Shags RSR 250 build

[Salt_for_Brains]

hello my name is Shaggy and this is my RSR 250.
been in and out for the hobby for a few years.
Wife and I were looking at a WB, AIO and a Red Sea tanks, we spent about a week researching the WB and RSR. Thanks to this awesome place we went with a RSR 250. its going to be a BB aswell. I never really liked sand all that much.
im wait for another Radion XR15w Pro, MP 10 and a battery back up to get in for i get water going in it.

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

Shes got water in her and up and running!!
will be adding Dr. Tims One and done tomorrow then its just a waiting game from there, Return pump driver went crazy earlier and wouldnt work. its still not linked to my ReefLink, its just on at 100%. I see now i should have went with a bigger return than the S2 but im happy with how much its turning everything over (for now)

 

[Flameback Pair]

@Salt_for_Brains found your build thead! Looking great! Say, how do you post the pictures in a grid format like that?

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains found your build thead! Looking great! Say, how do you post the pictures in a grid format like that?

WOOT! and i honestly have no idea, thats just how they showed up

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

Tank is almost cycled. Little ones have already picked out what fish they want.

 

[Flameback Pair]

@Salt_for_Brains can't wait to see fish and corals in the tank!!

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains can't wait to see fish and corals in the tank!!

Yeah me too lol. Will post pictures of livestock once I get them in

 

[Flameback Pair]

@Salt_for_Brains will you get your livestock online or from a LFS? I have to get everything online the two closest LFS with reef livestock are 90 miles away and 165 miles away. We're really isolated here in Montana. There's no way I can get a shipment in winter with the cold and peak summer heat in July-August so that leaves three months in Spring and three in Fall so I have to plan a lot with stocking goals.

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains will you get your livestock online or from a LFS? I have to get everything online the two closest LFS with reef livestock are 90 miles away and 165 miles away. We're really isolated here in Montana. There's no way I can get a shipment in winter with the cold and peak summer heat in July-August so that leaves three months in Spring and three in Fall so I have to plan a lot with stocking goals.

I will probably get the livestock from a local LFS. I understand about being out in the sticks with no close LFS but I hate being in the city tbh. I haven't seen any online store I like. The one that comes close is $$$ and don't have a big stock, tho you can ask for a certain fish and I'll get it for you.

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

They*** not Ill

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

Well not to self... Don't let your kids go with you to the LFS .

Wasn't planning on putting fish in the tank just yet but here we are

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

A little 7 month update, Fish: black saddleback clowns, flame fin Tang, and a chalk basslet. I added 20lbs of shelve rocks, a better skimmer, a MP40 to go along with the 2 MP10s, and some frags. I did have a V.puffer in there but he had to go because he ate my neon green bird's nest frag (the polyps).

 

[Flameback Pair]

@Salt_for_Brains thanks for the update, glad everything is going well!!

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains thanks for the update, glad everything is going well!!

Np, so far the lsp is doing well, my SPS isn't right now. They are kinda mad but I'll see how it goes. I'm debating if I want to switch my lights to T5s

 

[Flameback Pair]

@Salt_for_Brains how about a full tank shot?

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains how about a full tank shot?

Sure give me a bit and I'll try to get one

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

Ones with a orange and yellow lens and the other is with just a orange lens. I moved the mp40 down to the bottom because it was just way to much flow for the corals, only have 3 fish for now, they have been in there awhile tho

 

[Flameback Pair]

Ones with a orange and yellow lens and the other is with just a orange lens. I moved the mp40 down to the bottom because it was just way to much flow for the corals, only have 3 fish for now, they have been in there awhile tho

@Salt_for_Brains Thanks!! Looks great. I'm starting out bare bottom and don't know if I'll ever switch to sand.

 

[Salt_for_Brains]

@Salt_for_Brains Thanks!! Looks great. I'm starting out bare bottom and don't know if I'll ever switch to sand.

Yeah idk if I'd ever go back to sand lol. There's a lot of flow in that tank. I wanted a SPS only tank but my wife had other ideas lol

 

[Flameback Pair]

Yeah idk if I'd ever go back to sand lol. There's a lot of flow in that tank. I wanted a SPS only tank but my wife had other ideas lol

@Salt_for_Brains I bought some of this to put on the bottom of my Reefer 250;