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styla12 said:
Ah right good idea!

Have you got the Fluval 240 too?
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Yes mate, you should be able to see what I have in my signature.
Deanasue said:
Is the Inkbird made for aquariums?
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It seems to have a lot of uses where temperature control is important. I am aware that it's popular in the aquarium hobby as well as in the home brewing hobby.
 
howard_hopkinson said:
Yes mate, you should be able to see what I have in my signature.


It seems to have a lot of uses where temperature control is important. I am aware that it's popular in the aquarium hobby as well as in the home brewing hobby.
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Ah nice I have the same and the same light as you also!

If the alarm was to sound for temperature low have you got a backup heater or what's the best way to fix it quickly? Also what if the temperature goes too high?

Is the alarm loud enough to be heard from upstairs?
 
Yes, I have a brand new 300watt heater for just such an emergency.

If the temp goes too high, then the cooling automatically kicks in.

I don't know if the alarm could be heard from a different floor because I live in a single floored flat.
 
howard_hopkinson said:
Yes, I have a brand new 300watt heater for just such an emergency.

If the temp goes too high, then the cooling automatically kicks in.

I don't know if the alarm could be heard from a different floor because I live in a single floored flat.
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Have you had to take the lid off to put the fans in? Thinking I should add fans and get an additional heater too but don't want the lid off.
 
howard_hopkinson said:
Yes, I have a brand new 300watt heater for just such an emergency.

If the temp goes too high, then the cooling automatically kicks in.

I don't know if the alarm could be heard from a different floor because I live in a single floored flat.
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Ah right nice one. I'll get a spare heater too asap then.

Which fan do you use for such a big tank?
 
What I did was the following.
1. I removed the back plastic lid and drilled 4 80mm round holes using a hole saw.

2. I then glued some black plastic mesh over the holes to prevent fish from jumping into the fan blades.

3. I the glued the fans in place(they are 2 wire fans) and then wired the up using lengths of cable between them. So, all live wires were connected together and the the negative wires. The resulting 2 wires were then connected to the 12v power supply.

3. All fans were then connected to a suitable 12 volt power supply that was in turn connected to the Inkbird cooling socket.
 
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I also use the Inkbirds but can recommend the cheap digital ones. Buy a pack of 3 or 5 and they will probably all be within 0.1 degrees of each other. I have several of these around the house. The portability is really useful when you are doing things like heating water for changes.
 
seangee said:
I also use the Inkbirds but can recommend the cheap digital ones. Buy a pack of 3 or 5 and they will probably all be within 0.1 degrees of each other. I have several of these around the house. The portability is really useful when you are doing things like heating water for changes.
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I'm getting inkbird too now since I'm worried my heater could break one day and I'd never know unless i noted the thermometer.

Great idea getting digital ones for water changes.
 
I use two heaters in my 55 gallon, one on each side and have a new back up heater just in case one of my smaller tanks has an issue. I use digital thermometers on all my tanks. If I ever talk the wife into a larger thank I will consider a better thermometer.
 
Retired Viking said:
I use two heaters in my 55 gallon, one on each side and have a new back up heater just in case one of my smaller tanks has an issue. I use digital thermometers on all my tanks.
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Guess that resolves the issue of one heater turning off but what if one heater stays on past the heating point and doesn't turn off?

I think in this instance InkBird would be great to cut the electricity in the switch to turn it off.
 
True I agree, but I have never had that problem in over 30 years so chances are low. Also my largest tank is only 55 gallon and I have only small tetras and shrimp so the cost to benefit equation is not there for now. Until I start stocking larger more expensive fish or get a larger tank, then it would pay. In the past when I had several more tanks going with more expensive fish I would have consider it.
 
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Retired Viking said:
True I agree, but I have never had that problem in over 30 years so chances are low. Also my largest tank is only 55 gallon and I have only small tetras and shrimp so the cost to benefit equation is not there for now. Until I start stock larger more expensive fish or get a larger tank then it would pay. In the past when I had several more tanks going with more expensive fish I would have consider it.
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Ah right makes sense.

Mine is 63gallons and my fish are worth over £300 so probably well worth an investment for me.

Ordered a spare heater too as I didn't have any in case my current Fluval 300w heater dies. Do I really need a heater on both side of the tank or do you think one is alright?
 
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