StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 12:00 AM

So, this is like a RSM club right? I have a Red Sea Max 130 but no thread what's up with that?

As many of you know my thread was started on another forum well before this was created. But it's never too late.

We'll start from the present and maybe include earlier pictures for fun later.

I recently had a HUGE scare and was hours away from a full crash. My reefkeeper temp probe failed and the tank went cold over a weekend. Since this is the "Office Max" I am not around this tank Saturday and Sunday.

Luckily I believe the failure happened on a Sunday so it wasn't as bad as it could be. I came into the office Monday morning to see everything near death. After switching the heater back to the stock mode it warmed up slowly. I lost some SPS but all other fish and corals were saved. My huge purple monti still bares the scares of battle as it's entire middle is dead.

Taken Friday February, 5, 2010
Tank was born August 19, 2007

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 12:01 AM

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 12:01 AM

A little destruction pictures. The water was very cloudy. I did two water changes back to back which saved the tank.

Both Clams were fully open, they could have cared less that the ice age was upon them

Nowellsy SNR · 02-09-2010, 12:04 AM

Awsome Steve!!

TonyV · 02-09-2010, 12:05 AM

My hero has finally posted a tank thread on Reef Sanctuary! Haha!

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 12:26 AM

November 2009

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 12:32 AM

September 2007 ------------------------------ February 2008----------------------- August 2008

January 2009 ------------------------------------April 2009 ----------------------------August 2009

stevesparkes · 02-09-2010, 02:29 AM

Great photo's, love the orange mushrooms & the Mandarin. Hope your tank OK, after you temperature probe crash.

Oakhouse · 02-09-2010, 04:53 AM

Great photos...

Never new you could keep a killer whale in an RSM! LOL!! Love it!

dankent · 02-09-2010, 05:57 AM

Fantastic pics .... thanks for sharing !

nanoreefing4fun · 02-09-2010, 08:23 AM

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But it's never too late.

Steve - Great to see you share your tank & start a thread on RS & the RSM Club !!!

I found your tank & thread before I found RS & your nice e-mail & PM's were instrumental in me getting and selecting my RSM.

Gorgeous tank, fish & coral - very glad it didn't crash !!!

All the best

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 09:46 AM

Thanks guys. Whats up with the forum software not resizing pictures....

Reefmack · 02-09-2010, 10:02 AM

Great to see you finally start a tank thread here StevieT! I can rarely find the time to keep track of your tank on Nano Reefs any more, so this is a good catch-up for me.

My goodness - is there no way to safely control a heater? Now I'll be concerned if my RK probe goes crazy and keeps the heater off! Better than cooking the tank I guess. I hope the corals make it - some of the SPS look a bit iffy. I hated to see this happen to your tank - it's always been one of my inspirations.

nanoreefing4fun · 02-09-2010, 10:07 AM

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it's always been one of my inspirations.

+1 !

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Whats up with the forum software not resizing pictures....

not sure here...

Here a sticky - lots use... and works great... not sure if it's any help related to your question - but Photobucket works great...

1 way to post pics from photobucket (nanoreefing4fun)

StevieT · 02-09-2010, 10:13 AM

There is a safety back up in the RK unit that will turn the heater "ON" if this temp probe ever occurs. Yet they fail to mention that in the direction sheet.

I learned a lot about this controller though the ordeal, it actually is pretty impressive but they don't put squat about the features in their directions.

How to set it up:

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Unplugged temp probe, Alarm01 sounded.
Went into outputs, then to output 3 (heater)
Went to Alarm, set it as the same alarm that sounded when i unplugged itemp 01
Set it to ON when alarm sounds.

Took temp probe out and stick my finger on the tip of it so it rose into the 80's, then unplugged the Itemp and the heater kicked on!

The best thing is have a small backup heater somewhere in the tank.

