jmbr082885
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hey guys, first of all, I had 2 pep shrimp, 2 camel shrimp, and a fire shrimp. i found one of the camels on the floor and the other one just dissapeared about three weeks ago. About two weeks ago, one of the shrimp molted, i thought, and i havent seen it since. then the other pep shrimp molted and i can still see him. all i can see now is one pep shrimp and the fire shrimp. today i came home and there is a shell, looks like a pep shrimp, sitting on my rocks. my question is, do the shrimp dig in the substrate (crushed coral) when they are molting? Why do i have a third shell.
Now, about the temp problems. i just set up my new 55 gal like two weeks ago, and have had the tank light (coralife 160 watt, 10,000k and actnic blue power compact flourescent) and the sump light (cheapo tungsten dual bulb) on since i set it up. i have two heaters in the sump, 150 watt and 75 watt. both of which are set at 76 degrees. in the daytime, my tank jumps up to 80-81 degrees. i orginally had the standard stands on the coralife, but i am almost finished with the canopy i am making which will hold the light 6 in. from the top of the tank. my room thermostat is set at a steady 68 degrees. what can i do to get my tank temp down? i am looking at getting a chiller, but the budget has gotten a lot tighter. i am thinking of putting a small swamper cooler behind the sump. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
here's pics
Now, about the temp problems. i just set up my new 55 gal like two weeks ago, and have had the tank light (coralife 160 watt, 10,000k and actnic blue power compact flourescent) and the sump light (cheapo tungsten dual bulb) on since i set it up. i have two heaters in the sump, 150 watt and 75 watt. both of which are set at 76 degrees. in the daytime, my tank jumps up to 80-81 degrees. i orginally had the standard stands on the coralife, but i am almost finished with the canopy i am making which will hold the light 6 in. from the top of the tank. my room thermostat is set at a steady 68 degrees. what can i do to get my tank temp down? i am looking at getting a chiller, but the budget has gotten a lot tighter. i am thinking of putting a small swamper cooler behind the sump. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
here's pics
