fredmertz
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Oct 16, 2011
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Less than 48 hours in and not a single fish in the building, but the questions are already mounting!
I have a 75g tank that I set up on Friday night. It is moderately planted with a jumbo driftwood piece in the middle.
I am running a Cascade 1200 filter and a Fluval e300 300 watt heater and they are the source of my early questions.
First, the filter. I tried to go through the filter medium process as a test run and it didn't go well. I shut off the intake, disconnected the intake hose and let the filter keep running, but it did not empty the canister. A big mess when I took the top off. I thought running the filter with the intake clamped off would empty it. Am I mistaken, did I do something wrong or was I too impatient?
Regarding the Fluval heater -- it is rated for 90 gallons but does not appear able to heat the tank at all. It turns on and the display works, but after 12 hours at 82 degrees, the tem would not go above 80. If I put my hand in the tank near the heater it does not appear to be warm at all. So I ask again (for the second time of many I am sure), did I do something wrong or am I being impatient?
Thanks in advance for your help and patience with a Noob Nooberson (should be forum handle!).
Fred
I have a 75g tank that I set up on Friday night. It is moderately planted with a jumbo driftwood piece in the middle.
I am running a Cascade 1200 filter and a Fluval e300 300 watt heater and they are the source of my early questions.
First, the filter. I tried to go through the filter medium process as a test run and it didn't go well. I shut off the intake, disconnected the intake hose and let the filter keep running, but it did not empty the canister. A big mess when I took the top off. I thought running the filter with the intake clamped off would empty it. Am I mistaken, did I do something wrong or was I too impatient?
Regarding the Fluval heater -- it is rated for 90 gallons but does not appear able to heat the tank at all. It turns on and the display works, but after 12 hours at 82 degrees, the tem would not go above 80. If I put my hand in the tank near the heater it does not appear to be warm at all. So I ask again (for the second time of many I am sure), did I do something wrong or am I being impatient?
Thanks in advance for your help and patience with a Noob Nooberson (should be forum handle!).
Fred