My RSM 130D

[Frankenz Stein]

Just getting back into the hobby after a few years away. Decided to start with a Red Sea 130d. So far, I am loving it. Its been running with the rock in it for about 3weeks now. Cycling using live rock only. Had 2 diatom blooms.
I started the clean up crew a couple days ago with 10 blue legs, 5 Astrea, and 1 peppermint. I got the peppermint because one of the rocks had Aiptasia on it. The next day, there was none to be seen. He wasted no time with that.

Well here are some pics from the beginning till now.



Control panel:



Battery Back up.



Filling her up.



Blue LEDs i put in the hood as this tank cannot run actinics alone:



Waiting for the sandstorm to clear.



and ... clear!



RSM pump upgrade.



Peppermint.

[reeferfulton]

rock structure looks nice . has a neat cave .

Are those switches built in to the tank ? if so thats cool

[Frankenz Stein]

Originally Posted by reeferfulton

rock structure looks nice . has a neat cave .

Are those switches built in to the tank ? if so thats cool

Thanks! .. Yeah the switches are built into the side of the tank to control the lights, circ pumps, skimmer, heater. But I bypassed it for the main circ. pump and heater as they are running off battery back up. But the switches are great for killing the other pump and skimmer for maintenance and things.

[reeferfulton]

right on ,
was the pepermint shrimp the first inhabitant to be added ?

what kind of battery back up is that ? looks pretty fancy

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Originally Posted by reeferfulton

right on ,
was the pepermint shrimp the first inhabitant to be added ?

what kind of battery back up is that ? looks pretty fancy

Yep, I added the shrimp, crabs and snails 2 days ago. first inhabitants .. aside from the aiptasia lol .. which is now gone!

The battery back up is a cyber power UPS

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Found some things growing on my rock today. Was told the green things are banana algae. Pretty cool, hope it grows more.



Then there is this, looks kinda like brown plants. Still have no ID on these ones.

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first new corals in the tank! .. oh and a hitchhiker i am hoping is a stomatella and not some toxic slug!

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Here are a couple more pics, mushrooms are looking much better today:



and the first fish to hit the waters ...

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and a couple more additions...

[Bugger]

How much was the tank I always wanted a red sea tank for quarantine? Who sold it to you. Nice tank by the way.