Recent content by briangcc1997

Lost 2 more mini hygger heaters - being under 200W. I’m now swapping them back to glass as the electronics in these smaller units is horrible. I cannot recommend them at all. 6 months use where they were barely on is inexcusable. 300W and up seem fine.

Looks like mine does. Have a FX6 on a 125 and a FX4 on a 75. Hoses end up that way coming out of the tank stand...

Lots of changes...probably too many to list but here goes... 125 I rebuilt the doors I did on the stand. The fancy pivot hinges just didn't hold up. In the process of doing that work, we also started looking at the fish tanks as I had another issue with one of the Severum in this tank -...

2nd Aquael heater arrived and it seems to be doing well. Long term is tbd. Also been converting a number of air diffusers to the new weighted air stones. Been running one set for a good month or more in my community 75 and no drop off yet. Added a pair to the 125 last night. Have a few more...

Amazon.com : surge protector power strip with switches

Plenty of them on Amazon. Think of old PC switch boxes that sat under the CRT monitors. Definitely not new tech. For me...its been whatever I've found around the $20 mark at Home Depot. I try to mount them up and out of the way so if the inevitable happens, I don't have a soaked power strip.

I have a guppy pair and a few hasbrosus cories in a 10 gallon. My other 10 has guppies (they've been reproducing now like rabbits), some small tetras, and shrimp....ohh and gobs of ramshorn snails. Both have sponge filters, Hygger clip on lights. Shrimp tank just got a Aquael heater as the...

Looked at the 10 gallon in my son's bedroom which has the guppies and cories....Sure enough the Hygger heater is flashing H1. My oldest says...yeah its been flashing Hi for a while now. I thought it was being nice. Will get another Aqueal and see how those hold up as Hygger in the smaller sizes...

We'll agree to disagree on water quality. It's not going to change one iota just because the storage container itself is larger. It *may* allow you to extend your maintenance interval and it will be more tolerant to temp swings. It will give the fish a bit more room to swim...all of 6"...

Harbor freight has a multi tool and sanding discs in a multi attachment pack. You'll find other uses for it around the house once you have one. But I see you're dead set on not going this route so I'll bow out now.

Solid wood vanity? No feet? I'd do it if it met those criteria. Depending on the construction, you might be able to reinforce it if it makes you feel better... Or just do the 40 breeder instead with a smaller footprint.

I would just say that I would upgrade, but not for any of the reasons listed above. Realistically...tank size alone is not going to change your water quality. It just isn't. Water changes are what do that. And with a larger tank, you get to change more water using more water conditioner in the...

Aqueal heater was installed yesterday. Push button on the front to change the temp in 2 degree increments. Not sure I like that all that much. Other than that, read out on front panel (via LED) what the temp is set to...matches the el cheapo stick on thermometer on the tank so its got that going...

Give one end of the pipe a sharp edge. Dremel with a sanding disc will do that in no time flat. Then...put the sharpened end on the sponge, hit the dull end with a hammer. Big paper punch. It's just up-sizing the grommet kits you can buy at Harbor Freight. Really this is being made into much...

Gee....sharpen the end of a iron/steel pipe of the correct diameter and hammer it through. Use a dremel tool to do the sharpening. Think of it as a big paper punch.