Bazzinator Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) I recently bought a 55Watt aquaone heater for my 40L tank. the heater works well except for one thing because the tank is partitioned only the section that the heater is in actually reaches the temperature and the other three are way off. any ideas or advice on what i should do Edited October 26, 2011 by Aaron1123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Find a way to circulate water through all the sections.... or buy a smaller heater for each section..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Do the partitions seal up each individual compartment, or does the water flow through all compartments freely? If each compartment is sealed off from the other then your only options would be a reptile heating cord which can be coiled into each section, individual mini heaters (this option is expensive) or to heat the tank from underneath using a reptile heating pad. Or, heat the whole room - but this is not practical just for one tank. If the water flows between each compartment then you could set up a pump/filter thing in one end, have a hose or spray bar to take the water to the opposite end, and the water will circulate throughout the tank - maintaining an even temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzinator Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 i was thinking it could be due to the 10mm thick perspex that i have used as dividers water can get to every section but it isn't a lot i was thinking of drilling in big enough holes so the water can flow but the fish cant go through to help with the spreading of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) rather than drilling Big holes drill small ones in a grid like pattern similar to this http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/365/ Edited November 5, 2011 by Nicola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzinator Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 what i did was drill 9 holes in the 3 partitions in a square like pattern and it worked well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Glad its working then. I'm using Plastic cross stitch mesh to divide my tank, no drilling(yay) Edited November 6, 2011 by Nicola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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