02-09-2010, 12:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience So, this is like a RSM club right? I have a Red Sea Max 130 but no thread what's up with that? As many of you know my thread was started on another forum well before this was created. But it's never too late. We'll start from the present and maybe include earlier pictures for fun later. I recently had a HUGE scare and was hours away from a full crash. My reefkeeper temp probe failed and the tank went cold over a weekend. Since this is the "Office Max" I am not around this tank Saturday and Sunday. Luckily I believe the failure happened on a Sunday so it wasn't as bad as it could be. I came into the office Monday morning to see everything near death. After switching the heater back to the stock mode it warmed up slowly. I lost some SPS but all other fish and corals were saved. My huge purple monti still bares the scares of battle as it's entire middle is dead. Taken Friday February, 5, 2010 Tank was born August 19, 2007 __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __

02-09-2010, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __

02-09-2010, 12:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience A little destruction pictures. The water was very cloudy. I did two water changes back to back which saved the tank. Both Clams were fully open, they could have cared less that the ice age was upon them __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __

02-09-2010, 12:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 3,942 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Awsome Steve!! __________________ Anthony Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, 10kg Figi Live Rock (EQUIPMENT) RSM250 Euro Reef Nano Skimmer, D-D DC300 Chiller with external NewJet NJ2300 Multi Pump.....2 Vortech MP-40w's with upgraded EcoSmart Drivers, Rena SmartHeater 300w, 4 ATI Aquablue T5's, 2 ATI Specialblue T5's My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey

02-09-2010, 12:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
TonyV Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Jose, CA. Posts: 447 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience My hero has finally posted a tank thread on Reef Sanctuary! Haha! __________________ My Setup: Red Sea Max 130D, AquaticLife T5 HO 4x24, Vortech MP40w ES, 18 Gallon Sump, BM NAC6 Skimmer, Stealth 150W Heater, Aqua Euro 1/10th HP Chiller

02-09-2010, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience November 2009 __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __ Last edited by StevieT : 02-09-2010 at 09:37 AM.

02-09-2010, 12:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience September 2007 ------------------------------ February 2008----------------------- August 2008 January 2009 ------------------------------------April 2009 ----------------------------August 2009 __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __ Last edited by StevieT : 02-09-2010 at 09:39 AM.

02-09-2010, 02:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
stevesparkes Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK, Hampshire Posts: 309 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Great photo's, love the orange mushrooms & the Mandarin. Hope your tank OK, after you temperature probe crash. __________________ Steve Sparkes My RSM 130D Photo Diary http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ferrerid=27233 My Web page and general photos http://www.stevesparkes.co.uk/index_with_frames.html

02-09-2010, 04:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Oakhouse Achilles Tang Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Posts: 875 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Great photos... Never new you could keep a killer whale in an RSM! LOL!! Love it! __________________ Richard RSM250 My RSM 250 journey

02-09-2010, 05:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
dankent Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Fantastic pics .... thanks for sharing ! __________________ Dan Kent Livestock: 2 Black Clownfish, Six Line Wrasse, Purple Basslet, White Sand Goby, 6 Mexican turbo snails, 3 nassarius snails, 10 Cerith Snails, 2 Blood shrimp, Emerald crab. Coral: Various .. specifics coming soon. Hardware: Red Sea Max 130D, Odessea MDV+ 380watt MH/T5, Vertex 250W ballast, Vortech MP10, JBJ ATO, Filter: 10 Gallon sump, Custom overflow, Coralife SS 65 skimmer, BRS media reactor. Biological Filtration: 1.5ish mix live sand and argonite mixed substrate, 30lbs of reef rock, 30lbs of Tonga and Fiji live rock Comming soon: CPR Aquafuge small Maxspect Programmable LED Octopus Extreme 160 My Tank Thread

02-09-2010, 09:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
StevieT RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Thanks guys. Whats up with the forum software not resizing pictures.... __________________ inTank's Forum * Direction/Video * FAQ/Guide * Contact Us * 10% off Wednesdays ------------------- Free Floss Fridays __

02-09-2010, 10:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 15,117 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: StevieT's Red Sea Max Experience Great to see you finally start a tank thread here StevieT! I can rarely find the time to keep track of your tank on Nano Reefs any more, so this is a good catch-up for me. My goodness - is there no way to safely control a heater? Now I'll be concerned if my RK probe goes crazy and keeps the heater off! Better than cooking the tank I guess. I hope the corals make it - some of the SPS look a bit iffy. I hated to see this happen to your tank - it's always been one of my inspirations. __________________ 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. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 20K Ushio HQI, 2 x 24 Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, SWC Extreme 120 cone skimmer, TLF Phosban reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G

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