Re: [GSAS-Member] Oops, correction

[haika@drizzle.com]

Whew....I was dredging through ancient memory cells for that bit <G>. I
don't use heating cables or UG filters in my planted tanks....just
substrate (sometimes with potting soil underlayer), and sponge filters.
The sponge filtration cuz I often having breeding activity and don't want
to have to worry about larvae being sucked into a filter <G>.

Betty Goetz

> 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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