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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...

First pic is from the front, 2nd is from the right side. Still not a fan of the look but it could be worse!

Tank is up and running other than than hood that has to be sent out. Pics will come tomorrow! Hopefully the water clears up a bit overnight. I am so excited! Now time to wait out the cycle!

Looking good! How do you like the corner tank? Do you run a sump/fuge? If so how did you do it? I almost went with that same tank before I bought the RSM 250.

And as the water goes in everything disappears!

3 1/2 inches of sand make the 50lbs of base rock look like nothing! I hope the 45lbs of live rock that come tomorrow will fill it in a bit! I need the deep sand for a yellow watchman and yellow headed jawfish later on.

It is supposed to be a reef tank,but I guess it is now a catfish tank! She is going to love watching all the colorful fish when the tank is running and stocked!

Well the tank is out of the box and on the stand! Its a small step,but it's a start! I will start hooking up the component tomorrow and take some pics. I am just too tired and in too much pain to do it tonight. I can only do things in small amounts of time before the pain gets really bad. Anyway...

I have had nothing but problems trying to install Steve's leds in the hood. Waiting to hear back from them to figure out about sending the hood in for them to fix it. They are supposed to take 3 hours to install,but it took 4 of us over 20 hours in a 4 day span and could not get anything to...

Well I figure that it is time to start my tank thread! I am so excited as this has been 10 years in the making. I still have a little more work to do on the floor before I can get my tank up and running. It is hard to do anything quick as I have suffered a pretty bad back injury so this hobby is...

Hello everyone! My name is KJ and I am just starting out in this hobby. I have been studying this hobby for 10 years and finally purchased an RSM 250 to go along with my multiple books and magazine subscriptions. I have had some major issues installing Steve's Leds on my tank and that has set me...