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Is there any picture or list of the error codes for the now-discontinued heaters? It used to be on the store product page, which is gone.

Have you looked at the YouTube vid with the instructions? If that doesn't work I'd email customer support

Just jumping back in since I finished setting up the pump today. Not sure if you've already got it hooked up @Bashir. I have one valve completely open that's extra, and I ran an airline tube from it to back behind a tank. The noise of a fully open valve is quite a loud hiss, but with the tubing on there it's almost unnoticeable. It's also nice to just blast the Sterbai tank, they're loving the extra flow. I imagine if you aren't able to really open up a couple of lines, it might increase the heat of the system and/or expose a weak spot in the PVC setup.

These are good points. I think most people go with twin wall because the thickness of the standard stuff just happens to be the exact fit for an Aqueon rimmed tank depth.

I use a pull saw with a high teeth count, but effectively use it as a push saw. Kindof like how sometimes running things in reverse has a better effect. It will "bite" less and you can get some pretty good lines and go through it fairly quickly. I've gone through a couple of iterations on the polycarb tops. I don't find that they block too much light, IMO unless you are running a low-powered light or have a super deep tank, the tops aren't going to block too much light to cause issues with plants. I run them on all my tanks including a 55 and it's fine with plant growth. There are a couple of annoyances with them, though. The twin-wall construction will collect gunk AND WATER in the channels, which will make for a mess if you aren't careful picking it up and letting it drain before accidentally doing so all over yourself. I used gorilla glue waterproof patch and seal tap in order to keep water out of the channels, and it works well, albeit a bit messy looking and a pain to cut given how sticky and thick it is (but it works well). The other issue is how to make an opening for feeding. Picking up the whole lid is annoying to feed. I've made them by cutting an opening and using the same tape to create a sort of hinge, it works aright but not great. I'm working on another iteration of the polycarb lids now. I've gotten some end cap material to use instead of tape, and I managed to snag some hinge material from the local plastics store to help make a nicer opening for feeding. To do any sort of gluing with this material you'll need to use acrylic cement instead of super glue. All in all, they are a good choice if you have a need to make a lot of lids since you end up buying a long 8' sheet of it at once, but there are probably cheaper and just as good if not better options if you only need a couple of them, glass being the obvious choice.

This thread is depressing to me. I've been into ACO and other retail stores so many times now that I would be gutted if those employees lost their jobs. These places have value beyond just a storefront. They might not be "third places" but they do remind of the feeling of going to some place like a card or game shop where there is more of a community aspect. We, as consumers, get to vote with our wallets. I would much rather choose to support a store that employs people local to me and adds value to my community instead of a megacorp on the internet. When my money goes to @Cory it comes back in the form of a store expansion and new educational and entertainment content. If it goes to Jeff Bozo, then it is just a few grams of rocket fuel in his latest phallic measuring contest with other billionaires who want to blast of into space and leave the rest of us behind back on Earth to fight over the scraps that remain. Now, obviously not everything is available in a small retail store and sometimes you might need to buy things elsewhere, and there are good online sellers who are just normal people trying to make a living, but to default to internet I think is a mistake that we would have a tough time undoing... same thing that has been done to local book stores.

If cooked beets are non-toxic to fish, that's where I'd start with a natural red coloring.

Thanks, that's good to know. Do you know what spawning behavior look like for these tetras?

Did you move to Kentucky with the warehouse? I'd like to breed an egg scatterer semi-successfully this year.

Have you tried something like crushed coral to raise the kH and pH? It'll happen gradually, but it will rise well over time. Also, do you use botanicals? That will eventually lower pH so I'd avoid those. If you're looking to increase it.

I've never used a filter sock before. How fast does the water typically flow through one? I'd be concerned that the powerhead pump rate would outpace the flow of water through the sock and back into the tank. I suppose you could play with the height the water needs to come up a bit in order to let gravity slow it down, and have an overflow path.

Any word of these being in the retail store yet? Maybe you know @Zenzo? I checked Moonlight today but they didn't have them, didn't want to make the full trek to Edmonds without checking here first.

I got mine at Costco. It's been fine. It definitely puts off some heat like all dehumidifiers do, but I don't have another reference point to compare it to. Just makes the room too warm to have it run constantly. The drain feature is nice, when the bucket fills up it'll kick on the drain pump.

I've got one in a 10 gallon tank. It's stayed very small, but it looks healthy.

I highly doubt it, tons of people here including the owner himself keep shrimp and snails in tanks that get dosed with this fertilizer. Unless it became contaminated in an odd way, I'd look closer at the gH, pH, kH, and temp stability. Maybe pick up a copper test kit?