Hey guys - need some help from people that know more than I about this!
So I have an indoor NON-heated porch. I live in the Boston area so it gets cold in the winter. Planning ahead now... At the moment I have a 36 gallon and a 46 gallon that I'm setting up in there. I've made the whole porch like a jungle theme with huge tropical plants and the two tanks caddy cornered opposite each other with some lanterns hanging up with candles in them and such... looks pretty cool. Off topic but anyhow I'm wondering if I'll have to move this all inside once it gets cold?
If I keep the tanks warm at about 80-87 degrees in the winter, will they stay warm against the unheated porch? Also, would the opposing external cold air vs the internal warm water cause the glass to shatter?
I'm not a physics guy so I want to work through this now long in advance! I suppose my other options would be to set up space heaters or leave the door to the porch open allowing heat from the house to flow out there... but that'll jack the heating bill up and space heaters make me feel uneasy
Thoughts?
So I have an indoor NON-heated porch. I live in the Boston area so it gets cold in the winter. Planning ahead now... At the moment I have a 36 gallon and a 46 gallon that I'm setting up in there. I've made the whole porch like a jungle theme with huge tropical plants and the two tanks caddy cornered opposite each other with some lanterns hanging up with candles in them and such... looks pretty cool. Off topic but anyhow I'm wondering if I'll have to move this all inside once it gets cold?
If I keep the tanks warm at about 80-87 degrees in the winter, will they stay warm against the unheated porch? Also, would the opposing external cold air vs the internal warm water cause the glass to shatter?
I'm not a physics guy so I want to work through this now long in advance! I suppose my other options would be to set up space heaters or leave the door to the porch open allowing heat from the house to flow out there... but that'll jack the heating bill up and space heaters make me feel uneasy
Thoughts?