Recent content by Bad Jeff

Same exact model. I use them in 6 of my tanks.... generally very accurate. Place it fully under water at a 45 degree angle where the water circulates the best. I had the same situation on my 70 gal tank... 250 watt heater set at 85 and not getting higher than 73. The tank was uncovered...

The Eheim "TS" model heaters are Totally submersible hence the "TS", for some weird Canadian regulation reason they were not allowed to be marketed as totally submersible until very recently. I've got 2 TS models at the bottom of my 90 gal for over a year.

"Pepe" my Black ghost Knifefish is the ninja at my house. Never seen during the day, only found with a flashlight by night.

Sadly, I need to sell/trade my 11" Red Snakehead to a good home. I'm concerned my dogs (Greyhound, Boxer and Malanois) are going to smash my tank one of these days as they seem to get wound up by the fish. If you are interested please pm me. Also, be sure to do your homework on this fish. It is...

Going by everyone elses numbers I'm now concerned about my 150gal. I'm running 2 X Eheim 2028 filters and from my calculations combined they only put out 330gph (I grew up on metric...I hope my math is accurate).... Seems low to me for such a big cannister. (Website claims 750l/hr actual output)...

I have a 2215 on one of my tanks and find using Marineland Carbon (granules) very effective to clean up the cloudiness. (assuming you have not tried this yet.) Though this will clean the water very well you'd still want to try and find the source of the problem should it happen again.

Hey Menagerie... I picked up 4 of them right around the same time as you did. Cool fish. Anyhoo... mine seem happiest hiding behind a wall of bubbles comming from the powerhead that I've hooked a small DW-12 air pump to. Sorry for your loss, I know you take really good care of your fish. jt

Thanks for asking the question I was afraid to. Unfortunately I do smoke in one room in my basement and even with a big air purifier I find it does get dusty down there pretty quick. I have one open tank in there and have always been concerned if the dust(ash) settling in the tank may affect...

I agree with Serlunchbox.... I raise my own Platys and feed my BGK a few periodically...but only little ones, not full grow ones.

Is it safe to buy snails at local Asian markets to feed my Arrowhead Puffer?? I'm not sure what king they are but at $5.00/lb for live ones it seems way cheap. thx

Hey bwayne400, I've got 2 violet gobies in 2 different tanks and everynight like clockwork when the lights go out they start too "freestyle" swim. I don't think it's a spawning thing.... their eye sight is poor so once the lights go out they loose their inhibitions and start searching for food...

A cheap (comparatively) alternative to a generator for short term use is to pick up a deep cycle marine battery ($100.00 or less for a big one) and a power inverter (again under $100 for a 700watt). A deep cycle battery can supply enough power to keep your heaters and even filters going for a...

Do fish fart??? Just a thought :D

You could glue in a stainless steel automotive style brake bleeder screw. when sucking water out you put the little rubber cap on it and you won't loose pressure (or leak)... and then when you're filling the tank attach a small air hose to it that goes to your pre-measured chems which will be...

The only time I got the floor REALLY wet was when my dog pulled off the output hose on my VortexXL (90gal tank) while I was in the laundry room. The thing pumped water all over for at least 45sec. 8O The dogs are no longer in the basement when I service the tanks. :) jt