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Thanks for the advice on the screw covers - sounds like RSM should throw some replacements in with the free fan upgrades they send out.

michaelaz - I have Kent (I think it's Kent) phyto & zoo plankton in bottles and rarely use it, but i do once in a while. the majority of polyps like the palys and zoes, mushrooms, frogspawn, leathers, etc. don't have to be fed - they get their food from light and the algae incorporated into their bodies - photosynthetic like plants. They will at times appreciate the extra food in phyto or zooplankton, but it's not necessary. I don't feed frequently, since if I don't shut the powerheads off a lot of it just goes through the overflow gate. It's always good to check though - there are corals like the sun corals that do require feeding them, as there are types that are not photosynthetic.

No chiller here but good advice on the temperature differences between the readouts on the thermometers and chiller readouts. Anyone ever thought about one of the drop-in chillers with the cooling coil that could be placed in the skimmer compartment?

Great deal on the 12g aquapod glalderman! I have a little 6g FW tank in my office and would love to have a SW nano, but they're talking about relocating us to another part of town, and always the threat of downsizing going on, so I'm not comfortable setting up SW here.