[Cubeman]

The 500W titanium heater I was using has turned out to be too much heater for the water volume so I have downsized. Every time the heater turned on it got so warm so quickly that the temperature would rise 0.3-0.5 degrees and then slowly cool off again. Not exactly the steady temp we shoot for so I picked up a 100W Jager. I set the Jager to 82 degrees while the Reef Keeper Lite that controls it is set to 79. This way when the RKL calls for heat the Jager is always on but if the RKL temp control sticks on then the Jager's internal mechanism should stop the tank from overheating.


I had Payless Glass cut a 5mm glass top to cover the display portion of the aquarium. This leaves the all in one box free for gas exchange and I also have a small gap in the back right hand corner for feeding. To help with condensation and salt on the underside of glass top I decided not to place it on the lip inside the frame. Instead I had the glass cut to the external dimensions of the black plastic frame and placed little rubber supports on it. This keeps it up off the rim allowing a bit of air exchange but still prevents fish from getting out. The rubber legs have the added benefit of not wanting to slide so it will be difficult to accidentally knock the glass top off. It's a bit of a sacrifice with the aesthetics but I can live with that if I don't have to clean salt off the top every week.