@Paul B thank you sir!. This was an incredible entertaining read. Learned a lot, great read for a newbie. Now going to go build myself a brine shrimp feeder and get some duct tape for the wife's nylons.Learning some more with another book! Got it yesterday.
I'm glad you found what I put together useful!Can't believe I went 1+ year without this. The probe is now in my sump. There isn't just much information about it in the first places newbies like myself look I guess. I had thought a GFCI was enough. Thanks @Brew12 for your thread on ground probes, it was extremely informative. If you ask me, this is all about safety, the supreme guide to setting up a tank should be edited and should include a section on ground probes and their benefits. Maybe even BRS should have a BRS investigates showing the benefits of probe + GFCI, vs only GFCI vs nothing to teach newbies about safety.
@Brew12 sorry to pester you, maybe a quick question?. Would you recommend removing the probe while you leave your tank on vacation to prevent a GFCI trip while away?
Personally I would plug it into a completely separate outlet on a different breaker if possible.
Got it. Thanks mrwheelock. Will do that. Can I plug it into a grounded extension cord to reach the other outlet or will that defeat the purpose of the probe? Otherwise I'll have some electrician do some work for me
That would be a question for Brew12 honestly, I would like to know aswell because I will have to use one also. I would think as long as its a grounded extension cord it should be fine though.
No pester at all. I love these questions, even if this one is a bit difficult.
Thanks. This is super helpful. I guess I will go read on some of this redundant systems so I can implement in the future. I guess for now, my line of thought is gauging that risk if I am gone for just a few days . I.e. being away for a few days, I would guess the lesser of two evils is the fault component. The fault component could be be small or large issue in the end, but having no temp and flow is a catastrophic one for sure in just a few hours.
That is very cool. Once it is set up, is there an ongoing expense? Is it time consuming?I purchased this brine shrimp hatchery this week and I can't speak highly enough about it. Within 24 hours I had thousands of live shrimp swimming in the little sieve. And what a difference feeding these made! My fish went crazy, most corals opened more than usual, and even my yellow watchman who has never left his cave in a year, was swimming around the tank like a tang chasing little shrimp. Really happy with this product!!! (Next step is a second attempt at building Paul B's feeder. The first attempt have to confess was an embarrassing failure haha)
Not at all, it takes just a few minutes to set up and then wait 24-36 hours for them to hatch. The ongoing expense will be just the eggs. I got mine at BRS for $12. I assume that little jar will last me a few months or more. Here is a link to a review of it
Interesting! Let us know how it continuesWow. Interesting. My clam decides to take a walk a couple days ago. Last night it had attached to my Xenia base completely. Xenia was approximately fist size. I came back from work today and the clam has continued it's path, but this is what it happened to the Xenia it was attached to!!!
So, public announcement, if you want to get rid of Xenia in your tank, get a clam and set it next to it!
Xenia finished melting completely yesterday. I guess the clams filaments(?) were toxic to it? It was wrapping all it's base. No idea. Very interesting though. Everything else in tank doing fine so going to discard it was something else.
