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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...

update on my fading coral- by changing the flow of my outflow pumps to provide more surface shimmer and decreasing my MH photo period from 7 to 5.5 hours my monti cap has colored up very orange again. It always amazes me how resilant corals are

thanks for all the positive comments- I am starting a 14 gallon biocube with LED lighting to take some of the load off my current tank

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...

They usually extend at night however when I do feed my tank they usually come out quite promptly even with lights on and pickup some food. I do not specifically spot feed anything in my tank

I have no idea why it took so long for them to start dividing while my other corals have grown 5 fold since starting my tank. I think my tank is overcrowded and they have possibly been stunted by chemical warfare with other corals although they have always appeared happy, fully inflated with...

It has to be the sinularia cutting- my red montipora has lived within inches of it for 2 years and has never appeared bothered by it- in fact , growing10 x it's original size and even up the side aquarium glass, however when I cut the sinularia , I cut a large stalk off ( couldnt take it out of...

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...

Thanks for your input- It seems that over the last 6 months, everything in my tank has taken off- I think it is the metal halides - I am excited though to start another nano with LED lighting- it seems like the way of the future

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...