ReefSparky
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Is this tank at all visible from the sides, or does the tank only have a top view?
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vitor pestana
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Hello Melev!
Take a look at this pic:
Hi Reefsparky!
I only have a top view, just like a reef puddle.
Hi rottface4!
That's correct!
Regards
Vitor Pestana
melev
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Is the white thing the input?
http://reffphotos.com.sapo.pt/DSC02876.JPG
http://reffphotos.com.sapo.pt/DSC02876.JPG
hahnmeister
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Wow, that is sooo rad.
eatgoodfood
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Truly amazing. Props to you.
Please keep us updated!
Please keep us updated!
vitor pestana
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Hi Melev.
That's correct, the "white thing" is the input.
All the best
Vitor Pestana
vitor pestana
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Hi!
At this time is not possible to take pictures of my tank, this have to do with the fact that i have lowered the water level, this way the water don't touch the top glass and i can easily maintain the temperature day and especially at night.
Toke some pics of the night time were i live, so you can see that the temperature outside is below 0ºC, but the tank is around 25ºC:
Best Regards
Vitor Pestana
At this time is not possible to take pictures of my tank, this have to do with the fact that i have lowered the water level, this way the water don't touch the top glass and i can easily maintain the temperature day and especially at night.
Toke some pics of the night time were i live, so you can see that the temperature outside is below 0ºC, but the tank is around 25ºC:
Best Regards
Vitor Pestana
matt & pam
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Impressive, you're able to do this with just one 300 watt heater?
vitor pestana
Member
Hi Melev and matt & pam.
At this time and to prevent a malfuntion i had to add a extra heater in case the first one fails during the night. Now the total is 600W for 1000 liters of water, not even a 1W per liter of water.
Regards
Vitor Pestana
conorwynne
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Vitor,
With the cold weather, I imagine the fuge temp -- the air at least will be quite low (just above zero?) -- is it affecting the mangroves at all?
The roots will be safe of course, but I would watch the plants leaves don't drop off into the water.
Now I know sweet 'hmm hmm' about mangroves, but I imagine they would not be used to such temps coming from the tropics?
Monsieur Google says:
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/tiempo/issue10/mangrove.htm
Quote: "Frost caused by low temperature damages the mangroves in the north of Vietnam, especially on days with a low tide. On January 17th and 18th in 1961, for example, it was recorded in Quang Ninh that a number of mangrove leaves became dry and died when the temperature fell to below 2Ã"šÃ‚°C."
If the leaves fall off, I would remove them quick sharp from the fuge.
My cooker in the garden shed is keeping the temp @ 26C -- but I check it every day -- Hmm, I wonder if its even necessary to maintain reef temps just for LR cooking? hmmm.
I shall ask Monsieur google...
regards
Conor.
With the cold weather, I imagine the fuge temp -- the air at least will be quite low (just above zero?) -- is it affecting the mangroves at all?
The roots will be safe of course, but I would watch the plants leaves don't drop off into the water.
Now I know sweet 'hmm hmm' about mangroves, but I imagine they would not be used to such temps coming from the tropics?
Monsieur Google says:
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/tiempo/issue10/mangrove.htm
Quote: "Frost caused by low temperature damages the mangroves in the north of Vietnam, especially on days with a low tide. On January 17th and 18th in 1961, for example, it was recorded in Quang Ninh that a number of mangrove leaves became dry and died when the temperature fell to below 2Ã"šÃ‚°C."
If the leaves fall off, I would remove them quick sharp from the fuge.
My cooker in the garden shed is keeping the temp @ 26C -- but I check it every day -- Hmm, I wonder if its even necessary to maintain reef temps just for LR cooking? hmmm.
I shall ask Monsieur google...
regards
Conor.
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