Keeping temperature down in 12 gallon DX
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partsman
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Zenway ,
i also have a jbj 12 gallon deluxe - with no heater .......and was having a heating problem also .
with my lid closed i averaged 79 - 82 degrees dailey .......soooo what i now do is open the access hood during the day and the temperature stays about 80 degrees - at night i close the hood , turn off the lights except for the moonlights and only lose about a half a degree's by morning .
i run my lights from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm ( 10 hours ) with the use of a marineland single post timmer - about $10.00-.
possibly to long on the lights on thing - but the temperature stays pretty steady .as for the winter ....hhmmmmmm - guess i'll worry about that when the time comes
i also have a jbj 12 gallon deluxe - with no heater .......and was having a heating problem also .
with my lid closed i averaged 79 - 82 degrees dailey .......soooo what i now do is open the access hood during the day and the temperature stays about 80 degrees - at night i close the hood , turn off the lights except for the moonlights and only lose about a half a degree's by morning .
i run my lights from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm ( 10 hours ) with the use of a marineland single post timmer - about $10.00-.
possibly to long on the lights on thing - but the temperature stays pretty steady .as for the winter ....hhmmmmmm - guess i'll worry about that when the time comes
partsman
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zenway..........
curious about your heating problem again .
what type and brand /watage heater are you using in your jbj 12 ?
where did you mount it also ?
i've been adjusting my lid - open and closed to maintain water temp and it's really getting to be a headache messing with it each day - wanna simplify with the right heater and i think a 50 watt heater is a bit much for our 12 gallon nano's - especially with the light generated heat and all.
general rule i'm told is 5 watts per gallon ....5x12=60 ...watts ....hhmmmmmmmm !!!
michael
curious about your heating problem again .
what type and brand /watage heater are you using in your jbj 12 ?
where did you mount it also ?
i've been adjusting my lid - open and closed to maintain water temp and it's really getting to be a headache messing with it each day - wanna simplify with the right heater and i think a 50 watt heater is a bit much for our 12 gallon nano's - especially with the light generated heat and all.
general rule i'm told is 5 watts per gallon ....5x12=60 ...watts ....hhmmmmmmmm !!!
michael
jacksdad
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Zen:
I had the same problem with my 24NC. The ambiant is 76 ish with the AC on and tank was at 84. I re-wired my fans, primarily because I installed a ICA (intergrated chill assist). My fans now have an independent power source and run much better. Tank is now around 78.5 without the chiller. Which is a little low for my tastes, so I have them timed to run when the lights come on and go off about an hour before they go off. This keeps the temp around 80 where I like it. Re-wiring the fans is not that hard and I can direct you to a thread on another site. There may even be one here, do a search.
Bob
I had the same problem with my 24NC. The ambiant is 76 ish with the AC on and tank was at 84. I re-wired my fans, primarily because I installed a ICA (intergrated chill assist). My fans now have an independent power source and run much better. Tank is now around 78.5 without the chiller. Which is a little low for my tastes, so I have them timed to run when the lights come on and go off about an hour before they go off. This keeps the temp around 80 where I like it. Re-wiring the fans is not that hard and I can direct you to a thread on another site. There may even be one here, do a search.
Bob
nemo lover
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I got a "finnex" 25 watt heater its about 5 1/2 inches long for my 2.5 and my temp. is staying at 79.7 at night and 80.4 during the day. Pretty good heater so far.