Fishtank placement - help

[corbypete]

I'm in need of some guidance before i set up my tank and not move it for months.

Currently i have the tank in my conservatory, its a 30gallon tank, currently only has water in it, nothing else. I was stress testing it, as i bought it second hand.

Now, i though the conservatory would be ideal, because a) its by the garden, B ) its not inside the house making easy access and no risk of it bursting in my living room, c) it makes the area tranquil with the soft lighting and plants

The problem is, it gets cold in the conservatory, very cold, i have an electric heater....expensive to keep on. the roof is just a corrigated insulated plastic.

should I:

a) keep the tank where it is, leaving the heater on low
B ) keep the conservatory door open, so the house heats it
c) move it indoors, to the lounge where it will take up its whole 2/5ths of the room, rendering space around it also useless, and moves the dining table into the conservatory!
d) get lots of 300w tank heaters

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[keane]

Hi,

i would move it in to the house for 3 reasons

1. for the fact that your conservatory gets very cold as you say and,

2 because in the summer the conservatory will probably get far too hot and you will also have the sun shining in all day. Too much natural light is not good for your tank and you will find it gets covered in algae in no time. Too much heat will simply kill your fish.

3. because you will be able to see it!!! Part of the joy of keeping fish is that you can sit, relax and watch them for hours on end going

just my opinion though.

hth

steve B)

 

[Cat]

Pete our tank is in the conservertory mum didn't want it in the house,I like it in there ,I go sit reading and watch the fish,we only have a small heater in to,which we don't put on at night,the tank as never been a problem through the summer or winter.

I watch the fish in the tank and look outside and see the fish in the pool

 

[corbypete]

yeah i like to sit out there when things get too much in the house, i can relax, with a whiskey, maybe a cigar, some eric clapton, and the idea is to watch the fish for ages!

relaxing....