Stupid Stupid Stupid thing!!! - Page 2

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 10:06 AM

I think that was part of my problem - the temp.. The water got too cool by the time I added it...

So essentially I acclimated them at one temp - then added them at another!

hng · 02-10-2008, 10:12 AM

Get yourself a second heater to keep the new water warm until you can add it to the main tank. It's always a good idea to have a backup heater anyway.

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 10:24 AM

Doing that today! Thanks!!!

dobejazz · 02-10-2008, 10:33 AM

sorry for your loss Kimsie

fish.freak · 02-10-2008, 10:41 AM

while getting the heater get a small powerhead to mix the salt (let it sit over night heating and mixing) and you can attach a hose to it the powerhead and add the water slowly with out lifting buckets and dumping.

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by fish.freak

while getting the heater get a small powerhead to mix the salt (let it sit over night heating and mixing) and you can attach a hose to it the powerhead and add the water slowly with out lifting buckets and dumping.

Hey - I'm over at drs foster and smith creating an order - can you recommend a pump for this from there? thanks!! oh - and would they have the hose I need too?

Caball362 · 02-10-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisPrusha

Was your damsel eating the toadstool??

It was eating My ToadStool ! but i got a dams also it looks cool and its tiny lol

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Originally Posted by Mindsgoneawol

hmm.. i guess i am really a strange one then. all my damsels have been great.. well.. .... ... except one. it liked toadstools. other than that they are more behaved than my clowns.

Nothing new there bro

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Originally Posted by kimsie

This is encouraging - maybe there is hope!

Looks like everyone found a place to sleep tonight - and all of the old guys have claimed their usual places... so hopefully that's a good sign...

i would say yes it is ! if the new fish are smaller then everything should work out (or you will lost you new dams)

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Originally Posted by kimsie

Ok - so one didn't make it through the night!

Maybe it was kind of a blessing in disguise though... When I got it - it had a few nicks in it... and I think it was probably that and a combination of acclimating it during a water change? I thought better of that towards the end of that... Or - maybe someone didn't like it? I'm going to test my water - but the smaller of the 2 is what's left, so maybe it's better to just have 1 anyway...

i heared that if you keep more than one they will start nipping at the smaller one till theres olny one left any way ><

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Originally Posted by fish.freak

while getting the heater get a small powerhead to mix the salt (let it sit over night heating and mixing) and you can attach a hose to it the powerhead and add the water slowly with out lifting buckets and dumping.

Note to tels i need to do this !

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Caball362

Note to tels i need to do this !

Was that note to self?!

Caball362 · 02-10-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kimsie

Was that note to self?!

Sorry Fuzzy mind still wakeing up lol yes its should be Self

fish.freak · 02-10-2008, 11:12 AM

Im using a rio 50 right now it doesn't have far up to go in my sump , but a 90 or 180 would work a bit better. I just use the hose from gravel vac or siphon. On the heater get a stealth, they are thermo plastic not glass and have auto shut off so they wont break if you take it out of the water too quick.

tellycoleman · 02-10-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by fish.freak

while getting the heater get a small powerhead to mix the salt (let it sit over night heating and mixing) and you can attach a hose to it the powerhead and add the water slowly with out lifting buckets and dumping.

thats a great idea

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by fish.freak

Im using a rio 50 right now it doesn't have far up to go in my sump , but a 90 or 180 would work a bit better. I just use the hose from gravel vac or siphon. On the heater get a stealth, they are thermo plastic not glass and have auto shut off so they wont break if you take it out of the water too quick.

Great - stealths are great - that's what I have in all my tanks so I did get one of those... Question if you're still around? Is it ok to get one bigger than I need? In case I want to use it for something else later down the road? So can I get the 25g one even though for now I'm only going to be heating 5 gallon buckets?

Oh - so my siphon tube will fit onto my pump? going to check them out now! Thanks! I won't have far to go...

fish.freak · 02-10-2008, 11:17 AM

yea get as big a one as you want, just remember to be careful if you get a big one as the water will come out fast. I wouldnt go over a 600, and it may not fit in the hole of the jug, so a salt bucket willbe needed or a rubbermaid bin.

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 11:19 AM

Am I seeing this right? Is there no 50 on drs foster and smith - smallest is 200?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...71&pcatid=4671

kimsie · 02-10-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fish.freak

yea get as big a one as you want, just remember to be careful if you get a big one as the water will come out fast. I wouldnt go over a 600, and it may not fit in the hole of the jug, so a salt bucket willbe needed or a rubbermaid bin.

OH - I meant a bigger heater than I needed? Will it still heat properly?