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You won't like this but catalina gobies need to be kept in a tank thats kept at 72 degrees, they are coldwater fish.

:welcome to the board.

I have used a buffer before, I liked to dose on the low side and slowly adjust the level up to where I needed it. I haven't used a buffer in a long time though, at least since I started using nothing but RO/DI. If the heater is an old model it may use bimetal contacts that may be sticking...

Definite Cuties.

Happy Birthday, I hope you have a great day and wish you many more to come. PS Don't you and Steven buy out all of the LFS.

Remind me to stay on your good side :D

Another thing you can do to keep from stressing your new fish as much is to transport them in a cooler, this helps prevent heatloss and is dark to help keep stress levels at a minimum. I have a couple of small coolers I use just for fish and coral transporting.

Take a look at this one, it is made for a 20" tank and gives you more light for the same money: http://www.hellolights.com/201xcoaqpcho.html

Is the actual wattage of the bulb 65 or is it equivalent to a 65 watt incandescent bulb? Either way I would at least make some ventilation holes like DJ suggested or retrofit a fan into the hood.

Ypou may want to take a look at one of these: http://www.hellolights.com/201xcoaqpcho.html , they work great for a 20" tank (like a 10 gal).

Your tank is really looking good. Maybe you can use the move as an excuse to buy another cube, "honey I need to set the new tank up so I can move the stuff from the old tank into it" :mrgreen: . Good luck Eddy.

For small clams you have to target feed them with phytoplankton in order for them to get enough food to survive. I wish I knew then what I know now, the clams I see today don't seem to be as pretty as the one I lost.

Fantastic close ups. You also have a great looking coral. What was for dessert?

Your pH may also rise up some with the proper salinity, if not go with a buffer like Sadie suggested. What size is your heater? If it is too big when it comes on it may heat the water so quickly that by the time it shuts off the carryover raises the temp too high.

If you still have the fish you may be able to keep ity in another tank or suitable container doing frequent water changes to keep ammonia levels down. This would be less stressful IMO than the fish living in a cycling tank. You can't do this in the cycling tank though because the water changes...

The two part additives like Kents AB, ESVs Bionic, etc. are designed to maintain calcium levels and not to raise them. You need to use a product designed to raise calcium levels or drip kalkwasser to get the level up and then the 2 part additive should maintain the level for you. BTW...

The only problem with having the LR so high is that in a reeftank you cannot add corals to the top of the LR or they will be out of water. There is no rule otherwise.

I agree, I have tons of them, they are quite harmless but can be a pain when you are trying to see something and they are covering the front glass.

It sounds like Sadie has pretty well covered your initial question. :welcome to the board, I look forward to hearing more from you in the future.

You could set the Eheim to dose whatever to the tank and the JBJ will take care of any additional evaporation. I would make sure that whatever is being dosed went into the sump area so it gets diluted prior to coming into contact with the tanks inhabitants. I don't think the two items can be...