Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[najer]

Honesty in reefing!
Thanks Karma, what did I do to deserve this one?! ;Punch

 

[Katrina71]

Honesty in reefing!
Thanks Karma, what did I do to deserve this one?! ;Punch

Uh oh. What's going on with that?

 

[sfin52]

looks like the nudi laid a bunch of eggs. That nudi had the same colors as the stick

 

[Katrina71]

I can't say that I blame her. What a lovely nursery.

 

[sfin52]

 

[Katrina71]

I haven't dealt with any bad nudis yet.

 

[sfin52]

I haven't dealt with any bad nudis yet.

A wrasse will help. Do you have any crabs or shrimps. A nudi eating wrasse should be on your short list of fish to get for the new tank .

 

[Rakie]

@Bulk Reef Supply convinced me to get a cobalt neotherm heater.

So i purchased a 150w model. So far, it has just been tested on a 10g liverock tank (outside in a covered patio) and it keeps it at an extremely steady 78. I have an actual thermometer i keep in my tanks, and its reading hasn't changed so far

Neotherm has fixed their issue with exploding heaters. Apparently the exact model that USED to explode were the 75w, 100w, and 150w iirc.

Hopefully they should be reliable now. That said, I'm afraid to use them still lol.

 

[Katrina71]

A wrasse will help. Do you have any crabs or shrimps. A nudi eating wrasse should be on your short list of fish to get for the new tank .

I was actually thinking a Wrasse would be good for the new tank.

 

[mch1984]

I got my melanarus for pest and he’s turned to probably the prettiest fish in the tank.

 

[sfin52]

I got my melanarus for pest and he’s turned to probably the prettiest fish in the tank.

yep me to. But they go after carbs and shrimp.

 

[Katrina71]

My concern is I do keep crabs, shrimp, and nudis to control aiptasia.

 

[mch1984]

I can’t comment on the nudies, but I have 3 emeralds and a bunch of hermits and they do fine. I did attempt a feather duster and that didn’t last long at all.

 

[Katrina71]

I can’t comment on the nudies, but I have 3 emeralds and a bunch of hermits and they do fine. I did attempt a feather duster and that didn’t last long at all.

I keep a pederson shrimp.

 

[Fudsey]

My Melanurus hasn't bothered with any of my shrimp or crabs

 

[Katrina71]

I'm excited to get a nem in the new tank! Stupid, right!

 

[Scurvy]

I am not saying this because I highly recommend any heater (I do not, all heaters can fail in my experience). but I am curious how long ago this was? A couple of years ago they changed the casing on the Neotherm and started offering a lifetime guarantee. Their Accutherm heater line are cheaper and seem so bad from reviews they are hard to find.

Failed on me three or four months ago. Was a 150watt Neotherm less than a year old. Removed my apex to swap in a newer model and left without a controller overnight. Could have been bad for months without me knowing. Posted here and Instagram and had at least a dozen replies in 24 hours stating they had the same issue. @Robin Haselden had the same issue as me. Stuck on at 96 degrees. Pretty sure his was brand new.

 

[sfin52]

My Melanurus hasn't bothered with any of my shrimp or crabs

Mine riped a emerald apart one leg at a time .

 

[sfin52]

Failed on me three or four months ago. Was a 150watt Neotherm less than a year old. Removed my apex to swap in a newer model and left without a controller overnight. Could have been bad for months without me knowing. Posted here and Instagram and had at least a dozen replies in 24 hours stating they had the same issue. @Robin Haselden had the same issue as me. Stuck on at 96 degrees.

Yuck .

 

[Katrina71]

I will never use a Neotherm. I know both of you guys had issues. I do understand any piece of equipment can fail, but 2 of you...not going to risk it.