trennamw
Aquarium Advice Addict
Does the heater need to be placed faaaaaaaaar from the filter activity?
My tank keeps running about 80 (heater set for 76) and I turned the temp down on the heater (to 74) and now the temp reads 82!
The heater is on the back wall of the tank, which also has four ins/outs, because I run two canister filters.
I could see moving water by the heater drop the temp there, but with all that activity I'd also expect the water to be very well mixed.
Thermometer is in tank glass type, I've changed its location and it's read stays the same. Check with a digital thermometer suggests it's accurate. I've stuck it in cold water to check too. Heater is Nat Geo, a year old, mounted vertically, fully submerged.
This morning since the living room is a very steady 76 degrees from my downstairs neighbors ... I unplugged the heater, thinking the temp drop would be better than cooked fish.
I have Angels, glowlight tetras, danios, Otos ... No good reason to keep the temp higher.
What am I missing? I'm eager to open the windows again to cool the living room back to 70 ...
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My tank keeps running about 80 (heater set for 76) and I turned the temp down on the heater (to 74) and now the temp reads 82!
The heater is on the back wall of the tank, which also has four ins/outs, because I run two canister filters.
I could see moving water by the heater drop the temp there, but with all that activity I'd also expect the water to be very well mixed.
Thermometer is in tank glass type, I've changed its location and it's read stays the same. Check with a digital thermometer suggests it's accurate. I've stuck it in cold water to check too. Heater is Nat Geo, a year old, mounted vertically, fully submerged.
This morning since the living room is a very steady 76 degrees from my downstairs neighbors ... I unplugged the heater, thinking the temp drop would be better than cooked fish.
I have Angels, glowlight tetras, danios, Otos ... No good reason to keep the temp higher.
What am I missing? I'm eager to open the windows again to cool the living room back to 70 ...
Sent from my iPhone with three hands tied behind my back.