Blurp's RSM250

Blurp · 08-17-2009, 11:15 PM

So here it goes..

Got the RSM on May-June, and moved my ancient nano's fish and corals to it right by mid-July, after checking all the parameters and with the help of bacteriae ;D
Thus the 1st inhabitants were (and sorry for the scientific names, I know no other)
Fish: 2 percula, 1 valenciennea puellaris, 1 bicolor blenny (this one I learned already)
Molluscs: 10 nassarius
Invertebrates: 1 stychodactyla anemone, 1 lysmata amboinensis, 1 blue zoanthus colony, 1 favites, 1 orange funghia, 1 green turbinaria reniformis and 1 green briareum colony also a bunch of aiptasia

+ 7 kg of 1st quality Malaysia life stone and some 3 kg of Sri-Lanka white round coralline sand

Before I transferred my old nano stock, I added:
20 kg of Filipines life stone, 10 kg of thick aragonite sand and filled the tank with RS Coral Pro salt water.
With the stone, there came:
1 red eyed crab (never got to know what's the name, neither if its reef safe)
1 little porcelain (??) crab
small colonies of star pollips
several species of macroalgae
Also, took three cups of my old substrate and half the filtering media to the RSM, so that bacteria were settled before starting

3 weeks after the tranfer I added:
2 strombus
1 blue tang (that was easy

)
1 zebrasoma veliferum (fin tailed??)
1 green stylophora (with mithrax crab)
2 seriatophora sticks

+ 1 orange montipora digitata a friend passed me.

I use RO water and mix it with RS Coral Pro at home.
Change 10% every two weeks and 20% every month and a half
Add de-nitrifying bacteriae (Bioptim & Biopur, sorry if brands are not allowed I pray Admins to delete this) every 10 days.
You may notice I never clean the back, fish love bitting the algae, and it is starting to get with beautier pink calcaria algae
And here are some pics:

Aquascaping 1.0

Aquascaping 2.0

and the whole album (including some other pictures from my seahorses nano and some old equipment I was selling, though finally kept the Hailea nano as hospital tank

)
Pictures by Dretsend - Photobucket

Dweezil · 08-17-2009, 11:38 PM

Blurp, Great tank! Glad you started a thread. I can't wait to get mine. At least I get to stalk other peoples for now though.

Sapphire · 08-18-2009, 12:12 AM

Glad you've got your thread up and running already! Great to have another one to follow

dmyers557 · 08-18-2009, 04:27 AM

Lookin good.

Nowellsy SNR · 08-18-2009, 04:48 AM

Hi Blurp tank is looking great i like the Aquascape

pocketreef · 08-18-2009, 05:18 AM

The carpet with the clownfishes are like a dream.

Reefmack · 08-18-2009, 07:36 AM

Blurp - great to see you began a thread on your tank, and a beautiful one it is! It looks like you may have a few Aiptasia in there? Have you thought about getting one or two peppermint shrimp to eat them?

Blurp · 08-18-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefmack

It looks like you may have a few Aiptasia in there? Have you thought about getting one or two peppermint shrimp to eat them?

Yes, indeed, but could not find any lysmata wundermanii nor seticaudata (mediterranean one) yet, just debelius and amboinensis ones, and my amboinensis will not help (even though I asked her several times)
I periodically use Joe's Juice little by little and siphoon them later, but that is not enough...Would get a Chelmon Rostratus (butterfly??) if RSM were 500litres and I had no SPS

No doubt I'll get at least a couple as soon as I find them, hope after holidays..
Just was wondering if they will be able to deal with the bigger ones. Any piece of advice will be welcomed if you know other means.

nanoreefing4fun · 08-18-2009, 09:46 AM

Blurp very nice tank, always fun to have another rsm tank thread to follow !

Now once you learn the common names, I can ask you... to help me with the scientific ones

RaysReef · 08-18-2009, 09:46 AM

Nice blurp

Reefmack · 08-18-2009, 12:06 PM

Blurp - check out some comments on the peppermint shrimp near the bottom of this page:

JBJ 6 gallons of paradise!

If you get any be sure they're peppermint and not camel back shrimp - the two look a bit similar.

Shamus · 08-18-2009, 12:40 PM

Blurp - nice looking tank!

I also had some luck with Aiptasia-X on the couple of aiptasia I had in my tank - haven't seen any pop up since I took care of those couple.

Triggerfish · 08-18-2009, 12:55 PM

Looks great, Blurp, will certainly be following your thread.

Sapphire · 08-18-2009, 04:14 PM

We use a syringe and needle to inject aiptasia with boiling water - work well if youcan get to the middle.

pocketreef · 08-18-2009, 05:47 PM

Hi,

Why do you keep the water level that low?

