Path: utzoo!hoptoad!ihnp4!ihlpg!dalka
From: dalka@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Ken Dalka)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: motor burnout on AquaClear filters?
Message-ID: <5180@ihlpg.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 88 13:30:42 GMT
References: <363@bacchus.DEC.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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> I really like AquaClear power filters because they are so damn convenient and
> I'm always in a hurry. But I get real tired of having the motors burn out
> every time there is a 1-second power glitch. Has anybody else noticed this?

I have used 3 Aquaclear filters for 2 years and have never had a problem
with them. I get plenty of power glitches too! Is it possible your power
glitches are more severe than mine? I've never considered putting my
power filters on a power filter (voltage regulator that is). 

The size of your tank dictates the size of your canister filter. I had 
a magnum 330 on a 55 gal tank for a while and decided it was too small.
This was due to the overcrowded condition of the tank so I replaced
it with a Hagen Fluval 403. Now there's a jet stream for you! Fortunately
the fish are large and don't mind.
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					Ken Dalka (Bell Labs)
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