Can't Get Rid Of The Nitrite!
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fry_lover
Fred and the Fredettes
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a heater only heats the water directly around it. if you had it in a large tank and it stopped as soon as the water around it reached the correct temp your tank would not all heat up and the heater would be on, off, on, off, on, off, which is not cost effective and not good for the appliance itself. so the heater stays on for a certain amount of time. in a large tank this time allows all the water to heat to the required temp. in a smaller tank, there is less water to heat so the average temperature tends to get higher. i always buy the larger sizes of heater and i ALWAYS have to set them lower than the temp i require.
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same here
a heater only heats the water directly around it. if you had it in a large tank and it stopped as soon as the water around it reached the correct temp your tank would not all heat up and the heater would be on, off, on, off, on, off, which is not cost effective and not good for the appliance itself. so the heater stays on for a certain amount of time. in a large tank this time allows all the water to heat to the required temp. in a smaller tank, there is less water to heat so the average temperature tends to get higher. i always buy the larger sizes of heater and i ALWAYS have to set them lower than the temp i require.
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same here
ibbledibble
Fish Addict
fry_lover
Fred and the Fredettes
Can I have my thread back please 
Tonight the nitrite has finally hit zero
I am sticking with water changes every other day this week, and if it holds at zero, we're off to the fish shop next weekend! Next addition will be a honey or a dwarf gourami.
Tonight the nitrite has finally hit zero
I am sticking with water changes every other day this week, and if it holds at zero, we're off to the fish shop next weekend! Next addition will be a honey or a dwarf gourami.Similar threads
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