Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions?

nanoreefing4fun · 11-07-2009, 03:05 PM

Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions?

Don't be shy... everyone here is more than happy to try to answer any questions you have about RSM tanks, ask away, no flames here only nice helpful & supportive Red Sea Max owners - no "dumb" questions, we are all learning all the time

to ReefSanctuary RSM Club, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members

watchman · 11-07-2009, 06:26 PM

Been lurking for a bit and your post seemed like you were bored, so i figured i would register and get you thread started. Not an RSM owner yet, but, ordering one this week! Was in the hobby for about 12 years, but, have not had a tank up and running the past 6 years.

nanoreefing4fun · 11-07-2009, 06:44 PM

watchman - welcome to RS & rsm club !!! With 12 years in the hobby, sure you have lots of sw experience you can share. What model are you planning to order?

If you look at the bottom of the rsm main page you can see stats... like this Currently Active Users (14 members & 10 guests)

I always see lots of guess in the rsm club, so I though I would encourage some to start posting...

and if they had any questions, try to answer them... laptop & watching sec football... not bored, just trying to be nice and enjoying the rsm club here

watchman · 11-07-2009, 07:18 PM

going to get the 130d. biggest problem i have right now is deciding on a skimmer. like that the tunze can "hide away", but, have owned a few of the euroreef skimmers in the past and know they are hard to outperform.......going to order a few korilla's for additional flow and some LED's for some "shimmer" and blue look. Think i am going to change out the stock bulbs for some straight 10k's and rely on the LED's for actinic. Have a list a mile long of things i think i need and things i want....Believe it or not the wife has given me the complete green light!

nanoreefing4fun · 11-07-2009, 07:22 PM

Wife green light always good

Sounds like it going to be fun, hope you will post us some pics !

johnfishnovice · 11-09-2009, 06:20 PM

im not sure where to post this so i thought this thread would be appropriate....
i have just bought a second hand rsm max 130
planning to do the tunze 9002 mod, have the rack and cup from steve already..
i bought new lights for my hood so i would know that i would have "fresh" lighting...
now i have a couple of questions because i think that my moonlight globes are not working....
when i put it on the on switch I whitle lights are on and it appears that the moonlights are on too (or maybe the white lights are strong to make the blue lights appear to be on)

when i put the switch on 0 no moonlights... now next to the timer there is an on and off switch.. i assume its for the moonlights and i only active when the timer is on the 0 position... in this case i get no individual blue lights.... is this a problem or is it normal?

nanoreefing4fun · 11-09-2009, 08:04 PM

johnfishnovice - congrats on you 2nd hand purchas of a rsm and

to ReefSanctuary and rsm clubtuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members

I will see if I can find you a link to an owners manual, will show you lots of tips

nanoreefing4fun · 11-09-2009, 08:06 PM

Check this out & see if it helps

http://www.marineandreef.com/v/vspfi.../redseamax.pdf

Reefmack · 11-09-2009, 08:07 PM

johnfishnovice -

here's the 130 manual:

http://www.redseamax.com/redseamax/d...anual%20EN.pdf

Reefmack · 11-09-2009, 08:09 PM

Hah - we came up with the same thing via 2 different routes. I usually just go to Red Sea for the manuals.

nanoreefing4fun · 11-09-2009, 08:20 PM

johnfishnovice · 11-10-2009, 12:23 AM

thanx for the reply
i managed to get a manual from my local LFS last week
kewl guy... told him i got a second hand one and he gave my the manual for his display RSM.....

I must have not communicated properly... this is my first RSM ever.... also my 1st marine tank ever!!!

anyway i guess this line on page 24 is telling me i have a problem with my tank

"The switch turns off the moonlights in the event that you do
not want them on automatically when the daylights are off."

so i dont have my moonlights working when the daylights are off and the switch is turned on .....

i only have one question now to remove any doubt... the 2 little leds in the hood on the reflectors... are they there to detect daylight outside hence the moonlights working or are the moonlights fully controllable as i think the RSM manual is suggesting.... im just making sure before taking the hood to get checked by an electronic tech...

johnfishnovice · 11-10-2009, 12:29 AM

no just to correct myself on my first post

when you have the daylights turned on..... are the moonlights on as well or is it the brightness of the daylights that makes it appear that the moonlights are on as well?

Reefmack · 11-10-2009, 08:03 AM

Hi John - I'll let Glenn or another 130/130D owner answer the moonlight question. It's been so long since I removed the stock hood that I can't remember the light switch settings. There have been instances where the moonlights have quit working and that may be the case.

When I got my RSM I was new to all of this too, and that's true of a lot of us. I did a lot of reading posts and some reef books before & after, and I'm still learning something new every day.

nanoreefing4fun · 11-10-2009, 09:37 AM

John - I can't remember exactly... I know I have a post where I detail this answer before, but I am having trouble finding it...

but this should help... Look at this pick of the Dial & toggle switch in this pic/post - make sure the switch in the dial is in the middle position... hope this helps

New RSM owner, light trouble.

