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I have 2 ten gallon tanks on my dresser in my bedroom. Now that the sub zero temps have finally hit the room is cold (60s at one end and probibly high 50s where the tanks are). It is a longish room and the only heat is in the other end where my bed is. The heaters have been holding the temps at 78º but I'm wondering if they are working too hard? (I think one is a 50w and the other a 75w)
I have a couple of options
1. switch the bed and dresser so the tanks are in the warmer part of the room and then freeze myself.

2. move the tanks into the other room and forget about setting up the 100 gal till spring
or
3.leave things the way they are and let the heaters do their job.

Steph

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3. leave them where they are and let the heater do there job. For a ten gallon and a 5o watt and 75watt heater one of those tank is getting 5watt to the gallon and the other is getting 7.5. The heaters imo are made to heat cold tank and They should do fine there.


fish1

I wouldn't worry about it, your heaters are fine, specially for a small tank such as those.

I've been going thru a similar thing (put a thermometer in the indoor pond yesterday and found out it was 50F )...turns out my thermastat in the house doesn't work right and what I thought was 60F turned out to be 52 :%). In any case I wouldn't worry too much, the heaters are obviously maintaing the temp....depending on what fish you have in there you might consider dropping the tank temp by a few degrees (no more than 2 degrees a day) to prevent the heaters from getting overworked.
You can also try conserving the heat in the tanks, Cover them with a blanket @night, or use styro on the outside.

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let the heaters.. well.. heat

3. the heaters were made to heat cold tanks.

Leave the tanks alone...The heaters are doing their jobs...If it gets super, super, super cold and you lose power or something, cover it with some blankets, jackets, etc to help conserve the heat...otherwise leave them be, and get to setting up that 100 gallon...what's going in it?

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Thanks for all the reassurance. I was just worried about my betta boys getting cold.
I haven't quite deciced what to put in the 100 gal but I am thinking about a large cichlid (midas/red devil or an Oscar) or two. (why else have such a big tank??)

Steph


Last edited by doedogg at 22-Dec-2004 08:30

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I agree with the crowd, but you do not talk about water temperature. Get a thermometer and make sure the heaters are maintaining the water temperature you want. Pleasant dreams.

max

Sorry, I guess you do talk about water temperature. O well I stepped in it.

max

doedogg

I always tend to be on the cautious side. I would get another heater. Keep it as a spare just in case of a heater failure. If that happens no need to panic just replace the heater without losing much of the water temp. Just a little something for you to think about.

Thank goodness we dont have that problem in OZ well where I am any way if fact it can often be the opposite during summer.

Keith

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i agree with keith. worst case scenerio you never need the spare and you can use it for a QT or hospital tank. so you really dont lose in the end.

Maybe the room is too cold for you to sleep in. Get a space heater. Take care of yourself so you can take care of the fish.

max