Cold Weather

[UnknownUser]

Has anyone had a tank in a very cold room before? It gets really cold here in the winter and we can’t really afford to heat the house much. I’m worried if I upgrade to a bigger tank eventually a heater won’t be able to keep the temp up at 76-80.

 

[TucanSam]

How cold are we talking? And how big a tank? I keep my house at about 68 on the furnace during winter here and the Heaters in my tanks have been able to keep up.

 

[UnknownUser]

How cold are we talking? And how big a tank? I keep my house at about 68 on the furnace during winter here and the Heaters in my tanks have been able to keep up.

It could definitely drop to 60F in here. I haven’t used a thermostat but it gets pretty cold.

 

[kansas]

My house gets down to 60 at night. I use heaters for a bigger tank than I have and they stay warm.

 

[Dennis57]

You can always use styrofoam ( they sell it as thick as 3" ) Cut pieces to go around the tank and then you should be OK. You can even leave the light on at night to help when it gets really cold in the room

 

[TucanSam]

I remember someone saying they had success with going 5w per gallon and keeping a stable temp when the room temperature was 15 degrees lower than the tank. If you want some leeway, 10w per gallon should help keep you where you want to be if your house drops that low.

 

[UnknownUser]

Awesome, sounds like it’s definitely do-able. Thanks guys!