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be :welcome: 'ed Jerome

I saw one tank that had privacy glass film on the back. It looked really sharp; clean, no air bubbles in it. Perhaps it was the color, but it had depth quite unlike black spray paint. It's on my list for tank #2.

ewwwww corn fed beef......are we in the states? haha! that was for jewels' benefit. i was (prime) ribbing him about his new avatar

I love big water. Be :welcome: 'ed!

Be :welcome: 'ed! En-thooz-ee-ah-zum! Yay!

Be :welcome: 'ed. Planted tank=wrinkley fingers... I just can't seem to avoid it.

Be :welcome: 'ed

bn pleco, sae, otocinclus, even suitable inverts are counter-measures that would add to your tank community and health (while reducing wrinkly fingers). edit: once you get fish in your tank

My mamma said the things that have at least three uses are the best value. Can you name them?

I did move them. They eventually went flat and vanished.

ok, I'm amazed... That unit gets to be 3 feet long? Imagine what it's taste like if it were fed corn fed beef?

I inherited a used heater that ran hotter than the dial reading. I discovered the dial was removed and put back on the spline 45 degrees from it's original position. So while I do expect a heater to maintain water temp, I don't put much stock in the temp dial matching the actual water temp. Until you get a different one, if that's your next move, you can drop the temp on your heater a little at a time until the heater thermostat stablizes at the temp you want your water to be. It means checking your thermometer and tweeking the heater until it does, and finally, ignoring what the heater dial says the temp should be. I set heaters up the same way regardless of name or feature. Turn the temp dial down, install the heater (unplugged) and let the heater thermostat normalize for 10 minutes or so. Then I plug it in and turn it up until the heater kicks on - watch it to see when it starts to cycle (turn itself on and off) and I make small adjustments from there.. in an hr or two, depending on how close I'm paying attention, it's set. I bought a slightly used hydor eth. Couldn't tell you what the temp dial says. edit: heaters wouldn't be so frustrating if they were manufactured without the frustrating parts

I dusted off my old IPT hydraulics theory handbook before replying. All the laws of physics and practice are acting in your favor. Remember the ol water towers? In a tank that’s open to atmosphere, water will impose a force of 0.433 psi per vertical foot regardless of tank volume (I know it sounds counterintuitive). It dosen't matter if the inlet/outlet pipes rise from the bottom of your tank, or if it drops down from the outside. What matters is where in the water column your pipes end. So the water weight above your suction end will assist your pump; the deeper the suction end is in your tank, the more water pressure acting on your pump's inlet side. If your suction ends one foot below the water column, there's 0.433 psi acting on the suction side. The water weight above your discharge end will resist the pressure generated by your pump; the deeper your discharge is in your tank, the more water presure acting on your pump's outlet end. If your discharge is 3” below water level, the “back” pressure your pump will have to overcome is 0.108 psi. So having a discharge higher than the suction creates an advantage for the pump… which happens to be the classic arrangement for canister filters. With all valves open, no air lock and no plugged lines, and power to the pump, water should flow. You can try generating a flow pulse in the discharge side to see if that motivates the water to move. A troubleshooting technique an old salty millwright once taught me: Simply pressure up the discharge side by partially closing the outlet valve while the pump runs. Then open the discharge valve fully to generate a flow pulse. It might be enough to get water flow. You can reconnect your canister dry, let the siphon fill it and use the water flow inertia to start the same procedure above. When there's a pressure differential, there will be flow.

So both suction and discharge is plumbed through your tank bottom. ... and your discharge is higher than your suction. Ok. I'll ask: Are you sure the discharge end (your outtake pipe) is actually connected to the OUT connector on your canister?

That's good, because my offer was actually to Jacker. :rofl:

I have 68.2 lbs of it in my basement that you can have... I'm in Edm on Friday. edit: pm me if you want it.

bn pleco, aruii, corys, apple snails, white clouds, sae, shrimp. I saw this array of knobs before the corys arrived, but not as many; and two singles that appeared on my driftwood. Today, they are flat. I pulled them out; their slimey texture prompted me to make some toast and jam. I'm a fan. They're behavior is, at times, entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing the little ones grow. This afternoon, my wife and I talked about spotting another tank in the livingroom.

Thanks! I was a snail skeptic. After doing some reading, and a bit of dialoging here, I was convinced to reconsider. At their current size, they're quite a presence.

Ok. Now these things showed up. Little white balls the size of a BB, strung together by a thread...

Oh tay! Thanks

Two net boxes passed through my hands in the past 6 months. I thought, "Nah! If I need one of those, I'll just start up another tank." ...dim-wit. :eh: If I understand correctly, syno321 is talking about an external refugium. edit: Apart from not occupying any inside cubes - does it have any other advantages over a net box?

I'm a corn-husker jewels. My family moved up here the year this gal smiled for the camera. I liked your other avatar because it didn't make me hungry for corn-fed prime rib and Nebraska sweet...

Hope springs eternal There plenty of places in there that fit your description Jason. Few I can closely scrutinize - mostly because I'm an old guy. Never thought of that Jay. Currently there are three; the one cory that didn't have any barbels died a couple wks ago (the little guy with the strong color). I reckon I have 1M2F. The girls are pretty chubby, but only one of the two regularily waltzes with what I think is a male. There's a bit of java in there too. Possibilities abound. Oh for CRYING OUT LOUD! ... How smart is that? :thumbs: buy you a drink sailor ? :beer:

I am always humbled to see fish live and die in my tanks. It's just as humbling to see this part of their life cycle. Update: 5 eggs were gone yesterday This morning was transfer day. Only one egg remains out of the 16 I originally located; one of the two in the right photo :boxed: I just read on Planetcatfish that the eggs hatch in 5 days. I didn't look at the tank too closely on Monday. And I certainly wasn't expecting cory eggs. So I can't say for sure when the eggs were actually deposited. The water values are solid, temp is 75oF. If the eggs are pleco food, I would expect both eggs in the right photo to be gone instead of one. If they hatched, the fry from the eggs in the left photo could be in my canister. Where else would I look for cory fry?

Thank you. I bought them from jayba.