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Re: MJ1200 heat
When I mix water in my garage (55-60 degrees ambient temp) I use a MJ1200 in a 5g bucket with no heater. After 2 days the water is 78 degrees.
Just FYI....
Girls died of cancer in late December. Poor lil Rottie...
The new dog is an American Staffordshire Terrier. The other is our 2 yr old beagle/maltese mutt...er...mix. ;)
Looks like it's a lot cheaper here:
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Actually, looks like the same place...just WAY cheaper. ;)
Hindsight being 20/20 and all, I'd HIGHLY recommend automating your lighting process. timers are about $7 at the home depot or lowes and do a great job of not only keeping things consistent, but also avoiding these types of issues.
Sorry to hear of your losses. At least the fish made it, though!
I believe you want the hole submersed until your water turns off, and then it breaks the siphon when the water level gets down just a bit.
I could be wrong, though...I don't use a hole like that...
It seems to me that any drastic change in this hobby just takes time to work itself out.
You went from basically a dark tank to a brightly lit tank. It's going to take a little while for your tank to work itself out. Basically, trying to keep the nutrient intake down will help, as will...
I don't think you need a DSB, exactly. They do burrow into the sand and hide there with their little...tentacle...nose-like thing sticking out. But a few inches of sand should suffice.
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I think there are a lot of variables to take into account when talking about flow. Tank dimensions, flow direction and especially rock formations that may block/alter the flow.
I have a 29g with a MJ1200 (295GPH) on my fuge and a closed loop system with an 800 GPH pump on it, and I wish I had...
Hey Mynd,
You know there's a good chance you already have some and you just haven't seen them yet. It took about 7 months for me to start seeing them...now I've noticed 5 or 6 already.
Funny you mention it, but I tried to reposition my BTA, which apparently was lodged in between 2 rocks, and when I moved a rock he ripped in half. Now I have two again. Those things are hardy as heck!