Is ick a temp induced thing? Some serious reffers seem to have chillers, does central AC eliminate that need? MID lighting thing maybe??
How high of a temp would you be willing to go before intervening?
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frank180reef
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Stress induced, in this case potentially due to Temp flucuations
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serwobow
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Taking the plexiglas lid off my aquarium made a helpful difference in the temperature of my tank. Went from a high of 85 to a high of 82. The evaporation rate doubled though. Still making adjustments, but I now seem to be losing about about 2L per day from my 50g tank from evaporation.
tank o tang
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You can always make a chiller. 2 bulkheads in the side of a good cooler. Coil some tubing inside the cooler (the more tubing the more surface to cool but leave room for the ice) and fill with ice. Hook up a powerhead to a temp controller or turn on manually to lower temp.
tank o tang
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And if possible use a cooler with a drain and elevate it to drain easily and add more ice as needed.
dz6t
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I have this
https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/rpm/
It comes with a nice little power adapter that allows me to use a portable phone charger to power the wavemaker when electricity is out.
I tested it on a 20,000 mAh battery from Amazon ($16), it ran overnight at full speed and still going strong.
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https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/rpm/
It comes with a nice little power adapter that allows me to use a portable phone charger to power the wavemaker when electricity is out.
I tested it on a 20,000 mAh battery from Amazon ($16), it ran overnight at full speed and still going strong.
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dz6t
Acro Garden, BRS Sponsor
Do you have the Reefbreeders version or the Coralbox version? The power adapter only comes with Reefbreeders version.
In a powerless tank, fish go first.
One pump is good enough to keep a 80 gallon tank alive.
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serwobow
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I have the reefbreeders one. Got it about 3 months ago. Now that I am looking at the link to the site, I think I remember a small extra cable that came in the box, but I never really looked at it when it arrived, I was so excited to get the pump in the tank. Hopefully it is still around somewhere.
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serwobow
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Thanks to the suggestions in this thread, I think my temperature issues are mostly solved. My tank was up to 83 yesterday with the big 99 degree heat, but other than that it has been fluctuating between 79-82. It dropped into this range from above 85 degrees just by removing the lid, and directing a little more AC into the tank room. No ick happened as a result of the sudden change. Also the corals are looking fine - maybe even a little better than before. All good.
Aquanaut
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I have the Anker power bank from Amazon, 20k mAh very good, that and the reefbreeders rpm saved my a** last week
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serwobow
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Nice to hear that. I think I will get that battery, or similar one. Do you set the pump on a low setting when you use it so that the battery will last longer, or does it matter?
