LoboChan
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:56 pm
Hi all,
Like to enquire of the very common used product - water heater... I know the general use for this is of course.. to heat up the water to a desired temp, but can it do the opposite to cool down the water?
Due to our hot humid weather, and esp ard my area, my tanks reach ard an 28-32 C, but what I like to do is to reduce it to ard a cool n nice 24 C for my tanks, other thn gettin a chiller for each tank or installing air con in my living room or puttin in ice cubes... any ideas?
What I like is to have a long term situation n some r either too expensive or too short term (solutions s mentioned above) so was thinkin of the heater or ... up to any solutions our members might hav??
anyone??
Thanks
mountain
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 1:34 pm
A Water Heater ... as its name implies .. IS A HEATER. So most doesn't "cool down the water temperature" as u want it to be, unless the product says otherwise. what happens if the water temp is higher then you preset heater temp? It simply turned itself to OFF mode .. .. .. ..
Long Term? Cheap? Simple? Good = Mcdonald Double cheese burger..
Airconditioning if you have 1 in the house is good alternative that most of are looking for options choose to ignore. ITs one of the BEST option available in singapore to bring the temp of the water down. I.E. If you have a lot of Tanks. It beats having a chiller for each tank. Again, if you wanna save money.. forget it.
We will run a heater product review later, unlike discus, heater is generally used for treatments therefore any safe product is actually good and doesn't really make a difference.
goldrush
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 5:01 pm
a HEATER is a heater so how can it lower temperature.??????????
Is like buying a kettle and expect it to turn water cold on using it!!!!!!!!!!
I think you should do away with the word heater here and rephrase it to how to lower temperature in our tropical climate to upkeep our fish or something of this nature.
LoboChan
Fri, 04 Nov 2005 8:57 am
Hi,
Yep, Yep, I kinda figure that out... well it w b gr8 to hav a device tat heats n chills the tank temp, but tats asking fer da sky rite now... hahahaha!!
I'll stick w my ice cubes method if e hot weather gets really crazy, but s the monsoon is in town.. I guess I have a breather for now..
No air con for now till I move out n get a place of my own...
The Matrix
Fri, 04 Nov 2005 9:08 am
lobo chan, have you ever think why you are getting warmer temperature measured ?
LoboChan
Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:01 am
Hi,
To answer Matrix Q, I wanted to keep my fishes in good condition, I believe that that if the temp is around 24-26 C, that shld b optimum.. whereas given our local conditions, my tanks r usually ard 28-30 C, and more so on hot days/nites.. tat cld lead to more bacteria or any other probs..
The Matrix
Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:10 pm
your answer machiam no answer to my qtn leh.
really is there such a thing call optimum condition ? give it a thought.
anyway, look at my qtn again and give another thought.
ball
Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:27 pm
QUOTE(The Matrix @ Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:10 pm)
your answer machiam no answer to my qtn leh.
really is there such a thing call optimum condition ? give it a thought.
anyway, look at my qtn again and give another thought.
Matrix,
Everytime see your question, really remind me of those 深山高人.
mountain
Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:32 pm
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