1 year tank shots

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2787302
well my tank is always at 86. it never goes up or down. my fan is ways on and its also kept in my room. and my tank is great.
i was thinking about getting a 150w mh but i didnt since it will cost me more money. and with the money i could get more frags

so yea im just here happy with the stock lighting.
but i most say your tank does look better with the mh. and to keep it at that temp

mine thats a 29g and with stock lights my temp is at 86

but im good.
and i hope my coraline starts to grow soon. i just love it
86 degrees? Damn thats hot lol. My tank ran 82-84 with that darn hood over it, that thing pretty much cooks the water.

 

[nissan577]

lol yea i know but the corals and fish are doing great. i sometimes leave the hood open but it just closes by itself. lol. should i worried?

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2787334
lol yea i know but the corals and fish are doing great. i sometimes leave the hood open but it just closes by itself. lol. should i worried?
Umm do you use a digital thermometer or a normal one? If its digital, I would guess it could be reading wrong because Ive never seen a tank that hot do well. You could try adding corals, but if they begin melting, I would try to do something about the heat. Maybe cut some holes in the top or buy the ever-expensive chiller.

 

[nissan577]

i got the normal one. and its not hot at all. i think my thermometer is bad or old. idk. but when i stick my hand in there the water seems cold like by its 78-80. i find that kinda wierd. ima buy a new normal one to see if its that. but my tank has been runing for like a month i think and my zoas are spreading and everything is getting big!

 

[paintballer768]

Definitely sounds like a thermometer problem. 86 you shouldnt be able to sustain much life at all, considering most corals are collected pretty far down, and its kinda cold down there

 

[nissan577]

well i look at the temp and now it says 84. but i dont get the water feels so cold!!!!!!!!!!

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2788157
well i look at the temp and now it says 84. but i dont get the water feels so cold!!!!!!!!!!
Im not sure

. Water has a high heat capacity so it might be absorbing most of it, yet it should still rise in temp if that were the case. Post that in the Reef Discuss. section cuz Im not too sure

 

[nissan577]

well i check my temp and its at 82-80 degrees!!!!!!!!!! is that good? i left my fan runing all night

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2789044
well i check my temp and its at 82-80 degrees!!!!!!!!!! is that good? i left my fan runing all night
Thats more like it

 

[nissan577]

lol. thank god!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was like please paintballer say yes! lol. im so happy right now its at 82. but now im leaving my fan on all day

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2789471
lol. thank god!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was like please paintballer say yes! lol. im so happy right now its at 82. but now im leaving my fan on all day
I know it can get really hot down here. If ya can leave the fan on then fine, but all day seems like a while. Just try to keep it down however you can, maybe keeping topoff water cold or whatever

 

[nissan577]

oh ok. maybe ill leave the hood open and leave the fan on from 9pm to 2pm. thats good i think. and leave the hood open. your tank is so inspirational

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2789490
oh ok. maybe ill leave the hood open and leave the fan on from 9pm to 2pm. thats good i think. and leave the hood open. your tank is so inspirational
Experiment with it and see. Worst case senario, the temp doesnt go down and it keeps on running fine like it has been. Thanks nissan!!!!

 

[nissan577]

no problem lol. i didnt want to say it before but i had to let it out. lol

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2789535
no problem lol. i didnt want to say it before but i had to let it out. lol
When Im ready to frag again Ill be sure to let ya know too. Living in Miami isnt far, overnight shipping wouldnt be much either

 

[nissan577]

perfect. just let me know. i would love to get my hand in some of those beautiful corals you got