water temp

[bob112233]

i looked around and couldnt find an answer to this i got heaters for chirstmas two 300 watt for my 120 gal tank what is the best temp to set them at

 

[greenmaji]

depends on the fish..
normal tropicals 78 degrees.. should do fine..

 

[bob112233]

k thanks i got a pleco 4 cories 4 mollys some outocats and misc others

 

[greenmaji]

some tips..
rince the heaters off..
then place them in the water and wait 15 min. before pluging them in.
do not remove heaters unless they have been unpluged for 15 min..

this helps to keep them from getting thermal shock (the old ones exploded 8O )

good times..

 

[Fishyfanatic]

What kind of heaters did you get? I keep our tropicals at 76 - 78 except when trying to encourage breeding with the Africans.

 

[jrp1588]

My last glass heater exploded. lol. I forgot about the whole "thermal shock" thing. Yeah, 78 should be a good temp for those fish.

 

[bob112233]

k thanks guys i got em at 75 right now will pop em up a few degrees