My RSM 130

fsarmien · Jun 27, 2013

Hello guys, I'm beginning my thread about my Red Sea Max 130. I hope you all enjoy.

Background:
I bought the tank back in Jan 2013. I was in college so i placed live rock and let the tank settle at home. (Complete later)

Tank:
Red Sea Max 130 (34g)

Equipment:
Tunze 9002 skimmer with intank cup
Intank media basket
Upgraded intank pumps
Mp10 es
Koralia 550 gph

Lights:
Steve's LED's for RSM 130 (waiting for in the mail and to be installed)

Fish
Black and white clown
Bangaii Cardinal
Tailspot blenny
2 Anthias
Green Mandarin
Yasha Goby
Pearly Jawfish
Fairy Wrasse (Died for unknown reasons)
2 dragonface pipefish added 6-20-2013
Carpenters wrasse added 6-20-2013

Inverts
1 Fighting conch
4 halloween hermits
2 Red hermits
Cleaner shrimp- died unknown reasons
Fire shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
2 Pistol Shrimp
2 Maximas (sm + lg)
Crocea
RBTA
Ceriths
Nerites
Nassarius Vibex

Coral (to be placed)
Red monti
Green with purple tip monti
Purple Monti
Orange Digi
Rainbow Stylo
Superman monti
Jedi Mind Trick
Superman's
Purple Nana
Tri Color Valida
GSP
Gonipora
Blondies Zoa
Blue Agave Zoa
Purple Hornets Zoa
Red hornets Zoa
PPE's
Bam Bam Zoas
Darth Maul Zoa
Ricordea

Macroalgae (still need to be placed)
Dragon's breath
Halimeda
Nemastoma

Picture of tank 6-17-2013

Pic with Steve's LED lights and Corals I need to add.

Questions/Comments/Opinions/Advice are always appreciated!!!

fsarmien · Jun 28, 2013

Here are some pictures of my tank for today

fsarmien · Jul 10, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcWI-ARxEM

My mandarin eating pellets. Here's proof. Thank god

fsarmien · Jul 14, 2013

I figured today, I would take pics of my pistol shrimp. He digs all day everyday. It's endless digging and digging and digging.... I don't get how he digs so much. I do give him credit because these guys are smart. They build tunnels that are sturdy and amazing. Well, here you go!

fsarmien · Jul 14, 2013

Fire shrimp. He's the king of the rock.

Finally, my yasha goby makes its appearance. Then he went back to hiding again lol.

My clam looking nice today!!

Some coral I have laying around. I still need to figure where to place these.

fsarmien · Jul 26, 2013

So I'm thinking of changing my livestock for totally new livestock.
Currently I have the following:
1- Barlett anthias
1- carpenter's wrasse
1- black and white clownfish
1-blue/green mandarin
1- pearly jawfish
1- tailspot blenny
1- yasha goby

What do you guys think of this new one?
Golden dwarf moray eel
A pair of designer clownfish one that is mostly black and one that is mostly orange
Yasha goby- can't remove this guy
Carpenter's wrasse
Tailspot blenny
Blue-spotted jawfish

One more question: how much would you pay for a mandarin that eats pellets? I'm also looking for display macros for my tank. Any recommendations?

duke4130 · Jul 26, 2013

Sweet set up.... I have one also.... A good recommendation from personal experience is to change the return pump. InTank sells a return pump upgrade kit that consists of tubing and two eheim pumps. Eliminates bubbles caused by the original return pumps being up so high and will give you better flow in the tank. That way you will be able to eliminate that koralia that you have in there and just use the MP10. One MP10 on pulse mode about 1/2-3/4 power is more than enough for that tank.