why not keep your house/apt at 68, should keep your tanks 10 degrees warmer ( mines at 65, my tanks are at 76 to 78, and no heater )
Trying to cut down on electric bill
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Keep after the kids too...Growing up in my grandmothers house and hearing her constantly yelling about leaving the lights and tv's on has played a part in me being as conscious about utilities and bills as I am years later.
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That is not a good thing to do. Tank will get too warm in the summer. Algae growth will be a constant problem.
I agree with Joe about the sun, but the Tropheus might appreciate the algae if it grows on the rocks, as it is the major part of their diet. I keep a few tanks in the sun, and the heaters only go on at night, but the algae is never ending battle.
The green is algae on the rear glass.
The green is algae on the rear glass.
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That is awesome , think it will work on the kids.
heres what i am going to be doing.
set up my fish room in a 10x10 ( or 12 by 12 ) bedroom ( i live in a 1 bed apt, and i sleep in the living room, so the bedroom is going to be my fish room ) turn off my heat in my living room, only use the heater in the bedroom, set at 70, keep my door shut, windows shut ( well leave the window open a crack, so some air ventilation can circulate the room ) so heat the room by my apt heater. cut way down on my elec bill.
set up my fish room in a 10x10 ( or 12 by 12 ) bedroom ( i live in a 1 bed apt, and i sleep in the living room, so the bedroom is going to be my fish room ) turn off my heat in my living room, only use the heater in the bedroom, set at 70, keep my door shut, windows shut ( well leave the window open a crack, so some air ventilation can circulate the room ) so heat the room by my apt heater. cut way down on my elec bill.
