Since you did not state what type of fish you had, if they are nothng
more than goldies, you can more than likely forgo a heater as they can
easily tolerate temps encountered in a typical house environment
without the need for a heater


On Mon, 14 May 2007 13:21:22 -0500, Pondmeister
wrote:

Do yourself a favor and get a good brand heater..such as Eheim Jaeger
(Old EBO-Jaeger) but before you buy I would personally buy 2 heaters.
If you need say 150 watts to keep your tank in the right area, buy 2
75 watters or a 100 and a 50 watt. Setting both heaters to achieve the
desired temp will prevent overheating the tank and cooking the fish
lus if one fails and doe snot heat and temp drops its still going to
keep them warmer than none would...2 heatrs is the best way to go
unless you have a high end temp controller...its really cheap
insurance.

On Mon, 14 May 2007 13:00:54 -0400, Dana Taramina
wrote:

Yikes. Went away for a night, came home and my water temp was 92
degrees! Fish seemed to be fine though, I honestly thought they'd be
cooked when I opened the hood and got blasted by the heat. Wholly cow.
I had the thermostat set at 71. So I'm off to Big Al's for a new
heater.

Dana



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!