John's RSM 250

Discussion in 'Tank Pictures' started by whippetguy, Aug 21, 2012.

  1. fisher12

    fisher12 Past BOD Director

    Very nice. I also had a starry blenny that loved my toadstool. That may be a trait they share. These guys sure have a personality, one of my favorite fish. Seems like I say that about a lot of fish !!!
     
  2. Kim

    Kim Secretary Staff Member

    Hiya,

    Gotcha....I may need to keep an eye for them.

    Kim/Benton, AR
     
  3. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    Kim, there's one listed on Diver's Den today.
     
  4. Kim

    Kim Secretary Staff Member

    Hiya,

    I saw that....I can't afford to spend $24 on a damsel plus shipping.

    Kim/Benton, AR
     
  5. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    I understand. I ordered a couple of coral, my tiger pistol shrimp and goby pair at the same time so I was able to talk myself in to paying the shipping. If you ever find something from an online place that you want to order, put up an announcement. Others might want something from the same dealer and can get it to free shipping.
     
  6. Kim

    Kim Secretary Staff Member

    Hiya,

    Good idea John. Will do.

    Kim/Benton, AR
     
  7. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    Caught one of my emeralds scavenging for algae. I love these guys.

    [video=youtube_share;kEvh5VSGHPw]http://youtu.be/kEvh5VSGHPw[/video]
     
  8. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    Thought I'd show a growth progession of my toadstool.

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  9. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Beautiful coral! How much time between the first and last picture?
     
  10. fattytwobyfour

    fattytwobyfour Grouper

    Nice growth! That's a beautiful toadstool!


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  11. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    I got it in June 2012 so it's 18-19 months worth.
     
  12. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    Quick update. I ditched the hood to my tank in favor of an open top with radion LED like I have on my 50g. I did have to add the wide angle lens to it to get the sides of the tank covered. Tank runs cooler and quieter so I'm very happy.
     
  13. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

  14. gregnlr

    gregnlr Grouper

    John your tank looks AMAZING as always.
     
  15. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Beautiful John. Love the new look. Coolest toadstool ever. What basslet is that (Bodianus sepiacaudus?)
     
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  16. roco

    roco Blenny

    No Foolin' John , your tank looks great!:D I wish I had room for a bubble tip.
     
  17. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    Thanks guys. Yes, David, that's a red striped hogfish. Corey, I wish I had room for one too, lol. I never imagined that it would take up that much room.
     
  18. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    It's been a long time since I've updated my tank thread. I still have a lot of zoas. The anemone is still king of the tank. I had a problem with calcium a couple of months back and lost most of my hard corals though there weren't many. Fish list is still the same, all doing well. In fact my clowns spawned just before my trip to Japan last October. I did manage to get a quick video of them that I'll share. The orange things are the eggs. If you watch in full screen you'll see them swaying, especially when Fred fans them at the end.
    [video=youtube_share;wfyfxGEZBCk]http://youtu.be/wfyfxGEZBCk[/video]
     
  19. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Cool video. I've always heard spawning fish meant healthy non stressed fish. Well done.

    Would love to see some recent full tank shots. How much has the RBTA grown?
     
  20. whippetguy

    whippetguy Super Moderator

    It's been almost a year since I've updated. I've decided to upgrade to a Red Sea Reefer 450 so I can have all the equipment of my choosing and the space for it instead of having to constantly modify the RSM 250. Also, I'd like to start fresh with a tank without some of the mistakes that I made with this first one, ie crushed coral substrate, blue snowflake clavularia to name a few. My rbta split last summer so I'll be moving those to my new tank along with all the fish and a few corals that I can safely frag without getting any clavularia with it. I'm using 2 radions over the new tank so I have to wait until I'm absolutely breaking this one down to get a decent photo of the new tank since it only has one at this time. Here's a couple of quick photos: [​IMG] [​IMG]
     

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