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  1. On 2/17/2024 at 10:25 AM, Pepere said:

    Well, $25.00 for an inkbird controller.  What is the value of the fish in your tank?

    8 Green Neon Tetra at Aquahuna would tops off the cost of an Inkbird even before I pay the shipping for the fish.

     

    Most of my tanks have at least a hundred dollars of fish in them. I think it is pretty cheap insurance.

    Of course

  2. On 2/4/2024 at 7:59 AM, TMartins said:

    I would never have a heated aquarium without having an InkBird regulating the temp, even with the ACO heaters.  It just adds a layer of “piece of mind” that can warn you of an issue before it’s too late!!!

    I walked in my fish room last night after work and noticed my zebra pleco aquarium heater wasn’t showing the digital temperature readout and checked the plug…was plugged in. Unplugged and went to pull the heater out and the water was noticeably hot…got the heater out and the internals exploded. I put a spare new ACO heater in and it started climbing to 91 degrees…immediately started siphoning and filling with RODI room temperature water to get the temperature down to 82 where the heater was set but didn’t want to drop the temperature ten degrees that fast. 

    Luckily my 13 adult breeder L046 were not harmed…they can withstand high 80 to 90 degrees but luckily I caught this in time!!!!

     

    II wanted to get temperature controllers but didn’t want to have to buy one for each tank that I use a heater in. I keep the room at 78 degrees but some of my fish like the water a little warmer. I wish there was a multi channel temperature controller! 

  3. On 2/1/2021 at 12:44 AM, AdamTill said:

    Got the FX5 hooked up today and...I’m underwhelmed. Think there’s a gyre pump in my future.

    Also got my CO2 tank strapped in and chained down, and the regulator hooked up and checked. No time to run tubing because I did my first 50% water change (daily for first week), so the CO2 might be for tomorrow.

    Not a big deal because I ran out of smart switches, so I have some more on order.

    What happened with this build? I am looking at doing something similar. 

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  4. Research as much as possible. I’m doing the same as you right now. TM Aquatics and PlecoCeramics on YouTube are excellent resources. You won’t learn in a day, there is a lot to absorb! 

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