salon_1928

Looks like it was hammered out of metal - beautiful!

Poor guy (or gal...).

I don't think it was an interuption for the whole house (no clocks flashing anywhere...) - just that bar or outlet. My wife and I were discussing it and she seems to remember a computer workstation set up there when we moved first moved in and the fact that we moved everything to an adjacent wall. She suspects that we may have moved it because of a wonky plug. I don't remember but she could be right. At any rate, I'm going to try the clock radio trick... Cheers, Stu

Any thoughts on what I can do to mitigate? Sponge over the intake maybe? I was also thinking of shortening the intake tube...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out on this one because I'm stumped. I have 2 brand new (about a month old) Aquaclear 70s on the back of my 52 gallon. Last week I found that the impeller had stopped spinning in one filter and it was no longer pushing water. When I inspected it all seemed fine. There didn't seem to be any buildup of note and when I plugged it back in it whirred to life. This morning when I got up and went downstairs check on the tank again I found it had happened again but this time with both motors. Again, nothing much of note when I inspected the motors and both are running just fine now. I did a big water change tonight so I used the opportunity to check the media. There was a little bit of waste in there but nothing that should adversely impact the filters. For the record I run a sponge, 2 pads of fine floss and a bag of Biomax on top in each filter. I have run this setup for years and have never had a problem - the flow out of each filter is excellent. One thing I suspected is sand getting in the filter. When I opened them up tonight though there was barely any in the filter - maybe a pinch in each. I've run Aquaclears for years and have never had this happen. I know they can have a bit of startup inertia if they're not completely clean but I've never seen one going from running to a dead stop while powered-up. That's why I suspect the problem might be power related - possibly the power bar I'm using or the outlet itself. I was thinking that if there was an interruption in power, it may be enough to stop the motors. So, what I've done so far is change the power bar and outlet. Has anyone else ever encountered this with an Aquaclear? Cheers, Stu

Gorgeous - I can barely see any plumbing.

I forgot to mention my overall impression of Zebra's. I like them and prefer them to Apple snails. I had both in my 70 gallon. The Zebras are like eating machines. They always seem to be in motion and their mouths are constantly scraping. My Apples on the other hand have a lot of down-time. They seem to nap for long periods and they produce a decent amount of waste. The only place my Zebras have laid eggs is on my piece of driftwood and it's not an eyesore. Lastly, they don't seem to touch plants whereas that's hit and miss with Apples (my current batch turned out to be major deforesters...).

OMG, that's what those things are! I have 3 Zebras in my 70 gallon tank and I couldn't tell if some specks on my driftwood was white sand or not. My fish often sift and blow sand so it's not unusual to see it on my driftwood. I was a little supsicious though when I noticed the spots being so regularly formed. Do they hatch? Cheers, Stu

What a freak - and I mean that in a good way. Seriously - nice fish!

It's always a sad thing to see...is he/she hiding booze around the house yet?

That is...amazing... And that was the least boring rant I've ever heard.

Well done - those tanks look great. I've wanted to pick up one of these ever since my friend got his a few month's back. The plus is that my really likes the look so it will likely end up in a living space (i.e. not my basement). Cheers, Stu

You guys have had your Edges for a while now - what are the pros and cons? Getting enough oxygen in there? I'm considering planted and shrimp. Stu

Kick his @$$ Sea Bass!

That looks outstanding - what's the plant/object on the left side? Also, what type of filter is that? Cheers, Stu