JC Red Sea Reefer 350

ninjamyst said:
yea, i was hoping a bigger tank will lower the aggression. The orchid dottyback looks real nice. I was gonna grab that instead but my rocks are so purple that it wont stand out much.


I came home to the tank at 86 last week when I didn't have ANY A/C on =(. The fan seems to lower it by just a degree or so. Stupid Apex is not connected to the internet so I can't even tell how the temperature is changing throughout the day. I hate the Apex so much. I tried 3 different wifi extenders and none of them work.
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Same thing happened to me. I was gone for a week and it was 86 degrees when I came home at 6pm. Previously, my fishless tank had gammarus the size of little crickets and they are now gone. Corals look fine and I managed to elude disaster.
 
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#theMatrix said:
....i keep my AC at 75 right now and when its really hot out it maintains my AC at 72. So someone keeping the AC at 82....would have me hyperventilating. I guess its my BP or the house has great insulation.
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The A/C thermostat is pretty accurate so it keeps the house relatively cool at 82.

Illinijoe said:
great looking setup thanks for sharing!
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Thanks!


Paulip said:
Same thing happened to me. I was gone for a week and it was 86 degrees when I came home at 6pm. Previously, my fishless tank had gammarus the size of little crickets and they are now gone. Corals look fine and I managed to elude disaster.
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time to get a fan =P.
 
ninjamyst said:
yea, i was hoping a bigger tank will lower the aggression. The orchid dottyback looks real nice. I was gonna grab that instead but my rocks are so purple that it wont stand out much.


I came home to the tank at 86 last week when I didn't have ANY A/C on =(. The fan seems to lower it by just a degree or so. Stupid Apex is not connected to the internet so I can't even tell how the temperature is changing throughout the day. I hate the Apex so much. I tried 3 different wifi extenders and none of them work.
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Hey I was thinking about purchasing a network extender to hook up my apex to. Which ones did u try? I heard the almond works well for apex and it looks really cool and for a good price as well..


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Rcunning8 said:
Hey I was thinking about purchasing a network extender to hook up my apex to. Which ones did u try? I heard the almond works well for apex and it looks really cool and for a good price as well..


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I got a TPLink N300.
 
Rcunning8 said:
And this is the one that ended up working for you? Thanks for the help! Tank looks great!
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Nope, doesn't really work but I dont think it's an issue with the wifi extender. It's either my house or Apex just blows. I may try your Almond one though. It's pretty expensive....
 
ninjamyst said:
Nope, doesn't really work but I dont think it's an issue with the wifi extender. It's either my house or Apex just blows. I may try your Almond one though. It's pretty expensive....
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Yea it is pretty pricey but I have learned that you get what you pay for and this is what I have seen other people successfully use and I wish to avoid the headache of buying, returning/ learning how to work multiple extenders and just get the one that works right off the bat, plus it looks so cool!!! Our network needs a boost by my tank as well so it is killing two birds with one stone and my roomate agreed to split it so not too bad!


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Updates:
- picked up a red fromia starfish from Xzotic Aquatic World. Their new location is actually dangerously close to me....
- picked up blue tang 2 weeks ago from Aquapros and it is super healthy
- monticaps and birdsnest growing great but not much polyp extension or growth on acro frags. really want to get acros growing so I can pick up a few pieces

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Monticaps:
 
I absolutely love this tank. It has a very simple aquascape and a very artistic touch. Keep up the good work! You are doing great.

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July FTS:




I have one acro frag that is browning out on one side, but other acros frag have decent color. I think it's because of the kessil AP700 not enough coverage. All other SPS are doing great but not much growth on acros. Hmm...So I ordered the Kessil AP700 major diffuser kit that is suppose to widen coverage.
 
Picked up this sweeet yellow gorgonian today:

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With the diffuser you may want to lower the fixture.

That said, how are you keeping everything so clean?! Sharp tank!


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ultimatemj said:
With the diffuser you may want to lower the fixture.
That said, how are you keeping everything so clean?! Sharp tank!
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Definitely plan to lower the lights 2-3 inches. I am only running the light at 65% max right now so I may even bump it up a little. Tank has been up 8 months almost and so far no crazy algae breakout. I do have film algae that covers up my zoa all the time and I have to take a toothbrush to them. My zoas are not doing awesome and I can't figure out why. The color isn't as vibrant as when I first got them.

I run chaeto in the sump and have over 2L of Seachem Matrix Biomedia. I am about to buy another liter of that stuff. Since I don't have a lot of rocks in the display, I need extra bio filtration. I plan to get a conch soon to help stir the sand. I sometimes get red / green diatoms on the sand after heavy feeding or like recently when my hermit went on a rampage and killed off all the trochus snails.
 
Smitty said:
Where'd you get it from, I've been looking for one myself?
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Xzotic Aquatic World by Milwaukee and Touhy in the North side. They had two this morning and I bought one. Both were opened and very nice. Call ahead to see if they still have one left and can hold it for you.
 
If you need a large fighting conch let me know I have two of them but only need one..


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