Re: [GSAS-Member] Oops, correction

[Mark Pearlscott <mark@pearlscott.com>]

Betty,

Of course you are right too... I forgot the point of increasing water 
circulation throughout the bed.  Of course a simpler and cheaper way is 
to just use an under gravel filter plate.  And yes you can grow plants 
with them.  :)
Mark
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haika@drizzle.com wrote:
> Isn't the whole point of an UG heater to create circulation through the
> gravel bed in the absence of an UG filter, not specifically to
> heat-the-roots?
>
> Betty Goetz
>
>
> > Is your idea of an undergravel heater to increase plant growth rate?
> > With an undergravel heater, the roots would be warmer than with other
> > types of heaters.
> >
> > My plants seem to do better at a slightly lower temperature than my
> > fish do.
> > Does anyone else see the reverse?
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 5, 2006, at 2:34 AM, myth wrote:
> >
> > Doh!  I knew I'd catch something wrong.  In question #3,  I said " How
> > much can I expect to spend for a 75 gallon? "  What I meant was, how
> > much can I expect to pay for a substrate heater setup for a 75 gallon
> > tank.  Googling doesn't seem to tell me if it's just the cable or if
> > I'll need extra bits.
> >
> > And finally, the books I own are "Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week
> > by Week" by Stuart Thraves.  It's great, but very much a beginner's
> > book so it doesn't cover a lot of fish..  The other book I own is a
> > secondhand "Aquarium Encyclopedia" by HPBooks.  It's large, but old,
> > and technology has outpaced it.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
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