08-17-2009, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blurp Pistol Shrimp Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palau-solità i Plegamans, Catalunya Posts: 264 View Gallery Karma Komment	Blurp's RSM250 So here it goes.. Got the RSM on May-June, and moved my ancient nano's fish and corals to it right by mid-July, after checking all the parameters and with the help of bacteriae ;D Thus the 1st inhabitants were (and sorry for the scientific names, I know no other) Fish: 2 percula, 1 valenciennea puellaris, 1 bicolor blenny (this one I learned already) Molluscs: 10 nassarius Invertebrates: 1 stychodactyla anemone, 1 lysmata amboinensis, 1 blue zoanthus colony, 1 favites, 1 orange funghia, 1 green turbinaria reniformis and 1 green briareum colony also a bunch of aiptasia + 7 kg of 1st quality Malaysia life stone and some 3 kg of Sri-Lanka white round coralline sand Before I transferred my old nano stock, I added: 20 kg of Filipines life stone, 10 kg of thick aragonite sand and filled the tank with RS Coral Pro salt water. With the stone, there came: 1 red eyed crab (never got to know what's the name, neither if its reef safe) 1 little porcelain (??) crab small colonies of star pollips several species of macroalgae Also, took three cups of my old substrate and half the filtering media to the RSM, so that bacteria were settled before starting 3 weeks after the tranfer I added: 2 strombus 1 blue tang (that was easy ) 1 zebrasoma veliferum (fin tailed??) 1 green stylophora (with mithrax crab) 2 seriatophora sticks + 1 orange montipora digitata a friend passed me. I use RO water and mix it with RS Coral Pro at home. Change 10% every two weeks and 20% every month and a half Add de-nitrifying bacteriae (Bioptim & Biopur, sorry if brands are not allowed I pray Admins to delete this) every 10 days. You may notice I never clean the back, fish love bitting the algae, and it is starting to get with beautier pink calcaria algae And here are some pics: Aquascaping 1.0 Aquascaping 2.0 and the whole album (including some other pictures from my seahorses nano and some old equipment I was selling, though finally kept the Hailea nano as hospital tank ) Pictures by Dretsend - Photobucket Last edited by Blurp : 08-18-2009 at 02:09 PM.

08-17-2009, 11:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dweezil Plate Coral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Blurp, Great tank! Glad you started a thread. I can't wait to get mine. At least I get to stalk other peoples for now though.

08-18-2009, 12:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sapphire Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 1,220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Glad you've got your thread up and running already! Great to have another one to follow __________________ aka Emma "I know how make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" My RSM 130

08-18-2009, 04:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
dmyers557 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg, California Posts: 612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Lookin good. __________________ 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!!!

08-18-2009, 04:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 1,202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Hi Blurp tank is looking great i like the Aquascape __________________ *Anthony Proud UK Based RSM 250 Owner* *Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, Tunze Stream 6065 Powerhead, D-D DC300 Chiller with external pump.....Vortech MP40 Coming for Xmas* *My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey***

08-18-2009, 05:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
pocketreef Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 The carpet with the clownfishes are like a dream. __________________ RSM 250 silver; Aquaroche pillars; Tunze Osmolator Universal ATO very first silver rsm250 thread

08-18-2009, 07:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,154 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Blurp - great to see you began a thread on your tank, and a beautiful one it is! It looks like you may have a few Aiptasia in there? Have you thought about getting one or two peppermint shrimp to eat them? __________________ 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]

08-18-2009, 09:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Blurp very nice tank, always fun to have another rsm tank thread to follow ! Now once you learn the common names, I can ask you... to help me with the scientific ones __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

08-18-2009, 09:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
RaysReef Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 754 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Nice blurp

08-18-2009, 12:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,154 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Blurp - check out some comments on the peppermint shrimp near the bottom of this page: JBJ 6 gallons of paradise! If you get any be sure they're peppermint and not camel back shrimp - the two look a bit similar. __________________ 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]

08-18-2009, 12:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
Shamus Serpent Star Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan Posts: 207 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Blurp - nice looking tank! I also had some luck with Aiptasia-X on the couple of aiptasia I had in my tank - haven't seen any pop up since I took care of those couple. __________________ Steve My Setup: 34 gal. RSM 130D, 22 lbs. Aragonite Reef Base, 35 lbs. Fiji Live Rock, Tunze 9002 Nano Skimmer with inTank Media Basket, Koralia 2, CUC: Cerith snails, Trochus snails, Skunk cleaner shrimp; 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; Fish: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Orange and White, Black and White) My tank diary

08-18-2009, 12:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
Triggerfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. Louis, USA —> Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 109 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Looks great, Blurp, will certainly be following your thread. __________________ Everything floats down here. Current tank: My RSM 250 Last tank: 180g AGA, ASM G3 skimmer, 3x250 DE MH + actinic VHO, basement sump w/Iwaki MD100 return

08-18-2009, 04:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sapphire Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 1,220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 We use a syringe and needle to inject aiptasia with boiling water - work well if youcan get to the middle. __________________ aka Emma "I know how make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" My RSM 130

08-18-2009, 05:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
pocketreef Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blurp's RSM250 Hi, Why do you keep the water level that low? __________________ RSM 250 silver; Aquaroche pillars; Tunze Osmolator Universal ATO very first silver rsm250 thread

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