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Adam Blundell
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Topic: Have a spare! Posted: April 14 2017 at 10:43pm |
Just a reminder on the importance of a spare.
Nobody drives around without a spare tire for their car. Which in a way is silly. It's not like you're likely to get in big trouble without it.
Now with aquariums- it's also not needed, but not a bad idea. For instance I run seven light fixtures all the same. Not a bad idea to have an 8th. I also run three identical pumps, might as well have a 4th. Well tonight a pump went out. Switched it in 10 minutes. All is well. I've had that spare for years.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: April 14 2017 at 10:45pm |
Another thought. On my main tank, I run three pumps. Not only on separate outlets, but on separate circuits.
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Posted: April 15 2017 at 6:24am |
I do the same thing. Saved me over Christmas break.
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Posted: April 19 2017 at 1:27pm |
Great advice!
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Posted: April 19 2017 at 1:42pm |
Yeah, I need to do this.
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Posted: April 19 2017 at 1:45pm |
I actually switched to my spare about 5 months ago and I couldn't believe how stressed out I was for 3 months until I got another one to put on the shelf. I've always had a spare and never had to worry until then.
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Posted: April 19 2017 at 3:13pm |
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