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Found some kind of small tube worm! I have no idea where he came from! Also there is this small round white thing that puts out red tentacle things.It looks like a barnacle but never seen red filters.I have some small barnacles on some of the shells and they look different.

Any opinions on Torch,Frogspawn,or Hammer corals? I want to get 1 of these and would like opinions on which one I should get.

here are the frags

Temps have been jumping up and down,but nothing above 83 and everything is fine. It has been awhile since I updated! Picked up a grab bag at the LFS and got 5 electric blue hermits,2 halloween hermits,and a small hermit that looks like a small zebra. Got some snails also. Also got 4 frags! A...

Today was cold so the heater in the room was on all day and they tank only got to 81.2. It is crazy because one day the tank is 84-85 and the next day it is 80-82. It is weird!

I am going to try rotating frozen water bottles until I can get a chiller! If Ice can't cool the water nothing will!

Up to 85 again!!!

Ok so after 2 days with the new pumps the temp is at 84.7. Not goung to win this battle so I am going to try to move on. Going to add a CUC!

Ok I have replaced both main pumps with eheim compact 3000's! The temps have been under 80 since unplugging pump 1 and the skimmer. Hopefully the temps stay good so I can get some life in the tank!

I just purchased some eheim compact 3000's to replace the stock pumps. I do know now that pump 1 was causing the majority of the heat. I currently have pump 1 and the skimmer unplugged and the temps are down. I won't have the sump until April or atleast that is where I am on the list on LifeReef...

Having nothing but problems!!! I can't keep the temps down so I have no choice,but get a chiller. Any advise on size and brand? I know the manual says 1/5 hp,but should I get 1/4 hp or is smaller ok? Also I know jbj arctica seems to be the favorite,but is their a cheaper brand that is just as good?

So today I have installed the spin streams,the MP10,and got the leds hooked up!!! I am only running them at 50% to start off with. I still won't have any corals for a while. Everything is finally starting to come together!

The cycle is almost complete!!! It has been a very weird cycle but it is almost done! I am going to wait another week or so to do the water change and then I will start thinking about a CUC! So excited!!!

Sorry that there have been no updates!!! I am having nothing but trouble with this tank!!! I got the hood back,but it will not sit flush because of the cords from the leds so nothing is lining up!!! I have spent almost $4000 on this tank and I an having no luck with it! I wish I would have just...

The cycle has been very weird! I have had little to no ammonia spike,but the nitrite and nitrate are very high! I figure that it will be a slow cycle which is common in SW tanks. As for the lights,I finally sent in the hood and let them fix it. There actually was something wrong with the...