Ron's 24gal Nano Cube

[[ronnie]]

random question... i could be tripping out but it looks like my clown has black dots around his body in random spots.. i dont know if they were always there or if i just noticed it..
also i really want to add a SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRAB.. is that asking for trouble?
i also really want some starfishhhhh..

 

[scottallert]

as easy as snapping
and the black spots are probably from the stings from the frogspawn nothing serious.

 

[[ronnie]]

Na this started b4 the frogspwan..

 

[scottallert]

maybe black ick

 

[spanko]

Have you noticed the clown playing in the frogspawn? Could just be some "burn" marks from that. It will be okay if that is all that it is.
Do some research on the arrow crab. Not something I would put into my tank.

 

[[ronnie]]

havent noticed himplaying in it before...
I still cant get my heating issues resolved guys.. and man my water is evaporating nasssssssty.

time 2 test my water.. =]

 

[subielover]

What is your high and low temps, and what time were they recorded at?

 

[[ronnie]]

this morning when i came in my water level was realllly low (hadnt topped it off since Friday).. and my temp was at 80.00 when i came in this morning... 2 hours and 45 minutes ago.. NOW its @ 80.8..

 

[happitylogan]

pc lights can support frogspawn and rics. Good buy.

 

[[ronnie]]

guys this cant be normal, just got back from the water store to get some more r/o water...
i did my water change etc for my 12 gal on friday and topped off my 24 gal (even a bit more then i should have) sincei was not going to be in saturday, sunday... here i am Monday.. and i just pourd 1 gallon of r/o water into the tank..
this cant be normal.. 1 gal of water evap in 2 days?! with no fan.. no nothing.. (lights were off the entire weekend too)...

 

[spanko]

Hmm.....I suppose you looked very carefully for leaks???

 

[[ronnie]]

haha yeah id hope so.. its on carpet so it would be very noticeable if 1 gallon of water was leaking ..
new aquascape:


top down:

 

[[ronnie]]

no one?

 

[freeborder_01]

i love it

 

[wockie]

nice tank man

you say you're so cal im in LA where's your lfs? 'cause i need to be getting those 25 dollar frogspawns lol

 

[nano-newb1983]

Looking good man, also about you heat issue... Have you tried taking the heater out of back chambers and put in display tank? Maybe with it being more in the open it wont heat up water as fast... Worth a shot

 

[[ronnie]]

heater up front =

i hateeeeeeee how it looks up front..

 

[spanko]

hard for me to think of how moving a thermostatically controlled heater would make a difference.

 

[nano-newb1983]

ya never know... sometimes little things can make a huge difference

 

[[ronnie]]

bleh.. okay so today in the office i didnt turn the lights on at all.. left them as is and noticed the tank is set to a steady 77.2 and 77.8 *two different thermometers, different brands.. so im guessing its a .5 difference just from the dif thermometer.
NOW when i turn my lights on (which i didnt).. id say it will go up to about 81.5 at most.. do u think i should just make my tank ALWAYS set to 81 deg. (and hope it wont go higher then 81 once the lights kick in)
orrrrr grab a sledge hammer and break the ---- out of the tank.. LOL.. very annoying.. i dont want to put a fan up unless i get a DIY ATO to work correctly cuz right now its ridiculous to top off my water as much as im doing it.. (doesnt bug me topping it off).. it bugs me when i get back from my weekend and see that my water level has dropped 4 inches in the back chamber..