Fish room electricity audit results
Metered everything for a month. Heaters are 70 percent of the draw. Insulating the room dropped the bill by a third. Happy to share numbers if anyone wants them.
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Planted Tank Society
Scapes, stems and CO2 arguments
6 members · founded by @plantedpeteShipping heat packs, 40hr vs 72hr
Testing both this month with temp loggers in the boxes. Early data says the 72s hold above 60°F for a full extra day. Will post the graphs.
Heaters are the most dangerous thing you own
A stuck relay took out a friend's whole discus tank last winter. A temperature controller costs 35 bucks. Cheapest insurance in the hobby.
Snail eggs in a buce order, again
Second time this month from a different seller. People, dip your plants before they ship, not just after they arrive. Reputation is everything on a platform like this.
Does anyone else quarantine snails
Got burned by hitchhiker leeches once. Now even nerites do two weeks in a bin. Paranoid or correct?
Rotala colorata finally colored up
Dropped nitrates to 5ppm and cranked the light for 3 weeks. Pink tops all over. Photos don't do it justice.
