Recent content by Burning Spear

I keep the tank full to within an inch of the upper edge. Just to clarify, I've been keeping aquariums for 15 years. I downsized to one 70-gallon aquarium a few years ago, after getting into ponds. I always used Fluval exterior canister filters, so my only experience with hang-ons has been the...

They're hooked to a surge protector that's plugged into a GFCI outlet. Every few months there's a momentary blink in our house. I'll know because my touch-control desk lamp is on. If the VCRs are blinking, it was a long outtage. I happen to enjoy every aspect of the Hagen filters but for the...

My home's power blinked Friday morning. It was not even long enough to reset the VCR clocks, so I didn't give it a second thought. Friday night I fell asleep about half an hour after dinner, so it was a rare night when I didn't go to the basement to feed the fish. Last night I went down and saw...