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Posted	Heaters
28-05-2006 22:16 by paul stevens	How many of us get away with not using a heater in our tropical fish tank...? I have got 3 tanks and i dont have to use any of my heaters all my tanks are in my frontroom and the temp in the tanks is between 26'c to 28'c so im saving a bit on the eleccy and thats all year round.
28-05-2006 22:19 by lugs	thats not bad how do you get them to stay at that temp
28-05-2006 22:20 by Danny Boy	im cheap, prefer to heat a tank and wear a jumper.... the advantage to using a heater is that the waters temp stays at a constant 24/7
28-05-2006 22:23 by paul stevens	But my room is so hot that even if i keep the heaters in them it still hovers so i just took them out ive had one set up now for 3 yrs and never had a problem.
28-05-2006 23:35 by robert.pope	so paul were all thinking do you sit watching your fish in only your underpants i use a heater in our fancy cold water tank as it contains expencive fish ( orandas )...lfs advised this and thinking about it if we were in asia where the fish come from water would be warmer!... heaters here .....the operate late at night but only clik on and off in day.
29-05-2006 00:27 by wymcot	Use a heater in the tanks and save yourself a fortune on your central heating bill. Saving leccy on heaters is a false economy compared to what it must costs to heat your house, and in addition, must be very uncomfortable in the summer. That is of course on the assumption your statement is a serious one
29-05-2006 08:03 by yanton	yep, i dont use a heater in my living room 6x2x2 malawis aquarium. i live in a block of flats and there is ample warmth around, even in winter.
29-05-2006 09:47 by paul stevens	Wymcot my statement is serious and i allso live in a flat and i really dont use my heating atall in the winter just let everybody els put theres on. yanton i new i wasnt going to be the only one that doesnt use heaters in my tank.
29-05-2006 10:32 by clownloachlady	i use a heater in my mine as my lounge doesnt get that much sun and i hardly ever use my central heating. And i live in a detached so no neighbours to keep me warm... paul did you read this months fishkeepers mag with the betta guy? he doesnt use heaters aswell breeding his bettas.
29-05-2006 10:46 by paul stevens	No i have never seen that mag you have just reminded me about that mag im going to the shop and put that on order. I used to have heaters in my tanks but i never see them come on cuz the room temp was always high enough so i took them out. My tank that ive had 3 yrs now ive never had a problem with it so it can stay out. Ya no the only thing that worries me is if we have a power cut but i suppose everybody is thinking the same so i was only thinking about it the other day i was going to look into seeing if there is a batt operated air pump that i can get for emergencies. We do get power cuts.
29-05-2006 10:50 by clownloachlady	yes paul that is one of my biggest concerns is powercuts, you know and i know from a heart breaking experience that o2 is vital to fish, and more so to clown loaches. when u come up with a solution let me know mate! But in theory plants creates o2 aswell? but not in the size we need it to be i think...
29-05-2006 11:00 by paul stevens	I suppose it would be a nice money spinner if i could come up with something like that. I think i might have to get my bits n bobs box out see what i can come up with. $$$$
29-05-2006 13:12 by Phill Austen	Doesn't this really come down to what fish you are keeping? if you lump a lot of fish together as "tropical" you ignore the fact that they come from many different habitats, at different altitudes etc, and tolerate different ranges of temp. Look at the temperature many Corydoras spawn at.
29-05-2006 16:47 by Lexter	Have done it with livebearers (guppies etc), but wouldn't chance it for other tropicals (having no heater) - but like Stevens says, if no trouble after three years, you cant argue with that.

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