decrease in temp

bheld · 12/22/2008, 02:48 PM

My friends heater went out and the temp in his tank decreased it about 60 degrees. He just bought a new heater and was wondering if he should slowly get the temp back to the 78 range or should get it up to the temp as fast as possible. Thanks

der_wille_zur_macht · 12/22/2008, 02:49 PM

As fast as the heater will do it probably won't be anywhere near "too fast" so I vote for cranking it up to the desired temp and letting it rip.

greenbean36191 · 12/22/2008, 02:50 PM

As fast as possible. The low temperature is harmful, the change is not.

qfrisco · 12/22/2008, 05:13 PM

I agree - as fast as the heater will do it. This is one reason to use two separate heaters at half the wattage. In the event one heater fails or sticks on, the temp drop or rise won't be as fast.

12/22/2008, 02:48 PM	#1
bheld Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 180	decrease in temp My friends heater went out and the temp in his tank decreased it about 60 degrees. He just bought a new heater and was wondering if he should slowly get the temp back to the 78 range or should get it up to the temp as fast as possible. Thanks

12/22/2008, 02:49 PM	#2
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	As fast as the heater will do it probably won't be anywhere near "too fast" so I vote for cranking it up to the desired temp and letting it rip. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

12/22/2008, 02:50 PM	#3
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	As fast as possible. The low temperature is harmful, the change is not. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

12/22/2008, 05:13 PM	#4
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	I agree - as fast as the heater will do it. This is one reason to use two separate heaters at half the wattage. In the event one heater fails or sticks on, the temp drop or rise won't be as fast.