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Unread 01/07/2009, 03:20 PM   #1
jhildebrand
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Exclamation Check your temp!

Wow, I can't believe this. On my 260 I have been using a Ranco controller in sump with a Pinpoint wireless temp gauge upstairs to keep an eye on it - temps always within one degree of each other. In my office I've got a 14 gal nano and decided to upgrade the heater and add a controller to keep up the heat on cold nights when the office heat is turned down. When I added the controller, it read 86 degrees! I couldn't believe it. The cheap Coralife digital thermometer was off by 8 whole degrees! This summer the tank must have hit at least 90 on some of the days. I've assumed it may be off a little as cheap ones can be, but that was just awful. It could also be why I had a tough time with my snails dying shortly after acclimation. I'm never going to run a cheapie again or another thermometer without checking against another...


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Unread 01/07/2009, 03:25 PM   #2
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yeah i have always had trouble with those also.. i use the glass ones that sit in the tank... i have 2 in there to make sure of the temp...


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