Do I need substrate heating cables?
Hi. I've started buying all the needed supplies for setting up a 70g
planted aquarium. The only item I have not yet decided on is heating cables for the substrate. Do I really need these? I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? If you think they are needed, do you recommend any in particular? Thanks in advance. |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Bob wrote in message ... Hi. I've started buying all the needed supplies for setting up a 70g planted aquarium. The only item I have not yet decided on is heating cables for the substrate. Do I really need these? I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? If you think they are needed, do you recommend any in particular? Thanks in advance. |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
NO
Bob wrote in message ... Hi. I've started buying all the needed supplies for setting up a 70g planted aquarium. The only item I have not yet decided on is heating cables for the substrate. Do I really need these? I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? If you think they are needed, do you recommend any in particular? Thanks in advance. |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Do I need substrate heating cables?
wrote in message ... Hi. I've started buying all the needed supplies for setting up a 70g planted aquarium. The only item I have not yet decided on is heating cables for the substrate. Do I really need these? I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? If you think they are needed, do you recommend any in particular? Thanks in advance. Nope. I run a 125 plant tank and spent my money on CO2 and lights. See how that works for you first -- with good substrate. Kirt |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Do I need substrate heating cables?
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:43:18 -0700, Dave Millman
wrote: wrote: I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? The most enthusiastic fans of heating cables seem to live in cold climates or high altitudes. The vast majority of us don't use them. In your climate, you certainly don't need them. Right. I live in upstate ny and I have them in my tank. For cold climates I recommend them but I'd also recommend that you put them on a timer and alternate the on/off cycle. I feel this helps establish more movement of water in the substate. |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
I put in a heating cable when I initially set up my 135 gallon. It was
nothing but trouble. It worked for about the first three weeks, then it failed. I should have broken my tank down right then and gotten my money back (the thing was not cheap), but I did not want to break down the tank after putting so much effort into set up. In those first few weeks that the cables worked, I found that the combination of lighting and heating cables was going to necessitate some sort of additional cooling (and I live in Michigan..). So, in a way I am glad the darn things failed. Since initially setting up my tank several years ago, I have found that a planted tank can do very well with good lighting, CO2, Fluorite substrate and weekly maintenance and monitoring of nutrients. In fact, I have been slowly removing the cable by cutting it up the heating cable with scissors. Portions of it tend to surface during plant moving and trimming sessions, and once up, they are very difficult to place back in their proper position. My message: don't use heating cables. I doubt they help your plants, and they are very inconvenient to use. -Bruce http://www.wideopenwest.com/~brucegeist wrote in message ... Hi. I've started buying all the needed supplies for setting up a 70g planted aquarium. The only item I have not yet decided on is heating cables for the substrate. Do I really need these? I've bought flourite for a substrate, live in central FL, the house temperature hovers around 78-81 in the summer but in the winter we open the windows a lot so the temperature might be more in the low-mid seventies. Will the cables be effective at these temperatures? If you think they are needed, do you recommend any in particular? Thanks in advance. |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 00:39:35 -0400, "Bruce Geist"
wrote: I put in a heating cable when I initially set up my 135 gallon. It was nothing but trouble. .... My message: don't use heating cables. I doubt they help your plants, and they are very inconvenient to use. Thanks Bruce. I've gotten quite a few responses, all of them saying "don't get heating cables". I think I will spend my money on a pH controller, which I wasn't going to get if I had to get the cables. Thanks to all that replied. Frankie |
Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Do I need substrate heating cables?
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Do I need substrate heating cables?
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