thermometer? - Aquarium Advice

ripvanrina · 04-23-2005, 04:54 PM

hi-where's the best place to buy a thermometer for my tank? [acronym:da387a2130="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:da387a2130]?

Cjazinski · 04-23-2005, 05:06 PM

you could probably find a better 'deal' online. but if you want it quickly then yes [acronym:c95eb3f298="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c95eb3f298].

Jchillin · 04-23-2005, 07:00 PM

I purchased two 300w heaters online for $30.00. Includes shipping and taxes. Try Bigalsonline, liveaquaria and thatfishplace.

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-23-2005, 07:11 PM

Thermometers, JC, not heaters.

You could get them online, but it may not be as cheap as going to the [acronym:69a35fe23c="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:69a35fe23c] after shipping costs. Thermometers generally are under $10, even for digital.

RoK · 04-23-2005, 07:19 PM

The thermometers I have costed either $3 or $4. They are not the sticky strip ones, they're the glass ones that go inside the tank. I also have a Coralife digital thermometer which was about $8 and it's awesome.

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-23-2005, 07:23 PM

I got a digital from BigAl's for I BELIEVE was $7. The only reason I bought it from them was because it was part of a large shimpent. The [acronym:c21dd0fc69="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:c21dd0fc69] sells them for $15. If I were to be buying JUST the thermometer, it would be alot cheaper to go to the [acronym:c21dd0fc69="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:c21dd0fc69].

Lepomis · 04-23-2005, 08:41 PM

Second the coral life digital. Very nice.

ripvanrina · 04-23-2005, 10:11 PM

is there any advantage to digitals besides the display?

RoK · 04-23-2005, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishyfanatic

I got a digital from BigAl's for I BELIEVE was $7.

That would be the Coralife one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ripvanrina

is there any advantage to digitals besides the display?

It's much more accurate.

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-24-2005, 01:08 AM

Quote:

It's much more accurate.

I second that statement. They are very accurate.

04-23-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
ripvanrina Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 78	thermometer? hi-where's the best place to buy a thermometer for my tank? [acronym:da387a2130="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:da387a2130]?

04-23-2005, 07:00 PM	#3
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	I purchased two 300w heaters online for $30.00. Includes shipping and taxes. Try Bigalsonline, liveaquaria and thatfishplace. __________________ _________________________________

04-23-2005, 07:11 PM	#4
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Thermometers, JC, not heaters. You could get them online, but it may not be as cheap as going to the [acronym:69a35fe23c="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:69a35fe23c] after shipping costs. Thermometers generally are under $10, even for digital. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

04-23-2005, 07:19 PM	#5
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	The thermometers I have costed either $3 or $4. They are not the sticky strip ones, they're the glass ones that go inside the tank. I also have a Coralife digital thermometer which was about $8 and it's awesome. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

04-23-2005, 10:11 PM	#8
ripvanrina Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 78	is there any advantage to digitals besides the display? __________________ 25gal 1 Gold Gourami 4 Cardinal Tetras 2 Endler's Livebearers 2 Botia Sidthimunki 1 Kribensis 1 Dwarf Checkered Cichlid 1 Pitbull Pleco 1 Amano Shrimp

04-23-2005, 05:06 PM	#2
Cjazinski Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: McAllen Tx Posts: 85	you could probably find a better 'deal' online. but if you want it quickly then yes [acronym:c95eb3f298="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c95eb3f298].

04-23-2005, 07:23 PM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I got a digital from BigAl's for I BELIEVE was $7. The only reason I bought it from them was because it was part of a large shimpent. The [acronym:c21dd0fc69="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:c21dd0fc69] sells them for $15. If I were to be buying JUST the thermometer, it would be alot cheaper to go to the [acronym:c21dd0fc69="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:c21dd0fc69].

04-23-2005, 08:41 PM	#7
Lepomis Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 335	Second the coral life digital. Very nice.

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