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VHOs don't require reflectors. I know what you mean though, anything is an obstacle.
Maybe you could create some type of neato mechanized gizmo that moves them in when wanted, and then back out of sight when not. 
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i'm not smart enough for that.
the reflectors i have are about 1.5 sq feet each so it wouldn't be like hanging a Luminarc III over that tank, still...
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crank up those heaters boys and girls. we have been chilling our tanks too much with too little daily variation. 82-86 is better with a daily variation.
i should be able to get by with no chiller.
an interesting discussion about tank temps.
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic85520-11-1.aspx#bm85604
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Keep in mind that with higher tank temperatures, oxygen levels can be depleted more quickly. Probably due to the increased metabolism of the livestock.
I keep my tank between 79 and 81F year round. I don't use a chiller.
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Marc-how do you maintain your tank tamps?
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My tank has a fishroom behind it. And a door from that room goes to the garage. In the summer, I turn on a window a/c unit that is built into the wall of my fishroom that keeps the room nice and comfortable and keeps the tank right at ~80F day in and day out. In the winter months, I turn off the window unit and crack open the door to the garage to let in cool air during the day time and close it at night. During spring and fall, the door to the garage is open all the way to let in fresh air.
I don't park in my garage, so there are no fumes to worry about.
The temperature of my tank is more stable in the summer months when the window a/c is on 24/7. Winter tends to bounce those numbers around depending on when I open and close doors that let in fresh air and allow hot air to escape.
Over the past couple of days my tank has gotten closer to 82F because our weather is rather stormy and I'm still trying to resist the urge to run the a/c unit quiet yet.
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no FTS. working on the infrastructure.
i haven't cleaned the viewing pane in a week. it has got a good coating of algae, with other things growing in it. you can see very small tube worms, there are very small pods, and then the other things in the photo.
some kind of flat worm, looks like Planaria in the photo but in person they don't look red or green at all, just a kind of dark brown/grey.
they don't seem to be on any of the corals, they are on the sand bed .
the corals all seem fine.
what is it and what do i do about it?
flat worms. probably hundreds of them. what if anything should i do? what will eat them, biological control.
the other translucent thing is about 1/4" in diameter and has things growing inside i think. it was suggested by a friend that it is snails. there are some 1/2" snails in the tank. i don't know what else it could be. the only other things in the tank are two Diadema urchins and a lawnmower Blenny that hang at at that end of the tank.
the other question is what if anything to add for more algae control?
most of the algae appears dead but still in place, you can see both forms below.
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Brown or reddish flatworms of that size tend to be Planaria, but the tail is the part you look at mostly. Planaria has three points in the tail section:
For algae clean up, there are a few animals that help, such as the Sea Hare or the huge Mexican Turbo snails. Manual removal is important as well when it seems to get out of hand.
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Nice picture Marc. i think they only have a bitail and look redder in my photo than they look in person. not nearly like your photo.
any thoughts about the other thing? i have been researching the snail possibility and i think the snails i have in the tank are Strombus maculatus after reading an article by Dr. Shimek. they lay an egg mass that looks like what i have. i am waiting to see if Dr. Shimek has an opinion.
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