Stand against heater??

codydemmel4 · 11/21/2016, 10:15 AM

Hello,

I finally closed on my new house and I will be getting a fish tank that will be for a sting ray and shark for my basement. The stand will be against the heater that you can see in this picture. Will this be a problem, or can I simply just keep it like 1-2 inches off the heater and have no problem.

This is a water based radiator.

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Silly clownfish · 11/21/2016, 01:20 PM

While not ideal, I think you will be ok as long as you leave a few inches. Putting furniture in front of a heater is discouraged in general to avoid blocking the heat from circulating into the room. But it is not feasible to completely keep your furniture away from baseboard heaters.

We have oil baseboard heat, and it is pretty efficient comapred to forced air systems. The heater stays warm for a long time after the system turns off. If that heater is electric, well, forget about efficiency.

A word of caution: the cover on heaters tend to be very rust prone if exposed to moisture. We have always fought this in our bathrooms in spite of numerous coats of rustoleum and replacing the cover in one bathroom. So you will need to be very careful of splashes and drips.

codydemmel4 · 11/21/2016, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silly clownfish

While not ideal, I think you will be ok as long as you leave a few inches. Putting furniture in front of a heater is discouraged in general to avoid blocking the heat from circulating into the room. But it is not feasible to completely keep your furniture away from baseboard heaters.

We have oil baseboard heat, and it is pretty efficient comapred to forced air systems. The heater stays warm for a long time after the system turns off. If that heater is electric, well, forget about efficiency.

A word of caution: the cover on heaters tend to be very rust prone if exposed to moisture. We have always fought this in our bathrooms in spite of numerous coats of rustoleum and replacing the cover in one bathroom. So you will need to be very careful of splashes and drips.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it

mcgyvr · 11/21/2016, 05:57 PM

I'd go more than an inch or 2.. More like 3-4

FamilyTank · 11/21/2016, 06:06 PM

I'm going to place my in my family room right in front of my hotwater baseboards. I have some fiberglass sheets, (think gas station bathroom) that I'm goin the put in front of the register. Probably 3-4 feet high by another foot or so wide. I spent tons of time sandblasting and painting them.

11/21/2016, 10:15 AM	#1
codydemmel4 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Center Valley PA Posts: 1,479	Stand against heater?? Hello, I finally closed on my new house and I will be getting a fish tank that will be for a sting ray and shark for my basement. The stand will be against the heater that you can see in this picture. Will this be a problem, or can I simply just keep it like 1-2 inches off the heater and have no problem. This is a water based radiator. IMG_0743.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -Cody SPS Dominant 180 gallon. Link to my tank: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2618245

11/21/2016, 01:20 PM	#2
Silly clownfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 488	While not ideal, I think you will be ok as long as you leave a few inches. Putting furniture in front of a heater is discouraged in general to avoid blocking the heat from circulating into the room. But it is not feasible to completely keep your furniture away from baseboard heaters. We have oil baseboard heat, and it is pretty efficient comapred to forced air systems. The heater stays warm for a long time after the system turns off. If that heater is electric, well, forget about efficiency. A word of caution: the cover on heaters tend to be very rust prone if exposed to moisture. We have always fought this in our bathrooms in spite of numerous coats of rustoleum and replacing the cover in one bathroom. So you will need to be very careful of splashes and drips. __________________ 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair with RBTA Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair

11/21/2016, 05:57 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I'd go more than an inch or 2.. More like 3-4 __________________ Who me?

11/21/2016, 06:06 PM	#5
FamilyTank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Downriver,Mi Posts: 226	I'm going to place my in my family room right in front of my hotwater baseboards. I have some fiberglass sheets, (think gas station bathroom) that I'm goin the put in front of the register. Probably 3-4 feet high by another foot or so wide. I spent tons of time sandblasting and painting them.