temp problems for .75 gal

[fishdreams]

Got a .75 about a week ago and thought the light on top would heat up the tank enough but it didnt come even close. Is there a way i can heat up this tank?
thanx all.
ps. Ill post some pics when i get this heating problem fixed.(It rhymes)

 

[nudibranch]

They have really small heaters available at ***** or walmart that should do fine. I don;t know though cuz I don't use one, but my room temp stays 77-82

 

[fishdreams]

God im an idiot, all i had to do was turn up the temp in my room.

 

[nudibranch]

LOL, I wouldn't recommend it for larger tanks, but a tank this size will be room temp or a degree lower almost 100% of the time. Plus the best place to put a heater is in the filter, which sends my evap rate through the roof when I take the top off.

 

[fishdreams]

So far i havent had a problem with evap, but that will probably change now that the temps up. still not a problem i just tap it up every night. right now im using aquafina to tap it up, is this alright or should i still us RO/DI water?

 

[angelcam]

I have a 2.5 gallon FW tank at work on my desk. I bought one of those mini-heaters from Wallyworld. It works fine so far, I am not in control of the air conditioner..lol
Camille

 

[nudibranch]

aquafina...better than tap...but RODI is much better

 

[footbag]

Aquafina bottled water has a TDS of 30. BUT not all bottled water is the same, Fiji water (the most expensive of the bottled waters) has a TDS of 210 and has very high silicates. My tap has a TDS of 60. My RO/DI has a TDS of 0.
As you can see, RO/DI is your safest choice.

 

[nudibranch]

footbag - thats some pretty neat info. Did you test it? Or did you find it somewhere?

 

[fishdreams]

thanks guys, thats some great info. Ive started stocking the tank and i think its lookin pretty good, ill post some pics later today if i figure out what is wrong with my camera.

 

[nudibranch]

yes! please do. If you don't post them in this thread put a link to the thread in this one!

 

[fishdreams]

@#!$ I got the camera fixed but now i cant find the software! Oh well, i might just use my dads camera instead of my olympus, one way or another i will get those pics ill probably be able to get them tommarrow, sorry bout that thought id be able to get them today.

 

[fishdreams]

ill just put the pics in this thread, i dont know how to do the whole link thing yet.