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    Why I do not like stealth heaters

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by fosterspike

    I suppose if it fails in the "shocking my tank" way that most of the folks above were posting about re: their stealth heaters, this is increasing your chances of shocking your tank inhabitants (and yourself)

     

    Even if the stealths do electrocute you that doesnt mean it will hurt your livestock, the only way for it to shock them is if it is somehow touching the ground and glass is not conductive.

     

    Ive had 2 stealth heaters shock me and 4 of them fail, though those were probably just from old age. I've had an original ebo-jager since before I even started this hobby, my aunt gave it to me after running a few years in her tank and she probably got it from the guy who sold her the tank. Now I am running two 250w ehiem jager heaters and my original 250w ebo jager, I've only had them for a little while but theve worked well for me so far, but I had stealths fail earlier than that.

     

    Ok so maybe eheim jagers arent as good as ebo jagers, but they are way better than stealths.

    looking for project ideas

    in Education Forum

    · Edited by fosterspike

    Its for an environmental governors school but not for a certain class, i have AP research class on fridays went im supposed to work on it.

     

    id like it to have something to do with protecting reefs or something but i cant go to the beach ever.

    looking for project ideas

    in Education Forum

    i have a research project assigned for school, and im looking for suggestions. it basically just needs to solve a problem, and i would like to be able to do something with my fish tank. i also have to spend 140 hours on it to get full credit.

     

    i cant really think of something good enough to use if anyone has any suggestions feel free to help me out.

     

    thanks

    Tank light suggestions

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    I have a 20 gallon hexagon tank and i need new lights for it, the ones that came with it was a 15 inch florescent light for freshwater and it was broken. does anyone have suggestions for new lights for it? it cant be longer than 15 inches or it will extend over the tank. also i want to keep some soft corals in the tank, but it shouldn't be any stronger than that.

    Breeding Marine Fish

    in Propagation and Breeding

    · Edited by fosterspike

    this is a great idea, at my first meeting with Anthony Calfo as the guest speaker, they talked about the threat of wild caught fish becoming illegal.

     

    i want to breed some clowns, mandarins, and cuttlefish. im restarting my tank now though after a tank crash so i have a ways to go.

    pump too powerful?

    in General Discussion

    So what you are saying is you will have two display tanks sharing one sump? And the two displays are a 90 and a 20 hex? And your problem is that the rio pump is pumping too much water to the 20 hex? How are you running the drain line from the 20 hex? Are you drilling it or using a hang on overflow? If your drain/drains aren't sufficient enough you will have a flood. I would say that that pump is too strong for a 20 gallon, especially if all you have in it are a few fish and softies. You could also "T" off the return line coming from the rio and add a ball valve/gate valve to release some of the pressure and cut back on the gph.

    yea thats pretty much it. i have an overflow box rated for 75 gallons, so i dont expect flooding. also they are sharing two sumps, which they both go through. the problem with "T"ing it off is that i used tubing instead of piping.

    pump too powerful?

    in General Discussion

    btw my overflow is rated for 75 gallon tank...

    my system will have about 200 or so gallons in it when im done.

    i dont think there will be a problem with water volume and circulation, i just want to know if its too much for the cuttles.

    pump too powerful?

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by fosterspike

    i am setting up a new system. right now i have a 90 gallon tank and a 50 gallon refugium/sump, but im adding this tank and another about 40 gallon sump. the water is going to drain from both tanks into the new sump, then through the refugium and the sump and then back up to the tanks

     

    for this tank im going to put 2 cuttlefish and maybe some soft corals.

    dont let your sister watch your tank!

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    i was in europe for ten days and i didnt have phone service to call and i didnt really think anythink like this would happen. i guess i need to look at all the possibilities. i was joking when i said i was going to get my sister to pay for it, cause she really didnt know what to do with it.

     

    my GFI is the actual outlet and its in the most inconvenient place, right behind the tank. but it always turns off and ive never had trouble besides reaching it.

     

    i guess the main problem was that i hadn't look forward enough to predict what could happen and i think i will make sure that i have something ready for them like a guide or something so if theres something wrong them can fix it immediately.

     

    well at least there wasnt anything super expensive in there. the most expensive were shrimps and corals (mainly cheap softies).

     

    thanks for all the input.

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