Warning

[Waterloo Kid]

During weekly maintenance I suddenly had the urge to check the water temp. I don't know why I checked, as I pretty much never do. To my surprise it was only 22 celcius. The heater was not working. Turned out to be a blown fuse. Luckily I have a large tank so the temp drop is very slow. Had it been a 30 gallon I'm sure the fish would have died. It could have been broken for a couple of days.

Go on, check your temp!

WK

 

[Discomafia]

26 degrees celcius. All fine. But I check my temperature every couple of hours, so nothing to worry about.

 

[Aquascaper]

I check my temp everytime I look at the tank as all my tanks have two thermometers; a glass one inside at the back and a sticky one on the outside at the front, one at either end

 

[Nidge]

28.4C, I use a digital thermometer and always keep an eye on it.

 

[Logitech]

That could've been devastating if you've never gone to check the temperature.
My tank's temperature is a-ok.

 

[lizard]

My tank's temp was around 78*, last time I checked (a few hours ago, when I fed the fish and tucked 'em in for the night). I put the heater in yesterday, set it to 76*. Watched it awhile, it was okay. Checked back later (after class or something like that) and the temp was up to 80* and the heater was still on Mayhaps it's time for a new heater, eh?

Thanks for the reminder, though! While you're checking your heater/thermometers, check your drip-loops too!

Pamela
aka Married Lizard

 

[-cAtFiSh-]

i check my temp every day at least once. right now it's 27 degrees C

 

[Angry_Platy]

AAAAKKKK.....

I just checked mine....all OK.....

PHEW

 

[canarsie11]

28.4C, I use a digital thermometer and always keep an eye on it.

I have heater with digital read out, always can take a glance. Then have thermometer that I double check temp every once in a while

 

[Matty]

76.5 using a digital temp

yeah, that happened to me a few weeks ago, not only did my heater break, but my old thermometer broke as well. By the time that I could get everything back together, the temp dropped to 69 (!) If i had waited another day, my fish would have been dead for sure.

 

[enchanted]

I use a digital. Easier to check.

 

[shrimpster97]

ahh my temp was at 70F thats a little low for my community!

its weird all of you gave one temperater, i know alot of you have more than one tank. haha maybe you just averaged them all.

 

[Synirr]

My tanks have little sticker thermometer things that came with them, and always read between 78 and 81 degrees F
...Which is good, since I don't actually heat them. The lights are enough to keep them nice and toasty.

 

[enchanted]

In regards the LED Temps stuck on the glass. I know from experience these 1. Wear out, 2. stop working.

If you have multiple tanks, just buy one of the cheap Digitals (about $6-$9 depending on where you go) and check them for accuracy occasoinally.

Bad thing when one of those goes bad.