Red Sea 130D AIO

[redfishbluefish]

Don't know about Finnex. I will tell you that my second choice is Sera. I'll use their heaters when a Jager won't fit......that's my one complaint about Jager's, they are long.

 

[Trio91]

i think im going to get the Eheims....as the Finnex controller is going to be something else i need to mount

thanx guys

 

[Juano908]

Glad your tank is ok too Marcus.


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[Trio91]

So a couple of updates:

1st, I installed my jager heater so hopefully no more mishaps with the heater failing

And 2nd, I installed some truelumen, 453nm atinic blue led lights to the tank. The purpose was for me to reduce shadowing in the corners of the tank.

I used some double sided tape to hold both the lights and wires

 

[Trio91]

Here's a pic with the lights on, on the tank

 

[art13]

Just to throw it out there, I have my titanium heater controlled from my apex with the on temp at 78.3 and off at 78.4, the actual variance is 78.2-78.5 when it plays out. No ill effects on the heater, it's been that way for a year

 

[art13]

 

[Trio91]

Tried to take a top-down pic but the flash whited it out....did a water change today

 

[Trio91]

Earlier today, i set a bottle trap in an attempt to catch an elusive predator shrimp in my tank.....

Instead I caught this

 

[Trio91]

Basically had to rip it apart to get em out....the shrimp will yet again, live to see another day

 

[redfishbluefish]

Use the trap at night only.....lights out.

 

[Trio91]

I did, but when the lights came on the fish went into feed mode....

I'm going to make another one, should I set and remove the trap daily?

 

[Trio91]

Picked up a Hector's Goby on valentines day. Hard to get a snap a shot of this lil bugger

 

[redfishbluefish]

Nice! Looks like a little fellow.

Have you caught that devil shrimp yet?

 

[Trio91]

no...he's been quiet lately

but this weekend i am going to plant another trap and see what happens....im going to give that x-terminator mantis trap another chance...im convinced that it's some sort of pistol/snapping shrimp....but still could be a mantis

 

[Trio91]

So I have added my last fish.....am at 5 in total
An orange striped cardinal

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

sweet looking fish man. How the tank doing? We need a new full tank shot

 

[Trio91]

Tanks doing good so far....the chalices that i have are growing out like weeds.....that and the caps. The acro's are the only thing not doing so hot....they'ved browned out

I'm starting to entertain some other lighting options....with the light so close to the water line, I'm getting a lot of dark spots on the sides....I was thinking of doing a single, 24" t5 fixture to supplement.

I have one from an old all glass tank that I'm tinkering with

 

[Trio91]

Still haven't caught that damn demon shrimp yet....

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Still haven't caugh that damn demon shrimp yet....

Oh no that sucks