New RSM owner, light trouble.

11-07-2009, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Don't be shy... everyone here is more than happy to try to answer any questions you have about RSM tanks, ask away, no flames here only nice helpful & supportive Red Sea Max owners - no "dumb" questions, we are all learning all the time to ReefSanctuary RSM Club, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members __________________ ~ 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)

11-07-2009, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
watchman Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Been lurking for a bit and your post seemed like you were bored, so i figured i would register and get you thread started. Not an RSM owner yet, but, ordering one this week! Was in the hobby for about 12 years, but, have not had a tank up and running the past 6 years.

11-07-2009, 06:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? watchman - welcome to RS & rsm club !!! With 12 years in the hobby, sure you have lots of sw experience you can share. What model are you planning to order? If you look at the bottom of the rsm main page you can see stats... like this Currently Active Users (14 members & 10 guests) I always see lots of guess in the rsm club, so I though I would encourage some to start posting... and if they had any questions, try to answer them... laptop & watching sec football... not bored, just trying to be nice and enjoying the rsm club here __________________ ~ 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)

11-07-2009, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
watchman Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? going to get the 130d. biggest problem i have right now is deciding on a skimmer. like that the tunze can "hide away", but, have owned a few of the euroreef skimmers in the past and know they are hard to outperform.......going to order a few korilla's for additional flow and some LED's for some "shimmer" and blue look. Think i am going to change out the stock bulbs for some straight 10k's and rely on the LED's for actinic. Have a list a mile long of things i think i need and things i want....Believe it or not the wife has given me the complete green light!

11-07-2009, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Wife green light always good Sounds like it going to be fun, hope you will post us some pics ! __________________ ~ 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)

11-09-2009, 06:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnfishnovice Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? im not sure where to post this so i thought this thread would be appropriate.... i have just bought a second hand rsm max 130 planning to do the tunze 9002 mod, have the rack and cup from steve already.. i bought new lights for my hood so i would know that i would have "fresh" lighting... now i have a couple of questions because i think that my moonlight globes are not working.... when i put it on the on switch I whitle lights are on and it appears that the moonlights are on too (or maybe the white lights are strong to make the blue lights appear to be on) when i put the switch on 0 no moonlights... now next to the timer there is an on and off switch.. i assume its for the moonlights and i only active when the timer is on the 0 position... in this case i get no individual blue lights.... is this a problem or is it normal?

11-09-2009, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? johnfishnovice - congrats on you 2nd hand purchas of a rsm and to ReefSanctuary and rsm clubtuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members I will see if I can find you a link to an owners manual, will show you lots of tips __________________ ~ 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)

11-09-2009, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Check this out & see if it helps http://www.marineandreef.com/v/vspfi.../redseamax.pdf __________________ ~ 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)

11-09-2009, 08:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,160 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? johnfishnovice - here's the 130 manual: http://www.redseamax.com/redseamax/d...anual%20EN.pdf __________________ 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]

11-09-2009, 08:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,160 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Hah - we came up with the same thing via 2 different routes. I usually just go to Red Sea for the manuals. __________________ 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]

11-09-2009, 08:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? __________________ ~ 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)

11-10-2009, 12:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
johnfishnovice Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? thanx for the reply i managed to get a manual from my local LFS last week kewl guy... told him i got a second hand one and he gave my the manual for his display RSM..... I must have not communicated properly... this is my first RSM ever.... also my 1st marine tank ever!!! anyway i guess this line on page 24 is telling me i have a problem with my tank "The switch turns off the moonlights in the event that you do not want them on automatically when the daylights are off." so i dont have my moonlights working when the daylights are off and the switch is turned on ..... i only have one question now to remove any doubt... the 2 little leds in the hood on the reflectors... are they there to detect daylight outside hence the moonlights working or are the moonlights fully controllable as i think the RSM manual is suggesting.... im just making sure before taking the hood to get checked by an electronic tech...

11-10-2009, 12:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
johnfishnovice Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? no just to correct myself on my first post when you have the daylights turned on..... are the moonlights on as well or is it the brightness of the daylights that makes it appear that the moonlights are on as well?

11-10-2009, 08:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,160 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? Hi John - I'll let Glenn or another 130/130D owner answer the moonlight question. It's been so long since I removed the stock hood that I can't remember the light switch settings. There have been instances where the moonlights have quit working and that may be the case. When I got my RSM I was new to all of this too, and that's true of a lot of us. I did a lot of reading posts and some reef books before & after, and I'm still learning something new every day. __________________ 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]

11-10-2009, 09:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anyone Lurking have any RSM questions? John - I can't remember exactly... I know I have a post where I detail this answer before, but I am having trouble finding it... but this should help... Look at this pick of the Dial & toggle switch in this pic/post - make sure the switch in the dial is in the middle position... hope this helps New RSM owner, light trouble. New RSM owner, light trouble. __________________ ~ 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)

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