overheating

So I started in this hobby in December with a fluval 13.5 and have been constantly adding gadgets. Since I got my IM heater controller & probe the system has been running at an even 78 all winter not budging at all. Recently, I added an AI axis 40 pump, refugium in chamber 2, an aqua uv classic...

I’m pretty sure my return pump overheats sometimes bringing my temperature from 78 degrees to 80 degrees. I know it’s not my heater because I have an INKBIRD. I’m trying to keep my temperature more stable as I keep adding more corals to my tank. Can somebody recommend me a good return pump for a...

So I finally hard plumbed my refugium because I was sick of staying up all night readjusting the ball valves every time the tubing got bumped. I have it in a second sump with pumps going to and from my main sump, as seen in the pictures. I’m currently using two danner mag drive 9.5s which has...

I ordered stuff to set up a whole heating and cooling system for my fluval evo 13.5g, which had exactly 10g of water in it. It includes: •Bulk Reef Supply 100W Titanium Heater Element •Tunze aquawind eco chic cooling fan •Ink Bird ITC-308 WiFi Dual Stage Temperature Controller •Tunze...

Hey. I made an embarrassing mistake. When I put in my new heater for my reef tank, I somehow forgot to put the temperature reading gauge in the tank to monitor the temp and base the heat off the gauge. Therefore my heater was constantly heating up and my tank ended up at 96°F… Thank god I was...

Good idea or Bad idea? The Problem: Without a chillers, most reefers can only heat > cool water, but NOT cool > warm water. My oberservation: Especially during the winter I chose to add the new salt water into my heater chamber during water changes. But, I realized after doing so many...