RE: [AGA Member] Re: AGA Member - Digest V1 #134 (Heaters)

["william ruyle" <inquartata@comcast.net>]

One way around this whole thing is to eschew (sorry, sneezed)
using tank heaters at all: simply saunter over to the wall
thermostat and crank it up to the target temp: that's ummm,
80-82F for guppy fanciers, etc? Family members who object to
this higher temp--you will want to install spot-cooling where
they congregate/sit in the room much like they do in engineering
spaces aboard ships and on commercial airlines. Gorgeously expensive
to implement and forget about low utility bills, but highly effective.
And wouldn't it be nice to not have to worry about hiding those
unsightly heaters and powerlines? HTH and Your Mileage May Definitely
Vary:-)
Bill

Thankful I keep killies where room temps are just fine.



Steve Olson wrote:
I have to agree that the on and off will wear out the
heater quicker.  I've also had heaters fail in both
the on position (and I've cooked the fish) and in the
off position (which I discovered before they died). 
With two smaller heaters, if one sticks on it can only
heat up the tank so far and the other probably won't
come on at all.  Eventually you'll notice, but
probably little harm will be done in the interim.  If
one fails in the off position, even if the remaining
can't heat the tank by itself, the fish tend to hover
around the working heater.  You'll notice that and
correct the situation.  My problem has been finding
very low wattage heaters for small tanks at my local
fish dealers who seem to feel bigger is better.  So, I
get them through the mail or when I'm visiting out of
town and of course, checking out the shops.

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