B2k2
Fish Fanatic
Hi,
I've just set up my new aquarium and it looks pretty good but i'm concerned about the temperature its running at.
I have a 36"x12"x15" tank with a 50w undergravel heater cable under a layer of florabase and topped with sand. Its quite heavily planted so this is the reason for me buying the heater cable.
It has been set up for about a day now and is currently running at 29 degrees C (84 degrees F). I also have a 200w heater inside the tank which hasnt came on since the water has reached that temperature, I have it set at 26 degrees C.
Please can you tell me if this is too warm? an idea I had to get the temperature down is to maybe run the heater cable on a timer so it warms up at say 30min intervals, do you think this is possible or would the constant switching on and off of the cable damage it???
please help
I've just set up my new aquarium and it looks pretty good but i'm concerned about the temperature its running at.
I have a 36"x12"x15" tank with a 50w undergravel heater cable under a layer of florabase and topped with sand. Its quite heavily planted so this is the reason for me buying the heater cable.
It has been set up for about a day now and is currently running at 29 degrees C (84 degrees F). I also have a 200w heater inside the tank which hasnt came on since the water has reached that temperature, I have it set at 26 degrees C.
Please can you tell me if this is too warm? an idea I had to get the temperature down is to maybe run the heater cable on a timer so it warms up at say 30min intervals, do you think this is possible or would the constant switching on and off of the cable damage it???
please help
