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Ashr's Red Sea Max 66g mixerd reef

Welcome to my little piece of the ocean.

This is my Red Sea Max 250. It was started in June 2011 but before that all my coral came from my RSM130. That was started in May of 2010.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...25820088_n.jpg

corals:
Torch
Candy cane (1 blue, 1 green)
Red Favia coral
Green Hammer
Mixed SPS Frags.
Mixed mushrooms
Orange disk coral
Many Zoa's and other button polyps
Large bird nest
Sea Fan
Cabbage coral
Toadstool coral
Green open brain
Colt Coral
A couple Ric's

Fish:
2 paired Banggai cardinal fish
Yellow Tang
Mandarin Goby
Carberryi Anthias
Chromis
Bicolor Blenny
Maroon Clown
Cleaner shrimp

Hardware:
RSM250 stock lights, pumps, skimmer
VorTech MP10 + Backup battery
LED strip added

June 2011
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3241657_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5337093_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3071787_n.jpg

Added my Backup battery :mrgreen:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3104328_n.jpg

July 2011

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5572098_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2431227_n.jpg

Aug 2011

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1031575_n.jpg

Hope that you all like the tank, please feel free to ask me anything you like!

Im still learning so any help, tips would be great.

Looks great!

In this pic - it appears we can see right through the back panel??

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3071787_n.jpg

How did you mount the LED strip? Do you have a pic under the hood?

Cheers
PatD

PS: I don't see your torch in the list of corals :smile:

That was just a reflection from my old house.. You are unable to see through the back.

Here is the strip.
Hamilton Blue LED Lighting Strip
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=hm-ledsb32

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...42990781_n.jpg

Looks like I forgot a few haha

Thanks :)

Picked up some new SPS frags today, pictures are soon as they are looking good :)

Looks like yer getting nice growth on some of those frags, nice job.

Having very good growth with my SPS. The only thing that has been really growing is my Birdnest.. Thing is a monster now.. and my Torch.. Its huge... Maybe to big.

Dosing now as well. Ca/Alk and hand dosing Mg.
Adding Iron and a few other things as well

I see that you are looking for a sump arent you for the Rsm. Are you looking to drill it. If you wanna chat about on how mine is running pm me and we can

Very nice! :biggrin:

Hope to have some new SPS coral pictures soon! Just bumping my thread ;) haha

looking good bud, you will have to set up a frag station soon...:wink:

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Originally Posted by ashr (Post 743755)

Hope to have some new SPS coral pictures soon! Just bumping my thread ;) haha

Well the tank looks pretty full in the old pic.:wink:

looking for an update....:mrgreen:

Update Sept 20 2012

wow beautiful growth, wish my rsm would fill in nicely like that soon!
did you switch to LEDS completely?

No LEDs at all other than a moon strip. I ran 6 ATI T5 and now I am running KZ bulndy.

Nice growth, I like that whitish sps....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salty23 (Post 834517)

wow beautiful growth, wish my rsm would fill in nicely like that soon!
did you switch to LEDS completely?

All T5s LOL :mrgreen:

Looks great and I have to see these tanks 1 day

Full tank shot from my phone
http://i.imgur.com/yXD3lfP.jpg

nice Job Andrew tank looks really great

Thanks :)

The corals I got from you are doing great. Didnt get any pictures this time but here is an old one.

You would be proud haha

http://i.imgur.com/CdccrUR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4E7jffM.jpg

It did brown out a bit as it grew out of the direct light but I have moved it and the colors are coming back :D

Ok Andrew u keep offering me a frag so man I would like 1 of Brents , beautiful

I just fragged a few things so come pick something out.

Come by tonight if you are home or whenever you are around next :)

Hey I wouldn't mind getting some frags off you if you got some to :lol:

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Originally Posted by Kylebstacey (Post 864563)

Hey I wouldn't mind getting some frags off you if you got some to :lol:

Sure, anytime you can stop by. If you also see something you like and I dont have it fragged I can add u to the list haha