Aqurium Water Heater????

[woodmort]

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Been there and tried that--you'll end up with a mess of algae. You have to be able to control light which isn't possible in the greenhouse. Finally took the water out of the tank, covered the top with screen and raised anoles.

BTW, back to aquarium heaters again: I'd still be concerned about the thermostats on them as they aren't designed for that much of a temperature swing. If nothing else, eventually they're going to fail, I'd rather stick to something that is built to operate in the 0 to 32* range.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Wouldn't it have to fail first to end up that cold at the internal thermostat?

 

[Medicine Man]

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Been there and tried that--you'll end up with a mess of algae. You have to be able to control light which isn't possible in the greenhouse. Finally took the water out of the tank, covered the top with screen and raised anoles.

BTW, back to aquarium heaters again: I'd still be concerned about the thermostats on them as they aren't designed for that much of a temperature swing. If nothing else, eventually they're going to fail, I'd rather stick to something that is built to operate in the 0 to 32* range.

Its easy to do this without making a mess and doesn't matter the light, its all in the equipment.

 

[jmagill]

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Good point!

I have actually had them freeze in the bucket when I forgot to replug them in after cleaning. That is the only time they have got as cold as 32 degrees. They are alway submerged in water and the water has never gone below 45 in my buckets( only to that temp during below 0F days). I personally think the heater mechanism itself would be the first part to fail. I let you know when that happens.

I am going to trying to modify a bucket so the heater be on less. I am going to add a insulated shell in side or outside ( not sure which yet) and then plug a kill a watt into the system to see how much less it works. Still gathering the right supplies.

The only negative to using my aquarium heater is that it works more than it normally would and therefore might burn out faster than another heater. So far the economics of the combine cost of buying new a heater and the smaller amount of electricity is much more cost effective than buying the more expensive and higher watt heaters.

I have none of the shattering problems and I use a GFI outlet so no electrocution problems.

 

[ronmybaby]

Hi everyone! Is there a battery operated version for the small round plastic waterer for chickens? I went to a local Hardware place they had one for bird baths and I thought why not for a small chicken waterer?? Say 2 AAA or 2 AA batteries to keep the water tepid so it won't freeze?? anyone have help I went online but don't see anything. Thanks