Red Sea Max 130D- Is it worth it?

[XCrunnr36]

Okay so I am currently trying to get out of my 45 rimless cube and switch to something that will be a little easier to carry back and forth to school. I am currently raising funds for a "biocube" and the Red Sea Max has really caught my attention. Now the 130D only comes with power compacts if my understanding is correct. What kind of luck are people having with these cubes and different varieties of corals?

I'd really like to be able to keep SPS higher up and acans, zoas, chalices etc. lower/on the beach.

Should I look more into the Max 250 that comes with 6 t5s?

any feed back would be great. I dont have my heart set on a red sea but i'd like to have limited evaporation so i'm trying to avoid an open top aquarium.

Thanks!! :wink:

 

[Mavjoy]

I used to have the RSM 130 model and I was able to keep mostly everything, including some SPS. My SPS did ok but did not thrive and had to change the bulbs every 6 months to keep up the intensity. It was a good starter tank then I started getting more sticks and rest is history:smile:.

 

[XCrunnr36]

haha yeah thats my problem right now... i have had some success with the sticks already in my current tank and i cant imagine one without em!! :/

 

[Mavjoy]

How about an Elos mini?..comes with a sump and it looks great. Just pricey tho.

 

[Paul_N]

How about just taking the pcs out and adding led's to it?

 

[XCrunnr36]

Neither seem like bad suggestions, however in those price ranges i could pretty close to just afford the red sea max 250 which would be my first choice just because it's all in one.. what kind of LED fixture have people fitted into the max setup?

 

[XCrunnr36]

Has anyone got any thoughts on the JBJ 28 gal LED cube?

 

[KLR]

i have clip on led 10 bulb fixture in mine and it works great..u can fit about 3 if wanted but 2 would easily cover the whole thing

 

[XCrunnr36]

What is the name of the fixture if ya dont mind me asking? i'd love to go LED's i just wanna be sure they'll be enough to keep my corals going

 

[KLR]

Its a rio...the only bad part is you have to click them on if they are set anymore than 3+ hours to be off........does that make sense?

but i dont mind because im more than happy with the results for only $20!

 

[KLR]

this is white and blue...
NIB RIO MINI SUN FLEXIBLE LED MOONLIGHT CLIP ON on eBay!

but it gives you an idea of the fixture

 

[KLR]

if you want any pics of any thing on or in the tank i can supply.lol

 

[XCrunnr36]

haha yes! that'd be great. sorry on the delay i was checkin in on r2r throughout the day and then kinda just had other stuff going on. but i'd like to see the pics!

 

[KLR]

ok ill work on it right now

 

[KLR]

Here is the rio in use

The tank has 8 built in leds, but as u can see they only make the tank a shade of blue