Light question

[brose]

Does anyone know what kind of corals and zoas I can grow in my 24 gallon aquapod with the standard lighting it comes with? What kind should I stay away from getting? It's a 1x32w SunPaq Dual Daylight & 1x32w SunPaq Dual Actinic.

Also, my system is running with zero lighting (for the cycle) and the temp (with no heater) is nearly up to 82 degrees. This temp has got to be caused by the powerhead alone. I use a maxi-jet 1200. I saw some mods that I can do to the top of the tank to add a fan in the feeding door. Does anybody have any better recommendations?
Thanks for the help.

 

[mikeguerrero]

Any zoas will do fine and you can get many torch, hammer or frog corals... Stick to the smaller ones that have been fragged as they will grow quickly with time in your pod....

And yes the heat is being caused by the massive amount of heat the MJ1200 gives off; 20 watts....

MG

 

[brose]

Any idea of how to keep the temp down without doing major mods or using more and more electricity?

 

[skipm]

Switch out the MaxiJet to a smaller pump and the temp should go back down some.

 

[brose]

I bought an aqua-tech 3ph powerhead from walmart as my SW mixing powerhead. It's supposedly certified at 170 gph. Aquapod originally put a stock 190gph powerhead in the tank. Do you guys think 170 is too low for a 24g pod? :???:

 

[idog]

The 2006 Nanocube comes stock with a 290 GPH pump. This is supposed to be sufficient for the cubes of this size. 10 GPH at least per gallon is my understanding.

 

[brose]

Yeah, I'm sorry. I meant 290 gph. The stock pump is 35W and the MJ1200 is 20W. I emailed current-usa and they actually recommended using a maxi-jet. They said that not all of their customers use the aquapod as a nano reef and not all of them have this problem. A big help anyway :neutral: . I found this link: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... did=809681

I'm interested in making the feeding cover conversion but does anyone know if it would cause too much evaporation? I'd hate to pay another $80 for an auto top-off. I tried blowing a desk top fan over the water by keeping the feeding cover open, but evaporated about half a gallon of water in one day.
I might try another pc fan in the empty slot but i wouldn't think this would help since I'm not even using any lights for the cycling. My temps are ranging from about 80 to 82. I keep my apartment thermostat at 75, which could also contribute. So does the feeder cover conversion evaporate too much? What's the max temp that's unhealthy for fish and other life in SW? TIA

 

[TimSchmidt]

Constant temperature is more important that a single number IMO. So if you can keep the temp within a single degree your fish/corals should adjust. Try to see if you can keep it at 81 constantly. JMHO.

 

[idog]

You keep your thermostat in your apartment at 75 degrees!

Are you some sort of reptile? :lol:

My thermostat in my house is 68-69, and I need to use the heater to bring the temp up to 79 in my 24G NC. It's always within .5 degrees of where it's set on my heater

Turn down the heat and put on a sweater!

 

[idog]

whoops,

Just saw that you were in Texas, so I guess the temp is going the other way. Your prob is keeping it cool. Mine is keeping it warm.

My bad.

 

[brose]

lol, thats cool. I wish it worked that way here sometimes