[GSAS-Member] Re: Room temperature tank

["Tom Watson" <onefish2fish@comcast.net>]

There are many North American native fish that would do fine in those 
temperature ranges. Many are just as pretty or interesting as tropicals. 
They range from very easy to maintain and breed to very difficult.  There 
are several mail order sources for the fish or you can get connected with 
the network of hobbyists that share this interest and get all kinds of fish 
and plants in the mail.

A trick to reduce heat loss from a tank is to go to Lowes or Home Depot and 
buy 4'X8' rigid foam sheets.  Cut one to fit the back of your tank (so it's 
not visible behind the background).  Tape it to the back of the tank and it 
will reduce heat loss approximately 25%.
Tom
West Hyblos Creek Drainage
Washington State
http://www.nanfa.org/

Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:54:57 -0700
From: John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com>
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Room temperature tank
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My second-in-a-row significantly higher electricity bill arrived
yesterday.
I'm about to start up a new 125 gallon planted tank, and due to the
timely arrival
of the bill, I've decided to make it a room-temperature tank.
Ecologically, I cannot
justify adding another heated tank.

If I get permission to keep it in the kitchen, this tank will be in a
room that ranges from
65 to about 75 or 80 degrees during the year. Otherwise, it will go in
a spare room,
that ranges from about 55 to 75 degrees during the year.

I've done this with goldfish, and my question is, are there any other
aquarium fish that
will tolerate this temperature range?

Also, are there any plants that would or would not do well with this
temperature range?

I'd also like to turn down the temperature on the heaters in my other 4
tanks. I've been
running them at 80, and would like to lower that as much as possible. I
have one African
cichlid tank, two South and Central American cichlid tanks plus
Leporinus's, a community
tank with scissortails, an angel, kribs, glass catfish and rainbows.

Thank you,
John

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