Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / February 2008

Location, location, location.
Even a 1.5g tank can be kept stable, without a heater, if in the right
place.
However, most people aren't going to have a warm, humid fish room.
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So being stable is *very* important.
Comparing pond fish dealing with lower temps and fish inside tanks
with up and down temps that are not gradual isn't going to work.
There is no comparison there. Pond fish are dealing with gradual temp
swings.
The temps in unregulated tanks will bounce back and forth much too
fast, and by doing so can stress the fish too much.
I have a few 2 1/2g's lined up inside my 75g's cabinet.
I don't heat these tank, as they are warmer than room temp under
there, and stay that way at all times.
The canister filter gives off a bit of heat, and being inside a closed
cabinet, it stays toasty.
In the house, there's only 2 places where I don't add heaters.
My bedroom dresser and on the kitchen counter.
Anywhere else in the house or kitchen is not the same. I have a
naturally warm pocket right between the sink and the stove.
I usually set up the 2 1/2g quarantine tank there, and it stays a
steady 76*f.
The kids came over for dinner the other day, so I was cooking the
works. Turkey breast, roasted potatoes, the works.
The oven was on for hours, and the stove top was quite busy too.
I had to keep an eye on that tank's temp because I didn't want the
temp to swing up, and then go back down.