dual stage temp

jph's 24G aquapod HQI okay, time to edit my 1st post, and give some factual information, instead of me rambling and guessing at what i'll do. the plan still remains that i'll be moving my 90 into this 24. but not everything will fit, ofcourse. most of the rock will be up for grabs :)...

Myself and the wife have started a 120 gallon reef build over the last weekend. This is a long awaited return to the hobby for me and a new introduction for her. Ill make this inital post mostly about equipment and some questions on equipment. The only thing we have on hand now is a...

OK - I have made up my mind. I am going to resurrect the 58G tank. I tried to sell it and I heard every story in the book why people cant buy it after they agreed to. It has to be a sign. Plus I have most of everything so it wont cost nearly as much as a larger new tank. SO! Here is what I...

On an impulse I bought a new tank. I probably won't be modding it at all. So it will be skimmerless. I'm leaning towards getting a Jawfish or two for the tank so it has a 3' DSB. I'll be using live rock from my main tank and seeding the DSB with sand from another tank. Not much to look at now...

If you were to build a 58G from scratch what would you use and what brands? Tank is 36x18x21 rock (type - lbs) sand (type - lbs) Skimmer light flow reactors? monitors (probes)

do nano chillers work good?? i am looking for a way to cut down some heat in the tank but seem to have alot of evaporation with using a clip on fan.. my tank is a 29 gallon fish only atm.. (trying to save for rock for a reef) just to add.. i also just had a heater go on the fritz which didn't...

just got my mh lighting today. its a 250w hqi retrofit, with spider reflector and an aro ballast!!!:thumbup: anyway my question is how high off the waterline should the bulb be???? (24"tall tank) id sacrifice some par to cutdown on heat if possible. planning on making a box to house the...

What would be the best source for T-5 retrofit lighting???? And what combination would I need for a 6 ft 125, I was thinking 2 4bulb 4 ft units. Maybe someone could elaborate on this a little more for me?

I am kicking myself again. With the loss of 5 fish and the total being over $500, I am frusturated at myself for not having a solution to prevent heater misfunction. So I am looking for a temp controlller, I would prefer a double unit for heater and chiller. Anyone have one laying around that...

AHHHH I am going to try.... OH my gosh why am I sweating as I type this!!!! ok so here is what I know so far.. it's going to be a 29 gallon tank with a 10 gallon sump for a total for 39ish gallons I will be doing a lagoonal type tank with rics, zoos, 2 pr of h. reidi - unless I find out...

I'm looking at getting a Monitor or Controller. If you had a choice what would you get: Monitors: ORP Oxygen Salinity Wireless Thermometer Calcium Nitrate Controllers: pH ORP Temperature I'm kind of siding with a Temp Controller since I've had a heater stick and cook my tank in the...

What is a good temp controller/monitor or should I buck up and by a Aquarium controller and cover all my bases.

does anybody know if the 10 gallon tanks from wal-mart are tempered. It came in a 10 gallon kit. I can't find it on their web site. I need to drill a 5/8" hole for my auto top off system using the kent float valve. I'd rather no drill it, but I want a gravity fed top-off, and there aren't any...

I just got a ranco dual stage temp controller and was looking for some advise on where to eep the settings for it. Right now I have the cool side set at 1dif 79 degrees and the heat side set at 1dif 77 degrees. I was wondering if I could set it at cool 1dif 79 and heat 1dif 78 and have it work...

My rock is a very light green. Probably related to phosphates, right? It is not causing algae growth...not on the rock, nor on the glass or anywhere. I recently read that a slightly low Ca level will leave the proper Ca level in the tank but will not grow coralline algae on rocks or glass...

So getting to the stage where I need to get a heater for the 220 so I can get it going. Needs to be able to heat a total water volume of about 300g. I am thinking that titanium will be the way to go, unless anyone can tell me otherwise. Any ideas on wattage and/or brand, single versus...

Since I switched to 400w halides my tank temp has crept up to 82+. I want it back down around 77 degrees like I had with the 250wers. My photo period is 5 hours. I have an additional 8 of the 110 watt VHO as well over a four foot deep (front to back) tank. Can I reduce the photo period to 3...

Im looking for a dual stage temp controller and was wondering if anyone has seen any good deals. Ken

Hi everybody my name is chad. I just set up a 110gal. acrylic saltwater tank. Looking for some saltwater friends for questions and helpful hints. Looking forward to meeting some people as my new hobby takes off. thanks...

Most of you have heard me talk about it before but I have never posted any pics. At our church in Hopkins I setup and maintain a reef tank. I upgraded it 2 weeks ago from a 72g bowfront to the 110g tank Ryan ( Seamonkey ) posted for sale recently. The 72g had been setup for about 2 years...