UPS and heater(s)

Personally, I'd concentrate on keeping the UGF fed with oxygen as a priority
over the heating (unless you live in a very cold place). Oxygen starvation
in the gravel will quickly kill the bacteria in the filter. The last time I
lost power for a few hours, the temperature only dropped a few degrees but I
still lost a couple of fish a few days later.

Mark

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Personally, I'd concentrate on keeping the UGF fed with oxygen as a
priority
over the heating (unless you live in a very cold place). Oxygen starvation
in the gravel will quickly kill the bacteria in the filter. The last time
I
lost power for a few hours, the temperature only dropped a few degrees but
I
still lost a couple of fish a few days later.

Mark

Thanks Mark the Powerheads on the UGF don't draw much current, so they I
have them on there now. The temp does get down to the low 50s during the
winter months, hence the concern about the heaters. I guess the tank should
hold it's temp for a while though, even at 50°F.

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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Thanks Mark the Powerheads on the UGF don't draw much current, so they I
have them on there now. The temp does get down to the low 50s during the
winter months, hence the concern about the heaters. I guess the tank
should hold it's temp for a while though, even at 50°F.

My God!
Where do you keep your fish tank if you have the room temperature at 50F ?

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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Thanks Mark the Powerheads on the UGF don't draw much current, so they I
have them on there now. The temp does get down to the low 50s during the
winter months, hence the concern about the heaters. I guess the tank
should hold it's temp for a while though, even at 50°F.

My God!
Where do you keep your fish tank if you have the room temperature at 50F ?

LOL, we keep the house at 60 at night, so the basement usually gets down to
55 or so, but can get lower on cool nights. It's cheaper to heat the fish.

Documented research indicate that on Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:22:53 -0400, Bill
Stock wrote:

LOL, we keep the house at 60 at night, so the basement usually gets down to
55 or so, but can get lower on cool nights. It's cheaper to heat the fish.

Obviously this depends on the amount of heat you get from the sun, and how
high you have the day temp, but in many cases, lowering the temperature at
night does not save you much if any energy at all, since it means that
you'll just have to heat up the house that much more in the morning to get
it back to normal room temperature. The extra energy needed to reheat the
house usually far exceeds what you save by lowering the temp at night.

Not to mention that by letting the house get under 15 C/59 F you risk
humidity and moist problems that can result in bacterias that you do not
want living in your house.

Without a dehumidifier, lowering the temp that much is a health issue
waiting to happen.
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Bill Stock wrote:

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Personally, I'd concentrate on keeping the UGF fed with oxygen as a
priority
over the heating (unless you live in a very cold place). Oxygen starvation
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Thanks Mark the Powerheads on the UGF don't draw much current, so they I
have them on there now. The temp does get down to the low 50s during the
winter months, hence the concern about the heaters. I guess the tank should
hold it's temp for a while though, even at 50?F.

I'd wonder if I'd insulated the tanks as well as possible, first.
Stick 1" of polystyrene on the back and sides, and bottom if not visible,
to form a backdrop, and keep it warmer.
Depending on the design, insulating the top may also be possible.