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I’ve been working my tail off trying to finish off jobs before the holidays for the last few weeks.
It’s getting down to crunch time, and kids are in bed, presents are wrapped and ready to go under the tree.
So I have a bit of time before I hit the sack for the night. I popped onto YouTube and video about whether or not heaters are necessary for the average home aquarium.
I have been thinking about this for a couple weeks now, as my tank stand is situated over a heat run in my son’s room, and I have several holes drilled to allow air flow to provide heat to his room.
i have not checked the ambient temperature of the room on a day to day, or hour to hour basis.
I have been able to bring down the temperature of the inside of the stand by providing adequate air flow.
My central heating is set to 65F at night, and 72 during the day.
the thermostat is located one floor lower than the aquarium, so as heat rises, it’s going to be warmer upstairs that it is downstairs.
everyone once in a while I catch my aquarium heater turning on when the water is already warmer than my target.
I can for certain say that the thermostat on the aquarium heater is not calibrated properly, because I have the dial set to 63F and it still turns on to heat at 7.
I want to maintain between 74-76F temperature, and I think I might be hesitant doing so going into the colder months.
I have a Eheim 100w heater which is way overkill for the tank setup here, but I just imagined the on-off cycles would be less, possibly extending the life of the heater. Now that I type it out onto a forum, I’m not sure that logic works out.
i have not tested anything yet, but I think my home heating can support the temperature range I’m looking for.
I am keeping right now:
Cory pandas
Neon tetras
Ottos
Nerite snails
Amano shrimp
I’m not sure I need the heater in the tank, especially when it’s running out of calibration. Between the heat from the house, and running equipment, I think the temperature will run somewhere in the middle for everyone’s enjoyment.
that being said, in case the furnace goes down I have a way to heat the tank, but I don’t want to wear and tear a heater if I don’t need to.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
It’s getting down to crunch time, and kids are in bed, presents are wrapped and ready to go under the tree.
So I have a bit of time before I hit the sack for the night. I popped onto YouTube and video about whether or not heaters are necessary for the average home aquarium.
I have been thinking about this for a couple weeks now, as my tank stand is situated over a heat run in my son’s room, and I have several holes drilled to allow air flow to provide heat to his room.
i have not checked the ambient temperature of the room on a day to day, or hour to hour basis.
I have been able to bring down the temperature of the inside of the stand by providing adequate air flow.
My central heating is set to 65F at night, and 72 during the day.
the thermostat is located one floor lower than the aquarium, so as heat rises, it’s going to be warmer upstairs that it is downstairs.
everyone once in a while I catch my aquarium heater turning on when the water is already warmer than my target.
I can for certain say that the thermostat on the aquarium heater is not calibrated properly, because I have the dial set to 63F and it still turns on to heat at 7.
I want to maintain between 74-76F temperature, and I think I might be hesitant doing so going into the colder months.
I have a Eheim 100w heater which is way overkill for the tank setup here, but I just imagined the on-off cycles would be less, possibly extending the life of the heater. Now that I type it out onto a forum, I’m not sure that logic works out.
i have not tested anything yet, but I think my home heating can support the temperature range I’m looking for.
I am keeping right now:
Cory pandas
Neon tetras
Ottos
Nerite snails
Amano shrimp
I’m not sure I need the heater in the tank, especially when it’s running out of calibration. Between the heat from the house, and running equipment, I think the temperature will run somewhere in the middle for everyone’s enjoyment.
that being said, in case the furnace goes down I have a way to heat the tank, but I don’t want to wear and tear a heater if I don’t need to.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?