RSM 34 gal check it out!

[bekindtoyurbuds]

Heres a few pics of my Red Sea Max (RSM) 34 gal tank, I just recently rearranged the rock work to give better light to my corals (what few I have) from high to low in the tank .

The way I had it set up before I really couldn't put any corals mid level in the tank because the rockwork would put it in the shade.

So I had to change it around (again) And I wasn't looking forward to it, the last time it took about 4 1/2 hours, this time it only took 2 hours.

After reading ReefKeepers top 10 this week I wasn't sure I wanted to go through moving them again, but I did (I had to for the corals) and I am glad I did, I think its the best my tank has ever looked.


The first two pics are from today
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This pic is what it looked like last time (with the overhang that shaded the corals)
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and this is what it looked like when I first set it up, Jan of 2008
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[seprock]

Looks good, I think the changes you made are great! I just got a RSM about a month ago or so. I am starting out slow, but let me ask you a question, those little white filter pads that you clean daily, where do you get replacements? do you order from RSM or have you found a suitable replacement?

[bekindtoyurbuds]

Thanks, Yeah I started out slow also, this being my first saltwater tank and it being a little under a year and a half old. I only recently (within) the last few months bought 10 or 12 different corals for the tank, until then I only had about 3. lol

Anyways about the white filter pads, for the first few months I kept washing and replacing the white one, and it got pretty crapy real fast, so I started using "MarineLand Rite-Size Bonded Filter pad", the cut to size kind and it works great. You can find them online or at any petco or petsmart.

I usually don't rinse them, I just toss them when they are dirty, usuallly you can cut out about 15-20 squares that will last a month or so for about 5 bucks

Heres a pic of what they look like:
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