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I used a simple Nutbro 0-10V PWM dimmer, controlled by my Hydros controller.What controller did you buy for the LED bars? Sunsetter?
Thanks, and absolutely! I got the optional evaporation cover from Kraken Reef, it's sitting right on top of the mesh. You can actually see it in the picture. I'm still on the fence whether I should keep the evap cover on the tank permanently though, as it does steal a fair amount of light compared to just the mesh. I'll probably decide once the acclimation ramp-up of the lights is done. And yes, an ATO system is absolutely necessary.Auto Top Off system (ATO) with that lid set up. Evaporation increases
My Biocube would overheat in the summertime with the stock lid on it. I had to open the feeding door and rig an exhaust fan to keep the temp down.Thanks, and absolutely! I got the optional evaporation cover from Kraken Reef, it's sitting right on top of the mesh. You can actually see it in the picture. I'm still on the fence whether I should keep the evap cover on the tank permanently though, as it does steal a fair amount of light compared to just the mesh. I'll probably decide once the acclimation ramp-up of the lights is done. And yes, an ATO system is absolutely necessary.
I haven't had that problem, but I can see how that could happen in a warmer climate. I'm right next to the Pacific Ocean in NorCal, and it doesn't really get that warm here.My Biocube would overheat
Georgia be HOTI haven't had that problem, but I can see how that could happen in a warmer climate. I'm right next to the Pacific Ocean in NorCal, and it doesn't really get that warm here.
How’s the tank doing any pics ?
Thanks for the interest!Any updates?
Thanks for the interest!
Update: I've been hit by all sorts of pests, one by one, and it's been a rough few months. First I got green hairy algae, but managed to fight them off. Then I got bubble algae, still struggling with those. And then I got cyano (I think). I've added a second IceCap Gyre 2K flow pump, an Emerald crab, I've been doing 12% water changes, and I'm dosing All-for-reef, Microbacter bacteria, live phyto, and live copepods. I think maybe I'm slowly winning, but it's too early to tell for sure.
My parameters are stable; phos 0.03, nitrates 12, alk 9, sal 1.026, and pH 8.4.
My softies are doing very well, but my LPS are not happy. I think I have one left alive. My BTA is also happy, it split and now I have two. They're both huge and I'm giving one away to a friend as soon as I can figure out how to get it off the rock it's attached to.
I'll post some pictures later.
I'm using the two Kessil A360X Tuna Blues mentioned earlier. They make the tank look so much better than the original lights. I may have to turn up the intensity some more, though. Actually, what I really need to do is to borrow a PAR meter so that I'm no longer going by trial and error.a different light?
I can't, that's the thing. At least not without tearing everything down. I'm going to try to point a powerhead at the nem, see if that makes it release its grip and move. There's also the 'ice cube against foot' method, but then I need it to move to a more accessible spot first.take the rock out
Quick follow-up to myself: I finally gave up on the Chaeto. It kept getting sucked into pumps and blocking them. The InTank fuge basket did nothing to prevent that. What remained of the Chaeto would turn into brown goo.I purchased the InTank media basket and refugium basket for the BioCube 32, and put some Cheato macro algae in the latter.
That is absolutely brilliant. I'll search for that thread, thanks!pvc pipe and sponge