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My chiller pump malfunctioned on Monday causing a temp spike in my 28 gallon nanocube- from my baseline of 79 degrees F to 87 degrees- not sure how long it was this warm, maybe less than 24 hours. I fixed the problem and gradually lowered the temp back over 6 hours with no apparent damage to...

I have monti cap that is fairly high up in my nanotank, about 6 inches from surface. It has been doing well there growing 8 x its original size and up the glass of the tank. Recently I adjusted my powerheads as they were causing alot of surface agitation and salt creep to form on my overhead...

I have 28 gallon JBJ 186 watt HQI 2.5yo tank, overall tank has been doing quite well- the only parameters I have been testing for routinely are alk, pH, calcium.I do not test for phos as no severe algae issues in sometime although I was when I had hair algae problem over a year ago. I dont test...

I have a stable 2.5 yo JBJ 28 gallon 186 watts metal halide lighting, SG1.025, calcium 440 , alkalinity 9 dKH, nitrates 0, pH 8.3, temp 79 F, water changes - 4 gallons distilled with instant ocean weekly, other additives- iodide, strontium.Tank has many SPS species, zooas, frogspawn, hammer...

I have JBJ 28 gallon upgraded 186 watt HQI tank- 2.5 years old- my problem is that my corals all have become overgrown and are attacking each other. I am starting a new tank with an old 14 gallon biocube and a new LED setup to thin out by JBJ but in the meantime my frogspawn appears to have...

I have a candy cane coral consisting of 3 heads. Have had about 2.5 years. One of the heads appears to be in the process of dividing and now looks like a " Siamese head" with two seperate mouths but a common body stalk. Since the two heads became seperate , they have had tissue regression and do...

I recently moved my softies from a 76 watt CFB 14 gallon biocube to a 186 watt HQI 28 gallon JBJ. All my corals- a frogspawn, torch, candycane seem to have made the transition well, However I do have a bright green sinularia which seems to be spending most of its time with it's polyps retracted...

I recently moved up from a 14 g biocube with retrofit 72 watt CFB lighting to a JBJ HQI 28 g upgraded by nanotuners to 186 watts. Im loving my new tank and have transferred my softies, inverts and 2 fish- ocellaris and a yellow blenny to the new tank. I am not sure what to do the the old tank...

I just have started a JBJ HQI 28 G tank and have made the back middle compartment where the carbon filter normally would go into a small fuge, the area is maybe 3 in x 14 in and 2.5 inches wide- cant hold more than a gallon of water- I got some bubble caulerpa from a friend and am running 3 1...

Checking on my tank this evening I noticed a small bulb of my frogspawn- just one polyp- nestled in an old shell in the corner of my tank. At first I was worried that maybe one of the peppermint shrimp I put in the tank a few weeks ago to control my apitasia problem had attacked the main...

I just got my jbj 29 g hqi from nanotuners as well as a nano arctica chiller. I am not sure what circulation pump to use for the chiller and where to put the pump inside the tank? Would a pump fit next to or in the mechanical filtration compartment in the back. I plan to make the mechanical...

With the approval of the boss (my wife) I have purchased a JBJ 28 gallon nano from nanotuners , upgraded with HQI lighting 186 watts, electronic ballast, arctica chiller and fuge light. Now I have to decide on live rock- dont have any good local sources and wanted to know if anyone has any...

I am thinking about starting a JBJ 28 g HQI with upgraded PC lighting from nanocustoms.com ( 186 watts total). Does anyone have any thoughts about this system and what kinds of upgrades might be warranted in terms of skimmers, chillers, pumps.I am interested in changing the mechanical filtration...

I got several frags from a friend 6 weeks back for my14 gallon biocube w/ upgraded PC lighting -5 watts / gallon.All the softies are doing well- candy cane, torch, frogspawn, green finger, however a montastrea frag has started to bleach out and I am concerned its not long for this world...

all things being equal, do Halides provide any advantage over the same wattage of compact FBs?

14 gallon biocube upgraded to 5 watts / gallon compact FB, plenty of current with added nano pump, temp 76- 80 degrees, SG 1.024-1.025, nitrates 0-5, pH currently 8.0 (working on getting it up),calcium 400-410, 1.5 gallon water changes w/ distilled water every 3-4 days- I have multiple frags...

I got a 3 button candy cane frag acouple of weeks back and put it fairly high up in my water column- 5 watts / gallon CFB with moderate flow in my 14 G biocube ( upgraded)- SG1.025, pH8.2, nitrates always around 5-10, Calcium 400. The edges have never really "fleshed out"- you basically see a...

I have a 14 G biocube w/ upgraded lighting (5 watts per gallon) and flow , in addition to a simple skimmer-which is fairly mature ( 8 months old). I recently added my fist coral frags- a frogspawn, a torch, a green finger, a brain , and a candy cane. What specific supplements and / or foods...

After 8 months w/ my 14G biocube I have done some upgrades, adding a nano pump- an extra 17x flow plus the 10x standard and last night installed a nanocustoms fixture upgrade to the existing canopy to give me a whopping 5 watts/ gallon with compact flourescents. Wow - unbelievable how much light...

Hello- I am in the process of researching equipment for a 75 G reef tank I want to start after having a14G biocube for the past 8 months. I came across a T5 system- current USA nova extreme 8x 54 watts with excellent customer reviews- does anyone have any thoughts- I want to be able to have soft...