My powerhead broke & I'm low on funds
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:12 pm
I noticed yesterday afternoon that my powerhead for my undergravel filter is no longer working. The main issue is that I have very little money right now (I am going to be signing a lease on a new place this afternoon and have to put most of my money into deposits and first month's rent.
Is there anything inexpensive I could do in the mean time or should I just suck it up and buy a new powerhead? What I am using is a 5-20gal Aqua Clear that I started using 5 months ago. This is a power head is being used in a 10gal (I know I need a bigger tank but I don't have the room or the money for it currently and I didn't know that loaches needed more space and larger groups when I got them. I hope to have a larger thank within the next month or two).
In addition, what do you think would cause it to die on me in that short of a time? I shut off my filter at night along with my lights because my guppies are less stressed when I do that, but they are in a different tank now so I guess I should think about what my loaches need.
This tank is currently stocked with 1 Zebra, 1 yoyo (I know these guys need friends but I don't know if I should put more in that tiny tank), 3 black kuhlis (I know could use more of these too) and 3 dwarf oto cats.
Any advice would be greatly apreciated.
Is there anything inexpensive I could do in the mean time or should I just suck it up and buy a new powerhead? What I am using is a 5-20gal Aqua Clear that I started using 5 months ago. This is a power head is being used in a 10gal (I know I need a bigger tank but I don't have the room or the money for it currently and I didn't know that loaches needed more space and larger groups when I got them. I hope to have a larger thank within the next month or two).
In addition, what do you think would cause it to die on me in that short of a time? I shut off my filter at night along with my lights because my guppies are less stressed when I do that, but they are in a different tank now so I guess I should think about what my loaches need.
This tank is currently stocked with 1 Zebra, 1 yoyo (I know these guys need friends but I don't know if I should put more in that tiny tank), 3 black kuhlis (I know could use more of these too) and 3 dwarf oto cats.
Any advice would be greatly apreciated.