I added a black light to the living room 75 gallon aquarium tonight. I had the top of the tank cleared off so I could route longer drain tubing and zip-tie it into the tank so I suffer no more floods.Here I am adding water twcie at the max rate just to test the flow …
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Aqurium Disaster
We woke up Saterday morning to this. Yep, a half empty 75 gallon fish tank. The culprit is somehow my new Overflow Box. It didn’t seem to leak. The only thing I can think of is that one of the the drain tubes (looped back on itself here to test for leaks) was in a …
Homemade Aqaurium Weir Siphon Overflow Box
First off, what is the world is an aquarium weir siphon overflow box? Well, everyone knows what an aquarium is, and that I like my fish tanks! Most people are familiar with a siphon – a hose that allows you to drain water out of a container over the side of the container. A weir …
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Moving aquariums
I picked up an aquarium from a friend this week. I wanted to put it in the corner of the ‘office’ as I call the 2nd bedroom. I have my 29 gallon live plant tank there now, which I asked permission to move into the bedroom. I got the best answer ever. ‘Whatever you want’. …
New hot water heater
So, I woke up this morning, go to get in to the shower, and it’s COLD.I waited, no hot water. I thought nothing of it, I was running late, so no shower this morning.On my way out the door, I hear running water behind the door that I assume is going downstairs. Again, tired, no …