tolstoy21 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 For those of you who heat your fish rooms instead of using in-tank heaters, what temp do you typically run it at? Do you also use some in-tank heaters to encourage breeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieB Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I have a small (15 tank) fishroom in my basement. It shares a space with the (two) water heaters that supply the house and a saltwater sump for an upstairs display thats heated to 80. So the room stays at 75-76 all year long without supplemental heating. But I do have a few small coop heaters in several of the tanks to get them up to 78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I'm planning on setting up my garage as a fish room in the coming year. I'm not sure how to best heat the whole room but that's my plan. I will likely keep heaters in the tanks at first though. I believe water temp sits somewhat below air temp so I think your room would have to be low 80s. Let me know if I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzDaddy21 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/19/2022 at 8:01 AM, tolstoy21 said: heat your fish rooms instead of using in-tank heaters Last winter the tanks were between 69 --73 or so. Now they are between 73.9 -- 76.4. (House temp is 72 -- 74 right now) will go up a bit till I turn on the A/C later today. I haven`t check temps when A/C was running, now you have me wondering🙁. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 5:35 AM, BuzzDaddy21 said: Last winter the tanks were between 69 --73 or so. Now they are between 73.9 -- 76.4. (House temp is 72 -- 74 right now) will go up a bit till I turn on the A/C later today. I haven`t check temps when A/C was running, now you have me wondering🙁. What fish do you keep at these temps? I keep everything I own at 78 except for the rice fish I keep outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzDaddy21 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 10:19 PM, bryanisag said: What fish do you keep at these temps? Let's say I had my fill of lots of different fish years ago, so this time around I wanted guppies again a couple of pleco`s and some pygmy cory's (21in 2 tanks, to me they are fascinating little fish, never had before.) also a few ottos. I also got the bug for shrimp, so some red rili - cherry - black and some amano`s. There's only two other fish I would keep, one is a Butterfly Goby also called a Wasp fish and they need brackish water the other is a Belonesox belizanus also called a pike top minnow the female will give birth to 100 babies 1 inch long and they like baby guppies. I have had these fish 25 years ago but unable to find them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Haha I'm still trying to get my fill!! Tank size is holding me back right now. I am planning on getting larger tanks in the coming year so I can get faster fish like rainbows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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