4.0 Mini Reef

[Bluezone]

My tank is a 4 Gal from All glass with 2 /13 WATT bright kit from AHsupply.com, a rio50 power head for circulation,..filtering the system  I have a mini penguin biowheel filter, about one and half inches of live sand, and 6.5lbs of Live Figi Rock. Living in the tank there’s a heroquin shrimp, 2 true perculas, some zenia polyps, a small fiddler crab and a pom pom tree.  I have the whole system on a timer with 14 hours of daylight and 10 hours of night time…Maintenance is simply half a gallon water change weekly, some enzyme biocycle weekly (half a cap), inverterbrate formula twice a week (3 drops), and feed the fish ever other day (small amounts)…also I change the mini penguin biowheel filter monthly..

    I heard that heat is a problem for mini reefs can someone tell me if i should do something about mine?....or if it's a problem at all, my tank has a thermometer that constantly reads 83-85 degrees is this ok? Thanks. (Let me know if you want pics)

[nanoreefboy]

In My personal opinion 84 is the absolute highest that the temperature should be.  If all of your inhabitants are thriving than I would not worry about it though.

[Christopher Marks]

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[Metznreef]

if the heat comes from the lights, you could always install a little fan, but then of course evaporation would be a problem.