where to position thermostat probe ?

new_world_disor · 01/13/2008, 10:08 AM

i know. yet another silly question from a newb. but i wasnt sure weather the temp probe should go in the sump. or the display tank. as i asume some heat is lost between the two in the pipes.

many thanx

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SurfnFish · 01/13/2008, 10:50 AM

Most people put it in their sump. I don't have a sump, but I put it in the return section of my HOB Skimmer. I keep it out of the display tank, as I think it looks ugly.

05TurboS2K · 01/13/2008, 11:38 AM

Mines a small digital one down the back corner, can't really see it cause the top canopy covers just enough so i leave it on the display tank.

new_world_disor · 01/13/2008, 02:11 PM

yeh my probe is teeny on the end of a bit of wire . was thinking i could just put it behind a rock pillar in the display. but wasnt sure if there was a * correct * way to do it . haha

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Roy G. Biv · 01/13/2008, 06:54 PM

I put it in the drain side of the sump, so the tank lights and heater do not directly influence it.

reefergeorge · 01/13/2008, 10:00 PM

Mine is in the sump. In a high flow area, but it is like 3"x .5" If it were tiny I may put it in the display.

reefkeeper135 · 01/13/2008, 10:09 PM

mines in the back corner of my tank about half way down in tank. Its a small probe leading to a digital gauge, its black so you cant really see it. Guess Iam more worried about the display temp not the sump

sundancer · 01/13/2008, 11:07 PM

I tie mine around a small rubble and drop in the overflow box. I have a standpipe.

sjm817 · 01/13/2008, 11:13 PM

I have mine strapped to the standpipe in one of the overflows. You cant see it and it cant fall out.

01/13/2008, 10:08 AM	#1
new_world_disor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cardiff, wales Posts: 1,393	where to position thermostat probe ? i know. yet another silly question from a newb. but i wasnt sure weather the temp probe should go in the sump. or the display tank. as i asume some heat is lost between the two in the pipes. many thanx ad

01/13/2008, 10:50 AM	#2
SurfnFish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Posts: 676	Most people put it in their sump. I don't have a sump, but I put it in the return section of my HOB Skimmer. I keep it out of the display tank, as I think it looks ugly. __________________ 17x17x10 Shallow Cube. RapidLED Par38 with 60* optics, AC modified for fuge, CPR BakPak w/Maxi jet 1200. Clown w/ LTA, Zoas and Softies. Current Tank Info: 17x17x10 Shallow Cube

01/13/2008, 11:38 AM	#3
05TurboS2K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Corona CA Posts: 187	Mines a small digital one down the back corner, can't really see it cause the top canopy covers just enough so i leave it on the display tank. __________________ MMMM saltwater. Why can't coral tanks be more like Turbo -Engines ?

01/13/2008, 10:00 PM	#6
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	Mine is in the sump. In a high flow area, but it is like 3"x .5" If it were tiny I may put it in the display. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

01/13/2008, 11:13 PM	#9
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I have mine strapped to the standpipe in one of the overflows. You cant see it and it cant fall out. __________________ - Scott

01/13/2008, 02:11 PM	#4
new_world_disor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cardiff, wales Posts: 1,393	yeh my probe is teeny on the end of a bit of wire . was thinking i could just put it behind a rock pillar in the display. but wasnt sure if there was a * correct * way to do it . haha ad

01/13/2008, 06:54 PM	#5
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	I put it in the drain side of the sump, so the tank lights and heater do not directly influence it.

01/13/2008, 10:09 PM	#7
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	mines in the back corner of my tank about half way down in tank. Its a small probe leading to a digital gauge, its black so you cant really see it. Guess Iam more worried about the display temp not the sump

01/13/2008, 11:07 PM	#8
sundancer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 373	I tie mine around a small rubble and drop in the overflow box. I have a standpipe.