Mjb24

To be honest I forgot devices like that existed, but ya it would probably do a better job for one tank. But if you have multiple tanks it would not work were you could set 1 smart plug on a power strip and run 10 or 11 tanks, just making sure to stay under the 1300 watt rating on the plugs.

I have a 100 watt heater in a 55 gallon tank and have it on an energy monitor. I was looking at the stats from the monitor the other day, and it has always bugged me how many times a day it comes on. Stats for last month are. Times on averaged 176 times per day Run time 7.4 hours per day Watts 0.8 kw per day I have noticed every heater I have had works similar to this one. I also have my heaters on a smart plug so if the monitor catches it on for to long I can turn it off from anywhere it and then figure out if it is broken. Cory has said in past live streams that what kills heaters the most is the on off cycle. So I was thinking of using the smart plug to limit when it can come on. I made a schedule for it to come on for only 25 minutes every 2 hours. Today was the first full day of trying this and the stats are. 19 times on Run time 2h 3m And .2kw used I also tried to keep an eye on the temp and I run my tank at 77 degrees and the lowest I saw it get was 75 degrees. I have no idea if this is going to help the live of my heaters, but based on stats for one day the energy savings is about $22 per year. I know the savings are not huge for 1 tank, but for people like my dad who has 18 tanks it adds up. Has anyone else tried something like this?

Both videos are up. https://youtu.be/WjNfep_ISdc

I thought it was great, and some beautiful views of the Amazon. Did this come out on another platform Cory posted about it on YouTube and said now free to watch?

So earlier today I was watching an older live stream from 2 years ago when Cory returned from Peru and he mentioned a video that they sponsored that would be coming out. I went to find it and it just so happened it came out today.

We have been looking this afternoon at auto doser and using one to dos prime and it looks like a cheaper way to go. i just wondering what other peoples options on it are.

I ended drilling holes and i am still getting air pockets but with the holes it releases as needed. This is a pic from under my tank, the 2 bigger circles are the easy planters and the smaller one is a decoration. from the top you can not see any discolored sand and if i move anything with this black sand I can stir it up and the discoloration goes away pretty fast. The parts that look like cracks are roots. I am not really sure what is going on but my fish and plants are doing great.

My dad wants to set up an auto water change but we have chloramine in our water. Does he need to remove it if he is only doing %10 daily water changes daily, and if so what are some of the cheapest ways to remove it without using something like prime.

No livestock in the tank atm, I am just trying to get the plants established. I am using fertilizer and a few days after putting in the first dose there was some algae building up on the glass and other stuff. I cleaned it out that day and reduced my light from 10 hours to 8 hours and the algae I didn't get seams to be going away. I am wondering if I should break up the Monte Carlo to help it spread around the tank?

Ammonia is only .25 or .5.

I set up this 10 gallon tank a week ago, I used potting soil under the gravel. My nitrates and nitrites are really high because of the soil and the duckweed has been doing really good. I do want to add shrimp when I get everything right and the plants are have taken hold. My question is should I do a water change now to get the nitrates down or just wait it out and let the plants take care of it?

The gas build up is what I was thinking the sand under them is a grayish/black also when I lift them up to get the air pocket up. I do move and mix the sand and the color goes away really quickly.