Martin wrote:
I just bought an Eclipse System 3 Aquarium. I am having trouble with
it
~overheating. Thinking it was the lighting (6W NO haha), I left the
lighting off for a day (I don't have fish yet). The temperature did
not
decline. In fact, it went up - from 81F to 83F. I am now quite
certain
that the motor in the filter (35GPH) is heating it to this
temperature. It
doesn't seem to me that such a small motor could do such a thing. Is
this
normal? Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks,
Martin


Hi Martin, I've had my S3 running about 3 months now. I put a heater
in it from the git go because my office area can get down to about 50
deg in the winter. Now, I don't think the heater is ever on at all.
The temp stays at 80F no matter what the heater is set to. I have the
light on a timer, and the water temp is 80 at 0600AM before the lights
come on. The pump housing is warm to the touch.

steve