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In The Tank
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Heater failed
Not sure how long my 20 gallon tanks heater failed. Found out when I went to feed the fish, opened the lid and got hit with a bunch of humidity. I tested the temp at 92 degree f, 17 degrees above set levels. This brings me to a great discussion of what heater people use and steps people use to prevent this type of problems. This heater was a cheaper aquaneat 100w that was only about 4 months old.
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Grow out container with blackworms
Wire rack used with containers and bulkhead fitting to allow for water to flow between containers utilizing 1 100 watt heater and 1 sump.
This sump allows me to keep an extra bucket of water on the side to allow aeration for 24 to 48 hours. With a simple move, pump, and a few bags into a new bucket of water for a water change, which is a 25% water change daily.
So far the system is stable with no crashes in the blackworm population, and it just housed 100 Corydora aeneus var.albino fry.
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Would you do this with Apistogramma's or Ram's?
Put multiple fish (6-8) in the same tank. Not sure yet which species. Tank is a 96-gallon custom, heavily planted, some driftwood, a light current population of small fish, I would add more rocks & wood to increase hiding places and territories. It's a show tank and breeding is not my goal.
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Grace Doyle
Feb 11
Yes, I would do this with a 96 gallon tank. Sounds like there is enough space, hiding places, and lines of sight broken up. It will depend on the fish and their temperament though.
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The hard part is running so many heaters on 1 power strip can start to tax the circuit and when you run multiple tanks it can add up pretty quick. There are a lot of great ideas when it comes to keeping an eye on heaters, running 2 undersized as well as having a one that monitors temperature. For some of the heater that I needed to replace I tried to look for titanium heaters that is for the tank size right now. But I did add a procedure to my daily tank maintenance which is write with erasable chalk marker the temp and use a temp probe to check the tanks daily to see if there are any changes to these temps.