jn Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I'm guessing I'm in a relative minority with an unheated tank in the house (I don't mean chilled thanks for pointing that out!) How many others are out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 when u say cold u mean with out a heater or have a chiller during summer? i have tanks with out heater. 1 X 2 foot, 1 X 1 foot and 5 foot turtle tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwijaydee Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have one 90litre Jebo in the spare room. Has a couple of calico fantails so that guests have something to stare at. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks fishboi! Have edited my post to clarify. Chillers would be Marine tanks? Would they be fresh or saltwater or can you have either? What temps does one normally keep chilled tanks at? (Just curious!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Does the tanks in the garage count? I got my white cloud minnow tank unheated. Most of the time it doesn't even register on the temp strip on the side of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 if it includes WCMM tanks then I have 6 all my Killies are in tanks with no heaters in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have a four foot native freshwater tank. They are very sensitive to it heating up over summer as they mostly live in shaded streams and rivers. it can get incredibly hot over summer! Has been cruddy weather here and the tank is 22 degrees). I have a chiller after losing half my fish by going away for the weekend last summer, came home and the tank was 29 degrees! Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becc4 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 The new house I have moved to is incredibly warm, so all 5 of my tropical tanks are without heaters. The gold fish tank is also without heater... I was going to go into natives after talking to Stella, but there is no way I would be able to do that now because I wouldnb't be able to keep the water temp down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 HI Becc4! I was going to private message you, see how the plans for natives was going. Shame you have had to change your mind on them, but convienient not having those heaters sucking up your power now! Even with a chiller it can get worrisome as the days warm up. Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have 8 unheated tanks in my fishroom. 5 x 2-footer and x small tanks. (Less than 1 foot) because of all of the other heated tanks in the room they sit between 18-24 degrees which my swordtails, WCMM, and Leopard fish all seem quite happy at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I have a four foot native freshwater tank. They are very sensitive to it heating up over summer as they mostly live in shaded streams and rivers. it can get incredibly hot over summer! Has been cruddy weather here and the tank is 22 degrees). I have a chiller after losing half my fish by going away for the weekend last summer, came home and the tank was 29 degrees! Stella Hi stella, i had a look at your tank pics. That is very cool doing a native tank. Is there much info available or it just guess work? Well done! Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hi Smidey, It is a lot of guesswork, there is very little out there specifically on keeping them in aquaria. I quickly realised I knew more about them than most people I had to ask... THere are a few really interesting books on them, more the biology side, and a lot of scientific abstracts on the net, from which you can pull stuff to apply to the native tank. I am in the process of writing a guide to keeping them, not because I am an expert, but because there is nothing else out there. I know enough and an obsessive researcher 8) There is an interesting overview of the species here: http://www.nzfreshwater.org/index_main.html Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I know enough and an obsessive researcher Ah someone like me, information junkies unite :lol: . What do you use as a chiller, (brand, make etc) and what is the wattage? I'm curious to know if the running costs would be the same as a tropical tank. You'd certainly be winning as far as lighting goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 >What do you use as a chiller, (brand, make etc) and what is the wattage? Aqua Medic: Titan 150 Power uptake: 190 watts Cooling power: 180 watts It does not have its own pump, so that is seperate. >I'm curious to know if the running costs would be the same as a tropical tank. >You'd certainly be winning as far as lighting goes. I want to know too! The damned chiller has been going constantly for the last week. I am freaking at what my power bill will be. Anyone know how to work these things out? How is tropical lighting more expensive? Tank has far too many power cords coming out of it.... power head 301 powerhead 201 chiller chiller pump transformer for chiller (wrong plug holes, I dunno, was off trademe) lighthood (2foot 2tube) All for a 4ft/220lt tank.... sigh, at least the fish love the current! And at least the fish are free! The tank etc took up a big chunk of dividing property in my recent breakup. Fish keeping is not cheap!! Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamnidae Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 i dont own a heater,so all my tanks are cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I have 48 tanks that i am runing as cold water tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextret Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hi, Dennis, What kind of fish do you have in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 many goldfish and axolotls whitebait and corys and other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextret Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 What is the lowerst temperature cories can stand? It seems like usually they are not regarded as cold water species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 i got a three foot tank with two large gold fish during winter it gets below 18 its got bn cats also some plates and cories aswell the tank being run for years with them in it.so some trop/fish can handel colder tanks.i did a lot of research alsothere are other fish that will handel the colder water;in my turtel pone ive got bn cats in there they in there year round.{outside} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I had there tanks they in go down to about 7 or 8 c some i have had in there for about 5 year now i have about 20 all peppred corys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsta Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hi there, I have a 143 litre unheated tank at home with Fantail Goldfish and WCMM and a few Borneo suckers. Temp in the bedroom hovers around 17 degrees at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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