Nothobranchius Rachovii Beira '98

Re: i was needing to know

i thought it was a killifish. it is beautiful. i havnt seen one so pretty. where did you get it?

 

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I think it is beautiful. i would love to find some for my bigger tank. not sure if they can live in it. but i am going to wait too.

 

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how much do they cost? i know i wont be able to find any down here.

 

Re: Heaters?

most do the angle because when ya do a water change the heater is still under water

 

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hopefully by the time i decide to get 1 or 2 i will have a cc. if you get eggs you wont know if they are boy or girl right??

 

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id probable kill them all. never taken care of eggs before.

 

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You'd have to make sure they don't get fungus too.

 

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well with my luck they would die. i would have to get fish instead.

 

Changes is Season, Changes in Tank Temp

Changes is Season, Changes in Tank Temp

Well with the new season coming in my wife and I decided to kill the AC in the house (our electric bill went up A LOT in the past month). Our house has been pretty comfortable (a bit warm sometimes to me) and I decided to check my tank temp.

I like to keep my Discus at a tad over 80 degrees as plants dont like the really warm bath water so much. When I checked my tank temp yesterday I was at 88. WOW did it go up. At this time I have an open top to my 125 so I was having a hard time keeping warm water with the AC going as the vent is not far from over top it. Last night I brought the temp on 2 of the 3 heaters in the tank that have been running full throttle (I think they are 200 watt cheapo heaters for up to a 55 gallon). At full throttle on the heaters they could barely hold 81 degrees. Now this morning after turning 2 down I am back to 85...

The fun of weather changes.... It requires some adjustments on your tank. Again when I get the money I know there are better heaters that will do this for me.... they just are not my priority at this moment as I still want my hood to the tank. That the wife did say yes.... I just have to wait til my October paycheck to get the wood and materials for that.

Thankfully none of my fish seem to mind other than my runt of a baby discus. It was him/her that made me notice something was wrong in the tank. This morning it seems to be a bit happier. All of the other discus seemed to like it up that high.

Who else here runs less than optimal equipment like myself with a really nice tank? Be honest.

 

Re: Changes is Season, Changes in Tank Temp

When I was younger and just getting into fish I would just buy the cheapest thing that would get me by. I don't do that any longer, I buy exactly what I need to and just look for the best price on it.

 

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I would be like that.... but the wife.... and the 2 kids

But what I have does do the job (sorta) and I am upgrading bit by bit. Like I said, the hood comes next (DIY thread!!) and then I am probably gonna get me a titanium heater instead of these other POS. Later upgrading my filter to an XP4 and I should be good to go!

This hood is going to drop about 2 bucks so.... that even has to be made in stages. The light fixtures I intend on getting are up over a buck for just them and the bulbs.

 

Re: Changes is Season, Changes in Tank Temp

Yeah, family comes first, fish second.

 

Heaters

Heaters

Ok, I think I have my plan for the tank on everything BUT one important thing..... A nice heater!

I have been reading, and reading and still cannot come to a conclusion of where I should go with a heater.

Here are my requirements with the heater:
External Thermostat Controller (I am tired of reaching in the tank)
125 Gallon Aquarium @ 5 watts per gallon = 625 watts or more
RELIABLE
Under $100

Because of the Discus I want the extra wattage so I can run 1 tube in the tank and maybe after I get my canister filter run it inline on my filter and NOT in the tank. The Rena XP4 is one canister I am looking at which does make the Rena Smartheater that hooks to the intake tube.... not enough wattage though. I read about this Finnex heater, but nothing but bad reviews. I dont know where else to look.

 

Re: Heaters

ummm good luck with this one bro dont think you are gona get just one but i like the stealth heaters but you are still gonna get your hands wet