LadyHatred
05-18-2009, 10:41 PM
Thinking about moving Problem Tank.
Where it is now, it gets all the day light; filtered sun, direct sun and general "day light". No matter where within the common areas, even in the loft, it gets that light. Putting it in the downstairs suite would rock, only I don't use it. It gets aired out once in a while and I inspect the plumbing. It is also very cold down there no matter the season.
So this leaves only the pc den or one of the guest rooms. They are in the back of the house. This part of the house gets maybe an hour of tree-filtered sunlight in the morning. During the winter, it gets no sunlight. But again, it's cold.
I have styrofoam covers for problem tank that I put on in the winter and can beef it up if I have to. Eg, packing blankets, insulation, thicker foam ect...
My pc can heat this room by about 5-10 degrees by idling alone. If I put in a couple hours of hard gaming, it would give it a nice boost and I can close the door for the evening. Win-win situation; I get to play games and heat the room at the same time!
Aquarium in the pc room is what I am thinking. I'm not worried about the tank breaking and destroying my computer as all of it is a minimum 6 inches or more off the floor. Unless it explodes nothing is going to get wet. I worry, however, about the amount of power being drawn. This room is on a single breaker. I've ran the 10gallon in here but, its all smaller; heater, filter, lights, air pump. During the months where the furnace is off, it's not a problem. But when the furnace kicks in, it dims the lights.
For 8 days, I've had two female bettas in a covered tank. It's light comes on for 8 hours a day and they get fed once a day. At feeding time the cover comes off. It stays off for about an hour while they eat. Ive noticed that they have become very skiddish and generally bitchy. By the look of their fins, they've been fighting. I seperated them to test stress levels. I read that it would keep algae down to non-exsistant. So far, it does not look good. I hesitate to black out Problem Tank in this way.
Algae in the tank seems not to hurt the fish. The water is clear, they play tag, everyone eats but, damn is it every nasty to look at!
Where it is now, it gets all the day light; filtered sun, direct sun and general "day light". No matter where within the common areas, even in the loft, it gets that light. Putting it in the downstairs suite would rock, only I don't use it. It gets aired out once in a while and I inspect the plumbing. It is also very cold down there no matter the season.
So this leaves only the pc den or one of the guest rooms. They are in the back of the house. This part of the house gets maybe an hour of tree-filtered sunlight in the morning. During the winter, it gets no sunlight. But again, it's cold.
I have styrofoam covers for problem tank that I put on in the winter and can beef it up if I have to. Eg, packing blankets, insulation, thicker foam ect...
My pc can heat this room by about 5-10 degrees by idling alone. If I put in a couple hours of hard gaming, it would give it a nice boost and I can close the door for the evening. Win-win situation; I get to play games and heat the room at the same time!
Aquarium in the pc room is what I am thinking. I'm not worried about the tank breaking and destroying my computer as all of it is a minimum 6 inches or more off the floor. Unless it explodes nothing is going to get wet. I worry, however, about the amount of power being drawn. This room is on a single breaker. I've ran the 10gallon in here but, its all smaller; heater, filter, lights, air pump. During the months where the furnace is off, it's not a problem. But when the furnace kicks in, it dims the lights.
For 8 days, I've had two female bettas in a covered tank. It's light comes on for 8 hours a day and they get fed once a day. At feeding time the cover comes off. It stays off for about an hour while they eat. Ive noticed that they have become very skiddish and generally bitchy. By the look of their fins, they've been fighting. I seperated them to test stress levels. I read that it would keep algae down to non-exsistant. So far, it does not look good. I hesitate to black out Problem Tank in this way.
Algae in the tank seems not to hurt the fish. The water is clear, they play tag, everyone eats but, damn is it every nasty to look at!