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Halloween Spotlight Special | |
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Page 5 of 10 | Pages: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 | |
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CHONG (Trick): I have been VERY lucky with this hobby and I havent had many scary moments (touch wood!) however I have jumped out of my skin on a couple of occasions due to my complete stupidity. We often take for granted that our hobby would be extremely difficult if not impossible without the technological and electronic marvels that litter our hobby. Add to this the large amounts of water that we deal with and suddenly it is apparent that we must never take anything for granted! Not long after moving into our new apartment I realized that bucket brigade water changes would simply not do as it was taking a toll on my back and the carpet! I had to look for a long term water change solution and decided on a large 80L garbage bin. In went an air stone attached to an air pump. This is where I made my first BIG and STUPID mistake. Instead of mounting the pump above the waterline, I sat it on the floor! I even had a few one way stop valves somewhere but it was at the back of my mind as I was excited at the prospect of seeing the end of the bucket brigade! Into the tank also went a nice, new, field tested 150W heater. And here is my second BIG and STUPID mistake! Instead of lying the heater on it’s side at the very bottom of the tank, I mounted too high and when the tank was emptied by the pump 80% of the heater was exposed to nothing but air! I know I know, I should already know this stuff, like I said my bad. So I filled up the tank the night before and all was dandy. The first big SHOCK was when I first emptied my storage tank for the first time after a successful water change. What I didn’t realize was that the heater was still running when I added fresh, cold water into the tank! I nearly jumped out of my skin when the heater completely exploded into a bubbling mess and a cloud of vapour! I soon realized that it was the heater and suddenly I feared for my life! Immediately I turned the water off, then carefully unplugged the heater and all other electrical appliances in the tank and backed off slowly towards the door trembling!!! The second big SHOCK came a few days later. I up one morning and realized that the air pump in storage tank was not running. So stupidly I walked over and picked it up and ZZAAAPP!!! OUCH! The pump must have stopped running overnight and the water went was siphoned back up in the other direction! The pump was completely flooded and it was still plugged in! So now the heater sits, suction cupped to the bottom of the tank and the air pump sits high up on a window sill! Talk about learning the hard way! more... |
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