twinkles Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I've got mts. I've just bought another tank and have no where to put it. Only place left in the house which is safe from the kids is the laundry, but its freezing in there, about the same temp as outside, which got down to -3 at night last winter. So what would be the best way to insulate a tank in there to save on heating costs? Its 60L or so, standard glass tank. I was thinking, good thick poly underneath, and perhaps the same between the back and the wall, and then a wrap of some sort, maybe like the wool underlay ones? Something I can throw over the top, front and sides at night to keep it warm. Any better suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 dont put it in that room unless you intend on having coldwater fish. butif you had to- polystyrene+pinkbatts+poly again as a wall, and then the tank - that on 3 sides. you could put a blanket on it at night - but that seems like a lot of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Get some of the poly they use for putting under concrete, it's about 40mm thick and line the sides as well as bottom. It will be fine, there are plenty of fish rooms round made of less than your laundry will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Minus 3 degrees?! brrrr! The suggestions above sound good. I would add that you wll need to make sure there are no gaps in your insulation - try to make the insulated 'casing' around your tank as neat-fitting as possible and cover all sides, top and bottom. Maybe you could even cover the front of the tank and only remove the front cover when you want to view the fish? (I imagine you won't be watching them much in a freezing cold laundry anyway.) Also what kind of filter will you be using? If you're using an external cannister filter make sure you also insulate the filter and the tubing to avoid losing too much heat during the filtering process (or better still use an internal filter for this tank). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 have put fishies in there now. Its only that cold once or twice a year at night. Tanks are packed around with batts, front open, and have a insulated blanket to cover them with at night, the heaters are higher than needed for the size so i'm sure they'll be fine. I'd love to insulate the whole room and fill it with fish, but will have to wait till i'm rich. They look snug in their little igloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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