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    Biowheel stopped for 7 hours. Should I be concerned?

    OK, I have a well established tank, and except for the darn black hair algae, all is well. :lol: Last night at 2:00 am the power goes out, and this morning I come down to feed the fish, and find the Penguin is not moving. :cry: I did not touch the wheel, but carried the whole thing to the...
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    Argh. Helpful 4 year old dumps too much flake food!

    It's kinda funny, those of you with kids will laugh. :lol: This a.m. my daughter, who loves the fish and always wants to help feed them, got Dad to let her do it on her own. Fwoosh! There goes maybe twenty days worth of flake food into the tank! I madly scrambled for the net, and got I'd...
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    FS- brand new dual actinic CF bulb for Current USA satellite

    $10 + shipping. I have a FW tank and no use for this bulb, had to order another dual daylight bulb, so if anyone needs this, lmk. 40W 17" bulb for the 20" fixture. eric@mackenbach.net
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    Should I replace the actinic bulb?

    Took well founded advice here, and got a new light fixture for my 42 Hex. Due to the top, which I had to modify and cut new glass for, I had some size restraints. Got a Current USA Satellite dual lamp fixture. This comes with 2 bulbs, + a moonlight and fan. The first bulb(s) is what they...
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    Bio-wheel and power outage- did I do the right thing?

    OK, so we had a little power outage this morning. About an hour and 15 minutes. About ten minutes into the outage, I took the bio-wheel and submersed it into a big glass of water taken from the tank. The power came back on about an hour later. Did I do the right thing? If I didn't, what...
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    Help with lighting questions for a Hex tank - advice needed

    OK, the good news is I have a free new 42G Hex tank. The bad news is the light, and what can I do about it. The current light is an 18" fixture, and since its a Hex, I don't think I can do much about that. It throws off a measley 15W :cry: I want to have plants in the tank, so I need more...
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