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John · 04-22-2005, 04:18 PM

1. ****I've never heard of a tank "exploding" either. ****He probably meant that the product has a tendency to leak. ****I doubt it happens that often with one particular brand - he probably just heard of a couple of people who had that happen to them as a coincedence. ****Maybe you could purchase some non-toxic silicone sealant glue just in case?

2. ****Sounds good.

3. ****Does the temperature in the room that the tank will be in change frequently (open windows, next to a heat vent, etc.)? ****If not I would reccomend about 3-4 watts per gallon, so 100 watts. ****If so I would go for the 150 watt.

4. ****Sand is definitely harder to keep than gravel, and probably hader to clean since it's so fine. ****As long as the filter intake is far enough away from the sand (which it should be since you're using a power filter) then it shouldn't be too bad though. ****Sand, being finer, gets dirt and holds it better. ****Gravel gets dirt easier though because there are more cracks.

Hope that covers it, I'm not totally sure about any of these.

04-22-2005, 04:18 PM	#2
John Rationalist Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 218 User Feedback: (0)	Re: Advice on my 29 G setup 1. **I've never heard of a tank "exploding" either. He probably meant that the product has a tendency to leak. I doubt it happens that often with one particular brand - he probably just heard of a couple of people who had that happen to them as a coincedence. Maybe you could purchase some non-toxic silicone sealant glue just in case? 2. Sounds good. 3. Does the temperature in the room that the tank will be in change frequently (open windows, next to a heat vent, etc.)? If not I would reccomend about 3-4 watts per gallon, so 100 watts. If so I would go for the 150 watt. 4. Sand is definitely harder to keep than gravel, and probably hader to clean since it's so fine. As long as the filter intake is far enough away from the sand (which it should be since you're using a power filter) then it shouldn't be too bad though. Sand, being finer, gets dirt and holds it better. **Gravel gets dirt easier though because there are more cracks. Hope that covers it, I'm not totally sure about any of these.