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    Can Northerners Explain Ice to a Southerner?

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    9 minutes ago, demicent said:

    Ice is a mystery to me.  I left a plastic tub lid on the patio a few days ago, and overnight this happened.  I don't know what would make it grow UP.

     

    Is there an overhang or anything over the bucket? Water dropping on it will freeze up, though that is generally wider. Kind of like an upside down icicle. 

    Could also be trapped gasses forcing water up, I think.

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    Nerite babies, freshwater?

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    Sorry to start another thread seconds after my last. Apparently my two Nerite snails were indeed "flirting!" I have a baby! It's freshwater.

    I had fed bbs to the tank, leaving the saltwater with it. I don't know if there are more babies, but is it possible it's just brackish enough with that salt addition?

     

    Now my question: should I move it to another tank so that 1) the guppies don't eat it and 2) it has truly brackish water? What are my odds of it surviving?

    Sorry I know the picture is tough to see.. it's tiny!

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    What's your dream aquarium product that doesn’t exist?

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    On 11/5/2020 at 10:51 PM, MeggersNCat said:

    My dream aquarium product is a heater or heater controller where I can simulate day and night. Just like lights that can create a sun rise and sun set why not have a heater or heater controller that will do that? So that mid day the tank will be at it's warmest and at night it's at it's coldest but still stays within a preset range. 

    You can do that with the Inkbird temperature controllers:

    Amazon.com: Inkbird ITC-306A WiFi Temperature Controller, Wi-Fi Aquarium Thermostat Heater Controller 120V~1200W Temperature Control with Two Probes only for Heater Aquarium Breeding Reptiles Hatching: Pet Supplies

     

    I just have it set to a constant temperature and sync'ed with alexa. You can set scenes though and control different temperatures at different times (or days). There's different models with different capabilities, you can have cooling, dual thermostat meters, etc.

    I'm curious though - maybe a question for @Daniel too - is there a benefit to actually changing the temperature? Do the fish prefer a day/night temp swing? We might need someone else's device that can read what a fish is thinking 🙂 . I kind of assumed a standard temperature would be most beneficial.

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