keep the tank warm without heater?

[BigFishKeeper]

Just buy a heater or add hot water when doing water changes.

 

[aquarob]

Just buy a heater or add hot water when doing water changes.

:headshake2: Don't add hot water directly to a tank, ever. Good way to kill fish. Temps have to be raised slowly, no more then 1 degree per hour.

 

[jpappy789]

:headshake2: Don't add hot water directly to a tank, ever. Good way to kill fish. Temps have to be raised slowly, no more then 1 degree per hour.

Agreed. Large temp changes will severely stress fish if not kill them.

 

[davescube]

well, the tank will be in my bedroom which the air-con will be on in the night..
if i was to use heater, i've got turn it on when the aircon is on and the other way round..
that would be quite troublesome isnt it? and I also worry that the misuse of heater will boil my shrimp...
I cant tell you guys the temp in my place now as I dont have thermometer..
I'm in Singapore..

back to the question, It is for a long term, not emergency..

 

[petluvr]

You wouldn't have to turn it off. Heaters keep the temp at a steady temp

 

[jpappy789]

Yep. They maintain what ever temp you set them at.

 

[FISHSHROD]

Thats right :grinyes:

 

[davescube]

Uhmm..
Lets say that my room temperature range from 18C - 24C
Can I set it to 20C ??

What happen If I set it to 17C or to 25C ?
I have so many confusion about heater...

 

[Lupin]

I'd keep white cloud mountain minnows, bitterlings and hillstream loaches in a tank located in an air-conditioned room.

 

[Carla G]

I'd keep white cloud mountain minnows, bitterlings and hillstream loaches in a tank located in an air-conditioned room.

Lupin, he said the room is only air conditioned at night. So no good for cool water fish. Singapore is HOT HOT HOT!!! Also explains why someone on the equator finds the concept of a heater confusing. :grinyes:

Davescube, most aquarium heaters have a thermostat. Set it for your ideal tank temperature, say 24 degrees C, then if the temperature in the tank falls below 24 degrees, the heater will kick in, raise the temperature to 24, then turn itself off.

Avoid cheap and nasty heaters. Sometimes they malfunction. And don't get a heater that is bigger than you need for the tank.