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81-83*, my tank see upward of 85* in the summer. I wouldn't worry about it unless you have sea horses.

I come off the pump with 3/4 hose to 1 inch in tank. Should I change it to 1 inch alll the way up? Temp in the range of 81 to 83.8. I added a fan and it dropped it a bit and will probably add another. Two are better than one

What tank temperatures are you dealing with? When does it get its hottest? You can raise your lights, open the canopy, open the stand door slightly, add fans... I wouldn't change out the pump necessarily. What size plumbing is attached to that pump? 1" pipe or 1/2" pipe? If it is 1/2", that's part of the heat problem because the pump is too restrictive.

You can run you lights later in the day when your home is a little cooler.

If I am correct any pump that is internal will transfer heat to the water. You could try adding an intake to the pump and raise it partly out of the water in the return section. Otherwise an external pump would be all that I know of to reduce the heat transfer, but with a tank your size I don't really see that as being an option.

If you do raise your pump out of the water you will have to make a small stand for it to sit on and the take a piece of pvc from the intake down into the water. And make sure that the pump just barely is out of the water when the sump is at working height. That way when you turn the pump off the water will raise a bit and you won't have to worry about trying to prime the pump. You could also try making an overflow from the sump into your pump and set the pump beside the tank but that will depend on if you have room or not. You will likely have to prime the pump the first time but as long as the pump is lower than your average water level it should stay primed unless you have some leaks in your plumbing.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stomatella.html

I vote Stomatella as well. They move super fast and are in the same family as abalones

Friend, looks like a stomatella snail. My favorite critter in my clean up crew.

I guess the real question should have beeen friend or foe?

A muscle I believe...

(least that's what they look like at the seafood dept!... but I am by no means an expert... just hungry now)

Yup, I like seeing what it is doing from work.

You've got an APEX on the 29g? ROFL

Well I think I can do that:

Oceanic 29 HQI Biocube
Apex Light Controller for lights, temp and a few other things and becaue I am a geek
No Skimmer
30+ pounds LR

More to come later

Originally Posted by cfsindorf

Too soon for tank pic yet.

CFS

Its never to soon.. can you at least list the specs of all your gear? very nice pics.

Too soon for tank pic yet.

CFS

Nice to see some corals in your tank at last. I edited your entry to make the images full size. Those aren't too big to share at that particular pixel size.

Ahhh, ok. I recently got some montis. I thought that might be one. I bet ya tank looks awesome with tose coral in them. Nice colors also! Do you have a whole tank pic?

As best I know it is one of the Chalice varieties

Awesome corals! What is the name of the one in the first two pics? Is that a Monti?

Here you go Craig: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

I would love to see pics or get info on motorized idea. Could be used for other ideas.

CFS