Help With Visitherm Heater

[tibby25731]

HI

The tank I bought secondhand comes with a visitherm 250w heater. The temp is a little high right now, 80 degress, and I can't figure out which way to turn the heater down.... clockwise or anticlockwise? As I am going to bed soon, and will be out for 12 hours tomorrow, I don't wanna turn it the wrong way and have the temp rise even more.... the temp has been constant i think since the weekend so i just want to turn it down a notch each day till I hit about 76 degrees.... who has one of these heaters who can help me out??

 

[backtotropical]

Hi Tibby,

You need to turn the dial anti-clockwise to turn the temp down, or clockwise to turn the temp up.



BTT

 

[tibby25731]

Thanks BTT. The dial is really stiff on this heater and I'm not sure it is moving as much as it should. About how much do you think I need to turn it to reduce the temp by about 4 degrees? Half a rotation? A quarter? Sorry, I know it sounds stupid and I think I will replace the heater when I get paid because it is driving me mad!

 

[n3ont3tra]

A quarter, for mine at least. 80 is fine for most fish though, it's more important for it to be stable.

 

[tibby25731]

Thanks! I'll leave it for now and keep checking the temp... only put a thermometer in today after setting up the tank at the weekend, and hadn't worried as it felt the right temp to the touch. I guess as long as it is stable I will wait and buy another heater anyway becuase this one looks quite old... would rather replace it and keep this one as a spare! Yeah i am super paranoid when it comes to my fish!

 

[tibby25731]

Ah well the temp has dropped to 78 overnight, after my husband assured me he had turned it down a notch. So if this stays constant I will be happy and stop panicking for a while!