Tim's new RSM 250

hallie · 11-05-2009, 11:51 PM

Well after a long wait for the 250 to arrive in Australia I have mine setup and cycling

After reading alot of posts on here about noise/heat/microbubbles I was a bit concerned but suprisingly I have none of these issues. Maybe Redsea have made some changes???

Skimmer is very quiet, slight fizzing when the skimmer flap is open, when its closed I cant hear anything. Loudest things are the fans when I have them on and the vortech.

My room is currently 22 degrees and the tank is sitting at just over 26 degrees. I will need a chiller in the next couple of months as temperatures here hit 45C (approx 110F i think).

I am running the skimmer 24/7, when I first set it up lotsa microbubbles. Once the skimmer started producing foam microbubbles almost completley stopped.

I plan to stock it with a few softies, Acans, Scollys, Zoas and down the track a RBTA with a nice pair of clowns.

Anyways here are a few pics:

All the gear I had ready to go before I got the tank

Sandstorm

Tank as of 10 minutes ago.

Current water params.

Temp - approx 26.5
PH - 7.8 (only been running the lights for 3-4 hours each day)
Ammonia - 0.25
Nitrite - 0.25
Nitrate - 5.0

Cheers

Tim

Mavjoy · 11-06-2009, 12:25 AM

Like the look of a newly set up tank..no algae..etc..hehe. Are you adding more rocks? More pics please.

h45e · 11-06-2009, 02:19 AM

why did u get the enhiem for?

hallie · 11-06-2009, 03:43 AM

The Eheim is to run the chiller when I get one. Was recomended as it fits in the back compartment and has adjustable flow.

h45e · 11-06-2009, 04:03 AM

Sweet, Im getting a chiller also.

Oakhouse · 11-06-2009, 05:00 AM

I love my osmolator!! Excellent beginning..

Tip on the ATO, Set the level you want in the rear compartment first and then set the level sensor. Got mine in the heater compartment and it works beautifully. Level in the tank has not changed since I put it in, make things so much easier! Without it you'd be continually changing the skimmer, and the gate at the back.

Good luck!

ps. keep the pics coming.

hallie · 11-06-2009, 05:15 AM

Hehe funny you bring up the osmolator, I was scratching my head before wondering how I was going to install it. I will have a crack tomorrow...and will probably on here asking you guys for help.

Im goingto let the cycle complete then put another 5-10kgs of rock in.

Cant wait to start stocking but in the meentime its fun watching all the critters that came in with the rock.

Cheers

Tim

nanoreefing4fun · 11-06-2009, 07:00 AM

Tim - congrats on the new RSM - looks great !!!

Thanks for sharing the pics - look forward to watching it progress

Oakhouse · 11-06-2009, 10:43 AM

Tim,

My tank thread (link below), shows my installation on page 4. Other have put it in the left pump well by removing the foam. There are installations shown on the forum, just do a search for Tunze osmolator.

One other warning on the ATO, make sure the pipe from the pump sits above the level of the water in the main tank, otherwise when the pump switches off it will act like a syphon and empty your tank!!

Keep us posted.

redsea reefer · 11-06-2009, 11:23 AM

looks good, I like the rocks. Good luck with your tank..

Dweezil · 11-06-2009, 12:43 PM

Tim ~ Congratulations. It looks like you got some really nice looking rock. That's going to be a very pretty tank. Keep us posted.

GREYBOLT03 · 11-06-2009, 04:10 PM

congrats on the new tank and welcome to the 250 RSM family

tnwillia · 11-06-2009, 08:06 PM

Tim... Your off to a super start!

lethal · 11-07-2009, 12:24 AM

Nice one Tim. About time that you posted some pics. I was very keen to see your tank and it looks fantastic so far. More pics please

Leigh.

tOiletduck · 11-21-2009, 03:05 AM

Hi Tim,

This is James, i was speaking to you at Reeflections the past couple of weeks about your RSM250.

Looks fantastic, cant wait to see how it turns out!

11-05-2009, 11:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
hallie Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Tim's new RSM 250 Well after a long wait for the 250 to arrive in Australia I have mine setup and cycling After reading alot of posts on here about noise/heat/microbubbles I was a bit concerned but suprisingly I have none of these issues. Maybe Redsea have made some changes??? Skimmer is very quiet, slight fizzing when the skimmer flap is open, when its closed I cant hear anything. Loudest things are the fans when I have them on and the vortech. My room is currently 22 degrees and the tank is sitting at just over 26 degrees. I will need a chiller in the next couple of months as temperatures here hit 45C (approx 110F i think). I am running the skimmer 24/7, when I first set it up lotsa microbubbles. Once the skimmer started producing foam microbubbles almost completley stopped. I plan to stock it with a few softies, Acans, Scollys, Zoas and down the track a RBTA with a nice pair of clowns. Anyways here are a few pics: All the gear I had ready to go before I got the tank Sandstorm Tank as of 10 minutes ago. Current water params. Temp - approx 26.5 PH - 7.8 (only been running the lights for 3-4 hours each day) Ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite - 0.25 Nitrate - 5.0 Cheers Tim

11-06-2009, 12:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mavjoy Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Like the look of a newly set up tank..no algae..etc..hehe. Are you adding more rocks? More pics please. __________________ My 57 Gallon Rimless..Oh Yeah! ATB Econo V1.5, Outer Orbit 250hqi with 2x24 Ati Blue+,1 Fiji Purple and 1 Aquablue Special, Auto Top Off unit, Vortech MP40W and MP10, RKL Controller, 2X Drew's Dosing Pump, Dual BRS GFO and Carbon Reactor What We Must Do Is Encourage A Sea Change In Attitude, One That Acknowledges We Are A Part Of The Living World, Not Apart From It......Dr. Sylvia Earle

11-06-2009, 02:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
h45e Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 why did u get the enhiem for?

