Mist King Installation and Evaluation

[DonLisk]

I have one dual nozzle in a horizontal 20 long it works well. And its cheaper than buying two individual heads.

Cheri, do you have it center tank? How does it look? I thought about this over and over and I would hate to have something distract from the view on my darts 20 long.

[bshmerlie]

Cheri, do you have it center tank? How does it look? I thought about this over and over and I would hate to have something distract from the view on my darts 20 long.

Well here's what I did...I have five baby Azureus in the twenty long. So I have a large brown rock structure in the middle and all the plants on the sides. The dual head is mounted overtop the rock and sprays the plants to the left and right of it. The rock is dark and kind of blends in with the misters is the middle. It doesn't seem any more distracting then the ones off to the side because your eyes focus to the plants to the left and right. It actually works. I will post a picture in the morning. I was worried the Azureus would become territorial as they get older so I was trying to make spaces where they couldn't see each other....thus the rock in the middle.

[clownonfire]

I will soon replace my Monsoons with Mist King. I called Hagen angry yesterday, and they are sending me a free replacement unit. But that still leaves me with a second one that works with a few quirks. Fortunately, one of its problems became a solution for the Atelopus spumarius tank.

These little fellows need ponds with fresh and clean water. Therefore I managed to build two ponds at the extremities of the tank, made of rocks and a small water bowls, placed right underneath the nozzles. Now as the nozzles drip after each misting, whatever is left in the nozzle drips in the pond. And there's enough of it to recycle the water. When it fills the bowl up, the extra water drips in the substrate to the drainage layer, where it will either evaporate or be siphoned when i do maintenance on my tanks.

It's still no Mist King, but at least they can still be used.

[DonLisk]

I am guessing Hagen did not do long term testing with the Monsoons. I should hook mine back up and see how it functions just spraying the 12x12 I build a while back.

It was working fine, never perfect with the timers consistancy but it keep the dart viv going well.
Eric, at least they are supplying something but just wonder how long it will operate until its having issues again.

[clownonfire]

I am with you on that, Don. 100%. I know the new unit will end up showing another issue soon enough. But I won't wait. Mist King is on my list.

[dtfleming]

ON drilling glass. I have drilled several tanks, mostly for Saltwater. Keep the bit cool. plumbers putty to form a circle around the hole you want to drill, fill with water to keep the bit cool. Make sure to have some padding under the hole for when the glass pieces falls out. Keep your drill on a low torque setting and nice even drill speed. Start the hole on an angle and as it starts to make a groove, straight the drill to 90 deg angle. DO NOT push down on the drill, let the bit do the work. You can stop to make sure it is drilling fine and to add more water if need.

Look up some videos on drilling glass tanks to see what I mean.

[DonLisk]

ON drilling glass. I have drilled several tanks, mostly for Saltwater. Keep the bit cool. plumbers putty to form a circle around the hole you want to drill, fill with water to keep the bit cool. Make sure to have some padding under the hole for when the glass pieces falls out. Keep your drill on a low torque setting and nice even drill speed. Start the hole on an angle and as it starts to make a groove, straight the drill to 90 deg angle. DO NOT push down on the drill, let the bit do the work. You can stop to make sure it is drilling fine and to add more water if need.

Look up some videos on drilling glass tanks to see what I mean.

Thanks Don. This information was just what I needed.

[J Teezy]

DonLisk did you ever drill your 5/8" holes for the mistking nozzles? If so, how'd it go? Where did you get the bit? I'm going to need to do it as well

[bshmerlie]

Here's a couple of shots with the dual nozzle head in the middle of the 20 long tank. It is against a dark background and is not really distracting. I personally don't thinks its that big a deal. But it would depend on the color of the background.