Temp...problems advice needed

Blossom112

Blossom112

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Feb 25, 2008
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I have noticed my temp is always way too high ,last night i saw it was at 81 and climbing ,we unplugged the heater and i put some top off in without heating slowly and shut off the lights .
After about 4 hours it went down to 79 ,i needed to go to bed and didnt want to chance it going too low so i plugged the heater in and put it at 75 .........got up this morning at 11 and the temp was at almost 82 .i shut off the lights and unplugged the heater .
My lighting is corallife 2x10,000 65 watts 2x actenic 65 watts.
heater is jager 250w
thermoter is outside on glass
90gl /20gl sump
120+lbs LR
2 clowns xl anemone ,pink bubble,
2 golby's ,many other corals

just a couple other problems , this week we have a bad growth of green on our overflow ,just out of nowhere ,we plan to lower water today and scrape it all off .
The sump ,it stinks and flakes and food have found there way in there ,we are also going to empty and clean that too .
how can we prevent these things from happening in the future ?
How long do out lights need to be on everyday ?
im going to keep lighs off for the time being untill we fix these problems .
maybe just 3 hours at a time ,we have to check lights to be sure the fans are working .
Thanks in advance
 
I found the thermometers that stick on the outside of the glass are not that great mine was affected buy room temp too muchand giving false readings.
 
Maybe he means one of the digital thermometers that stick to the outside of the glass and have a probe that you drop in the tank. That's what I use and is very accurate.
 
I use 2 electronic ones. I use this one that stays in the tank and monitors with a display on the outside. I also use a simple digital meat thermometer that you can pick up cheap. I mainly use that when mixing water but I also use it just to verify my other thermometer is still working accurately.

Get rid of that stick on.. they are very bad.
 
i have one stick on plastic therm and one glass one inside the tank....the stick on isn't accurate as its effected by the room temp.....the glass one inside the tank is much more accurate.
 
Stick on thermometers are J U N K. You should in no way be using them for a saltwater tank. NO WAY. Get a glass drop it in the tank thermometer.
 
Cant shop this week ,getting a new dog so will have hands full with vet visits .
We installed the ac tonight and anymore problems im gonna turn it on lol
 
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