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  1. Heat problem from my lights?

    I've kept a 72 gallon quite successfully over the past year (Yellow tang, coral beauty, 2 cardinals, 2 sand gobies - mated pair, and 2 damsels that have been there since day 1. Also plenty of peppermint shrimp, crabs, anemones, feather dusters, and stars living quite happily on 120lbs of fiji...

  2. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    Over the weekend I implemented what looks to be the solution to this problem. I ditched the Mag 950 and replaced with with an external Velocity T4 pump (and decreased my noise level by over half!). Although expensive, it is really a nice pump. As a side note, I was originally going to buy...

  3. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    Thanks for the reply. I used some glue and some threaded, where appropriate so I could take everything apart if needed - though I'm not looking forward to it :? I also have ball valves inline with the inlet and outlet ahead of the bulkheads, so I'm good there too. I've put a lot of time...

  4. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    Two days ago I setup my quarantine tank, a simple 10gal tank with a foam filter and some LR. This tank is in the same room as the main display tank, and interesting it's temperature is a consistent 74 degrees without heaters. That's over 10 degrees difference between this tank and the 72-gal...

  5. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    I initially thought the thermometers were a bit off, so I purchased a glass unit in addition to another strip type. They all seem pretty consistent, so I can't blame them (wish I could!). I don't have the tank near any heating vents, and it is not near any other source of heat like a...

  6. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    Thanks for all the replies. I live in the northeast - where we still have about a foot of snow on the ground! I can't believe temp is an issue at this time of the year. My house temp is 70 degrees year round between heat and central air. I am running a Mag 950 in a 20gal sump with a Sealife...

  7. New tank temp - how high is too high?

    8O I am starting my first reef tank and have an Oceanic 72 reef ready bowfront with a 4 foot 130-watt Smartlite with daylight/actinic combo bulbs. I have a 3" sand bed and 110 lbs of fiji live rock. I also have a 20 gallon sump w/a skimmer and the heaters. All is cycling well, BUT my temp...
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