Beta's out of water?
rickib
18 years ago
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mulch: keeps water in / keeps water OUT
Comments (3)Yup, you are correct. With overhead spray it took nearly ten minutes to get water to the soil which is why I am now running drip tube. Of course I have the recommended 2-3 inches of mulch after the fluff goes away. It is very much a real problem. When I used shredded cypress mulch it seemed to be the worse. All those shreds interlocked. The shredded hardwood doesn't seem that bad. This week we had about a 1/2 of rainfall after none for nearly a month or more with none. due to the fact that I am a habitual procrastinator the 1QT container with that dead plant was still sitting on my patio. On a lark I turned it upside down and saw that less than the top one third was moist. I scratched the mulch away in the landscape and it was dusty in places where here is no drip tube. 1/2" rain all in the mulch. All organic products are going to act like a sponge to some degree or another. Inorganic would solve that problem but the choices are limited, not aesthetic pleasing (IMO, perhaps toxic long term (shredded tires)or not conducive to creating a healthy environment at the soil surface interface. In my one bed I have 300' looped every 18" approx of tube installed. I had it set for 3 hours. 900 gallons of water completely and totally flooded the area to include some ponding. That's a pretty large area. I've reduced it to 2.5 and finally to 2. 600 gallons totally saturates the area....See Morebeta not eating, behaving strangely, seems depressed
Comments (45)I've had my betta for almost 9 months. When I got him, he wouldn't eat, and the pet store told me he was probably anorexic because of missed feedings from his previous owner, so I got him betta treats and he loves them. He's always very happy, approaches the glass when he sees me, is relatively active, and recognizes the feed jar so swims toward me when he sees it. It's been about 4 days now since I've seen him eat anything, treat or pellet. He's swimming around a little less than usual too. He's not interested when I move the feed jars, and he doesn't approach the glass. I thought he may be bored or need a water change, so I changed his water and his plant about 4 hours ago. Now he's moving a little more but has been flaring almost the entire time since the water change, still is not interested in food whatsoever, and almost seems slightly distended right in front of his 2nd ventral fin, maybe a little dull in that area as well. He has been moved to and from my dorm room 3 times in the last month: thanksgiving break, back, and now back home, but the not eating began before the move today. Any ideas? Could he just be stressed? Should I be worried?...See MoreIndirect water heater running out of hot water.
Comments (4)I had a conversation with a local pro, and he believes adding a mixing valve and turning the aquastat up from 100* to something like 140* will do wonders. He said it's normal in any water heater to have much higher temps at the top and lower at the bottom, with the average around the aquastat setting, meaning we have ours turned way down. I'll give that a try. On the DHW priority wiring, I'm having a little difficulty finding straightforward info. Most diagrams/discussions include so many references to controllers and various models of components that I can't tell what the basic schematic should be. Here is my current setup:We have a single circ pump controlled by the boiler control. I just learned that the "DHW End Switch" terminal in my boiler goes to the HydroStat controller and only bypasses the thermal targeting in order to get full power from the boiler during DHW demand. My plan now is to simply add a DPDT relay (in red below) with the coil powered by the aquastat, that disconnects the signal to the two heating zone valves from their thermostats. This will will close those valves while the DHW is heating and create the priority setup. Anyone see any problems with this setup?...See MoreCarrara Marble and Water-In, Water-Out Shower Pan Method
Comments (5)@avaaustin The process of attaching fiberglass mesh to ceramic/porcelain tile differs from natural stone processing. Mesh on the back of ceramic mosaic usually doesn't have a layer of glue between the mesh "cells". At same time, the main reason of "resin backing" attached to natural stone is to reinforce it and fiberglass mesh is attached using a "glue" that is mostly polyester. It, first, adds an impervious layer to the back of stone and can significantly reduce the evaporation. Secondly, there could be problems with how well the bond is between the mesh and the substrate since dry set or polymer-modified mortars don't adhere to it very well. True porcelain tiles, whether sealed or unsealed, have >0.5% water absorption. At same time, marble is a translucent stone that will still absorb moisture as vapor even after an impregnating sealer is applied. I can't tell you whether Bulletproof sealer will help you in your situation. With properly installed water-in, water-out system and stone with no "resin backing" it is best to avoid any sealer. That's my strong opinion. Sealing the stone but not sealing the grout will not make any difference. Impregnating sealers are all considered permeable but if there is trapped moisture under the stone unsealed grout won't help....See Moresherryazure
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