RSM 130, 130D and 130C Mods

Decorahvikes

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Hey I was just wondering what you all have done to modify your RSM. I'm going to (hopefully) do some modifications to mine and I just want to get some ideas. Thanks!

P.S. If you could include pics it would help a lot!
 

Reefmack

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Re: RSM mods

Decorahvikes - :welcomera to Reef Sanctuary as well as to the Red Sea Max Owners Club! Lots of mods have been tried on the original 130 model, as well as additional equipment added (ATO, overflow boxes to a sump/refugium). It's difficult to keepack of them all, as many are mentioned in someone's tank threads. I did a look back through the 4 pages of threads we now have, and tried to pick out what might actually qualify as "mods". Most are skimmer related, but there are some on replacing the 2 pumps, adding extra lights, etc.

The 2 things that most owners usually do early on is to add a powerhead to the right corner for more flow - typically a Koralia #1 or #2, and adding a rotating Hydor Flo on one of the RSM powerheads.

Here's some threads with other mods that you my be interested in:


http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/39573-expected-skimmer-output.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/37715-mj1200-pump-mod.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/38715-breaking-old-rsm-back-out.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/37316-skimmer-question.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...39122-extending-return-pumps-nozzle-down.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/37466-rsm-extra-lighting.html

Let us know how your tank is doing, how long it's been set up, and maybe start a thread on it? And if you can, post a picture in the Full Tank RSM Photos thread:

Full Tank RSM Photos

We all like pictures!
 

Decorahvikes

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Re: RSM mods

Thanks Reefmack! Yeah I've added a Koralia and a Hydor. I also have a Tunze 9002 skimmer on the way. I'm going to try to modify my lights and try to add a sump/fuge.
 

Mavjoy

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Re: RSM mods

:welcomera and the tunze 9002 is a very good upgrade! I'm also planning on getting one later and making my back chambers fuge with chaeto and tunze skimmer at the same time:thumbup: .
 

Decorahvikes

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Re: RSM mods

If and when I do these mods I'll post pics for sure! I'm getting a 300 gallon tank in about a month and I'll be involved with that for a long time. So we'll see what happens...

Mavjoy- I was thinkin of turning that into a fuge too. Do you know how much light chaeto needs?
 

Decorahvikes

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Re: RSM mods

hey I've got a question for you guys. Ok so the 9002 came today and I was taking out the stock skimmer to put in the new one when I thought "wait, what am I going to do for mechanical filtration now?" (seeing as the coarse and fine filter pads sat on top of the stock skimmer pump.). So my question is- are you all doing any kind of mechanical filtration? Or just leaving it out? Also, did you put the skimmer on the right or left side? Thanks for your help!
 

Reefmack

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I'm not running the 9002, but I am running a hang on Remora. For a while I just propped a piece of the original black sponge, cut to about 1 - 1.5 inches thick, propped up against the heater pane glass. It stayed there very well, and was easy to pull out and rinse. Now I run a 3 tier media basket that is made and sold by a guy on another forum. I'll PM you the information in case you want to try making one or buying one.
 

aftbn

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Re: RSM mods

Added homemade overflow using hang on specimin container with a bulkhead drilled into the bottom and a stand pipe. This feeds a JBJ 24 gallon nano sitting inside the stand under RSM. The return from 24 gallon nano is fed to a chiller then to the tank. The 24 gallon nano is purely refugium on opposite light cycle, nothing in it but deep sand bed, LR, feather dusters and Macro algaes. I took all other filtration out of the RSM except for the stock protien skimmer and no filtration on the 24 gallon nano. The flow is really slow through the refugium so any suspended debris settles out down there. Thousands and thousands of copepods in the refugium. My RSM made a 180 degree turn after adding the refugium, no more cyano or hair algae and all corals have just exploded. Still doing 4 gallon water change weekly. I also vaccum the sand and rubble in the RSM during those water changes. I jump started my refugium by vaccumming RSM into the refugium upon first setup.
 

aftbn

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Re: RSM mods

See my gallery for pictures, I haven't figured out how to post pictures to threads yet.
 

Reefmack

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This thread was stickied by BigAl for us. That should make it easy to find. Hopefully everyone will use it for mods, even if they just post a link in here to another thread with a mod.
 
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