Heating

[ashy123]

hey every1!
ive just got a heater for m tank n its got no numbers on it so how am i ment to tell how many watz its on alls it is is a green twisty nob on top!
thanks!

 

[Colin_T]

Put a thermometer in the tank, then you will know what the temp is. You will have to work out how to turn the heater up or down, there might be a + or - symbol next to the green nob on the top. The + will be to turn the temp up, - is to turn it down. Normally when you turn the heater up a red light will come on in the heating unit. When you turn it down the red light should go out.

 

[ashy123]

Put a thermometer in the tank, then you will know what the temp is. You will have to work out how to turn the heater up or down, there might be a + or - symbol next to the green nob on the top. The + will be to turn the temp up, - is to turn it down. Normally when you turn the heater up a red light will come on in the heating unit. When you turn it down the red light should go out.

thnaks ur the only 1 thats made sense hahaso basicly just keep plaing with m heater untill the thermomiter is in the green zone?

 

[Colin_T]

yep
but only adjust it a little bit at a time. If you turn the heater up or down too much you will stress the fish. If there aren't any fish in the tank yet, then it doesn't matter.

 

[Cantbesaved]

It may take time for the warm water to circulate evenly around the tank, so if you adjust the knob a lot, let it sit for an hour or so. If you are just fine tuning, then I assume you are quite close, so it wont take as long to warm or cool 1 or 2 degrees