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AJinNY · 10-19-2004, 03:01 PM

Here's 2 questions within one post.

1.) The temperature of my tank is always about 83 degrees. My white lights have a fan on it so I am hoping the lights arent causing the problem. My heater was set to 78 I moved it to 76 but I know thats not the problem either since I never ever see my heater turning on. In the sump I have a skimmer and the pump that pumps the water back into the tank.....could the equipment in the sump ne whats causing the heat? Is it the lights? OR since my tank is covered maybe any heat at all cant escape? Maybe I should cut out a few inches in the back of the cover so that heat can escape? When I do water changes I purposely make sure the water is cooler hoping it would lower the temperature...but no luck.

2.) I got a long tentacle green plate. Gorgeous color and the tentacles all got long like the torch.....BUT in the last 2 days the front half portion of the plate the tentacles dont open up and it looks like some of the green is gone almost like the tentacles melted away or something. Is the problem the temperature? Or is something else at work? OR are these plates just too delicate for the relative beginner? If I bring it back to my friend at the lfs u think they could nurse it back to help or once it starts to turn bad its too late to salvage it.

These corals are frustrating me - maybe I should go to fish only. BUT my mushrooms and my pink sinularia are doing incredibly.

10-19-2004, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
AJinNY Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 720 View Gallery Karma Komment	2 ques: temperature and long tentacle plate Here's 2 questions within one post. 1.) The temperature of my tank is always about 83 degrees. My white lights have a fan on it so I am hoping the lights arent causing the problem. My heater was set to 78 I moved it to 76 but I know thats not the problem either since I never ever see my heater turning on. In the sump I have a skimmer and the pump that pumps the water back into the tank.....could the equipment in the sump ne whats causing the heat? Is it the lights? OR since my tank is covered maybe any heat at all cant escape? Maybe I should cut out a few inches in the back of the cover so that heat can escape? When I do water changes I purposely make sure the water is cooler hoping it would lower the temperature...but no luck. 2.) I got a long tentacle green plate. Gorgeous color and the tentacles all got long like the torch.....BUT in the last 2 days the front half portion of the plate the tentacles dont open up and it looks like some of the green is gone almost like the tentacles melted away or something. Is the problem the temperature? Or is something else at work? OR are these plates just too delicate for the relative beginner? If I bring it back to my friend at the lfs u think they could nurse it back to help or once it starts to turn bad its too late to salvage it. These corals are frustrating me - maybe I should go to fish only. BUT my mushrooms and my pink sinularia are doing incredibly.