Tank Temperature

[BMorgan]

I am having the hardest time to keep my tank temperature lower. It's contstantly 80-82 degrees F. I have a light made for a freshwater tank that puts out very little heat I'm sure. I think my problem may come from my cheapo heater that came with my starter kit. It doesn't have any indicators of where you are supposed to set it other than a line that designates the "76-80 degree range."

Then a slight turn on the knob should lower the temp 1-2 degress. Well I have gradually moved this thing all the way down as far as it would go and my temp is STILL 80-82 degrees. I keep the A/C on in my house to about 77 or 78 degrees during the day and open the windows at night which lowers the house temp to about 70-72 degrees. Still, nothin'

What can I do? I want get a better heater and maybe a digital thermometer, do you think this would work?

Thanks

[Grins]

Go to the General Marine forum and click on the heatwave thread to read how some of us are coping in the SouthEast right now.

[david123]

i wish i had to cope with a heatwave - were cold in north west england at the moment - by the way bmorgan what are those fish on your picture? or have you messed with them in photoshop or something? They look like clown fish but very weird ones?

[BMorgan]

Yeah they are actually photoshopped clownfish/rhino combo. I got it from this website:

http://www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=8511&display=photoshop