11-06-2009, 03:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
hallie Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 The Eheim is to run the chiller when I get one. Was recomended as it fits in the back compartment and has adjustable flow.

11-06-2009, 04:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
h45e Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Sweet, Im getting a chiller also.

11-06-2009, 05:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Oakhouse Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Posts: 665 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 I love my osmolator!! Excellent beginning.. Tip on the ATO, Set the level you want in the rear compartment first and then set the level sensor. Got mine in the heater compartment and it works beautifully. Level in the tank has not changed since I put it in, make things so much easier! Without it you'd be continually changing the skimmer, and the gate at the back. Good luck! ps. keep the pics coming. __________________ Richard RSM250 Mods: 1x Tunze 6025 Nanostream / 1 x Tunze Osmolator CUC/Inverts: 1 Peppermint Shrimps; 2 Cleaner Shrimps; 4 Red Legged Hermit Crabs; 2 Emerald Crabs; 3 Turbo Snails; 4 Bumblebee Snails; 7 Trochus Snails; 4 Feather Dusters Fish: 1 Starry Blenny (Bob); 2 Blue cheek sleeper gobies (Mork & Mindy); 1 Yellow Eyed Tang (Nelson); 2 Cinnamon Clowns Corals: Silver Gorgonia; Goniopora Polyformis; Euphyllia Parancora; Hydnophora exesa; Duncanopsammia axifuga; Blue Tip Acropora; Pachyclavularia sp.; Cataphyllia sp.; Tubastraea sp. My RSM 250 journey

11-06-2009, 05:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
hallie Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Hehe funny you bring up the osmolator, I was scratching my head before wondering how I was going to install it. I will have a crack tomorrow...and will probably on here asking you guys for help. Im goingto let the cycle complete then put another 5-10kgs of rock in. Cant wait to start stocking but in the meentime its fun watching all the critters that came in with the rock. Cheers Tim

11-06-2009, 07:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Great White Shark Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 6,968 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Tim - congrats on the new RSM - looks great !!! Thanks for sharing the pics - look forward to watching it progress __________________ ~ Red Sea Max 130D ~ Glenn's Reef ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

11-06-2009, 10:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
Oakhouse Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Posts: 665 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Tim, My tank thread (link below), shows my installation on page 4. Other have put it in the left pump well by removing the foam. There are installations shown on the forum, just do a search for Tunze osmolator. One other warning on the ATO, make sure the pipe from the pump sits above the level of the water in the main tank, otherwise when the pump switches off it will act like a syphon and empty your tank!! Keep us posted. __________________ Richard RSM250 Mods: 1x Tunze 6025 Nanostream / 1 x Tunze Osmolator CUC/Inverts: 1 Peppermint Shrimps; 2 Cleaner Shrimps; 4 Red Legged Hermit Crabs; 2 Emerald Crabs; 3 Turbo Snails; 4 Bumblebee Snails; 7 Trochus Snails; 4 Feather Dusters Fish: 1 Starry Blenny (Bob); 2 Blue cheek sleeper gobies (Mork & Mindy); 1 Yellow Eyed Tang (Nelson); 2 Cinnamon Clowns Corals: Silver Gorgonia; Goniopora Polyformis; Euphyllia Parancora; Hydnophora exesa; Duncanopsammia axifuga; Blue Tip Acropora; Pachyclavularia sp.; Cataphyllia sp.; Tubastraea sp. My RSM 250 journey

11-06-2009, 11:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
redsea reefer Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 4,232 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 looks good, I like the rocks. Good luck with your tank.. __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Vortech MP10 Eddie's RSM 130

11-06-2009, 12:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dweezil Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,012 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Tim ~ Congratulations. It looks like you got some really nice looking rock. That's going to be a very pretty tank. Keep us posted. __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln My Tank Thread

11-06-2009, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
GREYBOLT03 Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Plainsboro NJ Posts: 6 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 congrats on the new tank and welcome to the 250 RSM family

11-06-2009, 08:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,309 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Tim... Your off to a super start! __________________ 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

11-07-2009, 12:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
lethal Torch coral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 589 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Nice one Tim. About time that you posted some pics. I was very keen to see your tank and it looks fantastic so far. More pics please Leigh.

11-21-2009, 03:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
tOiletduck Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Melbourne, AUS. Posts: 6 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tim's new RSM 250 Hi Tim, This is James, i was speaking to you at Reeflections the past couple of weeks about your RSM250. Looks fantastic, cant wait to see how it turns out!

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