DIY: Insulating Your Aquarium

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Depending on your level of obsession in the hobby, heating your aquarium(s) is a cost that can quickly add up on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, glass and acrylic are not the best insulators but are necessary to be able to see into your tank. Assuming you’re not simply heating the whole room to 75+ degrees, insulating your tanks is a cost-effective solution to keep those aquatic heating bills down so that you can spend more of that disposable income on other areas of the hobby that are less boring. Continue reading “DIY: Insulating Your Aquarium” »
 
So for those of us that just like looking at pictures, do you have a comparable yield to the benefits of insulating a tank?
 
Arthur;4993404; said:
So for those of us that just like looking at pictures, do you have a comparable yield to the benefits of insulating a tank?
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I don't have my own tests done yet as I just set them up. However over on some Discus forums they report that they need half as many watts prior to the insulation to keep their discus tanks at 85 degrees.
 
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