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DIY substrate heating & a couple other things
I've been reading the Resler-Behle paper (at the Krib) on DIY
substrate heating and I'm about ready to make that leap. The compressed CO2 tank is up & running, though I'm giving serious consideration to linking it to a controller rather than just having it bubble 24/7. And brand and online source/retailer recommendations? I noticed that a few folks had concerns about the wires used for substrate heating deteriorating or breaking over time. To minimize issues with having to tear up the aquarium and restart if that happens, I thought it might make sense to run four sets of parallel wires along the PVC piping, with one being your working set and the other three as backup sets. I would think you could space them out reasonably well on 1/2" pipe. Any reason this doesn't make sense or is a bad idea? I really don't want to tear down the tank more than once. Also, I've been looking around for Dupla products online in the USA and I'm not having an awful lot of luck. Any good sources/online retailers that you folks have experience with? I noticed that floridadriftwood.com had them, and the prices for the Dupla heating cables and all are a lot of the reason that I'm planning on going the DIY route. Thank you so much in advance, Bob Ontario, California |
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DIY substrate heating & a couple other things
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om... I've been reading the Resler-Behle paper (at the Krib) on DIY substrate heating and I'm about ready to make that leap. The compressed CO2 tank is up & running, though I'm giving serious consideration to linking it to a controller rather than just having it bubble 24/7. And brand and online source/retailer recommendations? I noticed that a few folks had concerns about the wires used for substrate heating deteriorating or breaking over time. To minimize issues with having to tear up the aquarium and restart if that happens, I thought it might make sense to run four sets of parallel wires along the PVC piping, with one being your working set and the other three as backup sets. I would think you could space them out reasonably well on 1/2" pipe. Any reason this doesn't make sense or is a bad idea? I really don't want to tear down the tank more than once. Also, I've been looking around for Dupla products online in the USA and I'm not having an awful lot of luck. Any good sources/online retailers that you folks have experience with? I noticed that floridadriftwood.com had them, and the prices for the Dupla heating cables and all are a lot of the reason that I'm planning on going the DIY route. Thank you so much in advance, Bob Ontario, California Look into Teflon coated wire, that's what I'm using, it's supposed to withstand a lot more than normal wire. Check out Ebay if you're having problems getting it locally. Harry |
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