How to heat up fish tank water quickly

In winter and spring, the temperature of fish tank is low, ornamental fish are very easy to appear white spot disease and other diseases, for now, this time is often a large temperature difference between day and night, many fish for the water temperature requirements are very high,if not reach the appropriate temperature will immediately die.

But the question arises: how to heat up fish tank water quickly?

Fish tanks in winter and spring are usually heated using a fish tank heater. Generally we choose the fish tank heater standard is 1 L water with 1-2W fish tank heater, for example, 100L water fish tank heater can choose between 100W-200W fish tank heater. The fish tank heater is like a fish tank thermostat, it comes with temperature control and will stop heating automatically when the heating reaches the set temperature.

Now there are a wide range of brands of fish tank heaters on the market, in the face of a wide range of fish tank heaters，then how to Choose the Right Wattage Aquarium Heater for Your Tank?

Generally, when we choose a heater for the tank, we can base on 3.8-7 wattage per gallon water. When the weather gets cold and room temp is lower than 50°F, please choose a larger wattage heater than normally recommended.

Hygger Aquarium Heater is a good choice. It is a saltwater resistant titanium aquarium heater for tanks from 5 to 120 gallons. Whether it’s a small five-gallon tank, a medium-sized 10-gallon tank, or a large 20-gallon tank, Hygger five-gallon tank  heater is perfectly suited to keep your fish warm in the winter. It can not only be used to ensure the feeding of ornamental fish water temperature, to maintain the water inside the moisture, but also to reduce some diseases, such as white spot disease, so that your fish healthy growth,this provides a more comfortable living space for your fish.

Once you have successfully purchased an aquarium heater, a more practical question arises:

How should the fish tank heater be placed in the tank? What do you need to pay attention to when you put it?

1. Aquarium heater placement should try to avoid direct contact with the glass, and do not talk about its buried in the bottom sand, these methods will make the fish tank glass unevenly heated, easy to make the tank rupture.

2.Fish tank heater can be placed flat at the bottom of the tank, so that the heat dissipation effect is better, because the water will rise after heating, vertical placement of the fish tank heater, the lower part of the hot water and the upper part of the rod temperature difference is relatively small, the heat transfer will be slower, these will reduce the efficiency of heating, prolong the heating time, but also a waste of energy. And temperature control device in the fish tank heater above, will lead to fish tank heater early stop heating. 

3.If it is a large aquarium fish, must be fixed fish tank heater, because if it is a large fish, we should pay special attention to the strength of large fish is very large, it is easy to make the fish tank heater touch the wall of the fish tank, will damage the fish tank heater, so keep large fish in addition to fix the fish tank heater, but also try to choose the metal fish tank heater.

4.Fish tank heater in addition to the power supply do not leak out of the water surface. If two fish tank heaters are installed in the aquarium, they should be distributed on both sides of the tank, which is conducive to even heating, for some insensitive fish, it is better to add a casing to the fish tank heater, so you can avoid the fish being burned by the fish tank heater.

6.The placement of the fish tank heater must be easy to monitor, to keep an eye on its work. If you use thermistor detection temperature type fish tank heater, thermistor if accidentally left the water surface, it will keep heating, so there is a great threat to the life of the fish. So place the fish tank heater to be placed deep, it is best to add the thermistor away from the water or power off when the alarm function.

In short, to choose the power of the fish tank heater, you need to consider the size of the aquarium, the temperature that needs to be set, the room temperature, the tolerable range of water temperature change and safety. The larger the aquarium, the bigger the fish tank heater, the higher the room temperature, the smaller the power of the fish tank heater, the smaller the range of water temperature changes, the better the fish tank heater, the larger the power.

Finally, I hope you can pick the right betta tank heater for your cherished fish to keep your fish warm through the winter. Also, it is recommended to purchase an extra heater stick just in case. 

Secondly, if the fish tank heater is broken, you can turn on the air conditioner or other heater equipment, if there is no heating equipment, you can only gradually adjust the water by slowly adding a slightly higher temperature than the water in the tank, but you need to pay attention to the water added should not be 4 degrees higher than the water in the tank.

In addition, you need to pay attention to: 

the fish tank heater in the aquarium must be fixed, to avoid the fish swim through the accident. If there are two fish tank heaters, it is better to put them in the aquarium separately so that the aquarium can be heated evenly. Thermometer placed far from the fish tank heater to avoid detecting the hot water that has just been heated, so that the test value of the error.