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	does it matter where the thermometer is?
ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014	Edited 06-Feb-2014 12:09 i have a digital thermometer with the display outside and the sensor on a cord. i have it on the side of the tank on the inside and sometimes im not sure if im getting an accurate reading because of the outside temperature cooling or warming the sensor. could i bury the sensor between the gravel and the UGF to get a more accurate readout?
Posted 06-Feb-2014 12:08
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, In recalling your tank(s) I would place the sensor on the opposite side of the tank from the filter, about half way down the side. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 06-Feb-2014 22:50
ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014	does it matter that opposite my filter is my heater?
Posted 07-Feb-2014 18:31
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Good point. Yes, if it is "beside" the heater it will give you a false reading. Since that tank is so small, and the sensor so small, you could hide it on the same side as the filter about midway up the tank behind a plant. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 08-Feb-2014 21:54


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