threads eventually get buried if not posted to frequently, then they become difficult to find. __________________ 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]

06-06-2009, 08:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
bodyguard295 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! I agree. I think that people looking for mods to the 130 should look into a 130 mod post so they don't have to see other mods to tank they don't have such as the 250. Same thing with the 250 owners, why should they have to file through the mods to the 130 just to find a few that people have posted for the 250. I will admit, I do like looking at all the different mods, but if you want something for the kind of tank you have there should be a section for that tank only. __________________ Red Sea Max 250, Pacific Coast Imports 1/4hp chiller, CPR CY194 Cyclone Bio-Filter, CPR CS100 Overflow, CPR AquaFuge PRO, Current Gamma 25w UV Sterilizer, Gen-X PCX40 Pump, Mag Drive 9.5, Coralife Aqualight Pro, Vortech MP40W, 90+lbs of Vanuatu Live Rock, APC Back-UPS1500VA. Please do this to me if I say something stupid! And if my wife asks, it was only $20!

06-06-2009, 09:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Post your RSM 250 Mods Here! I just asked BigAl if he could sticky this thread, and hopefully rename the other thread to indicate 130 and 130D mods. Now the task will be to get folks to use them - not always easy to do. But at least this thread won't get buried due to infrequent posts. Keep an eye out - no idea when it will get done. __________________ 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]

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