Is 97 degrees fatal?

[Brett Wilson]

No matter what live stock you keep I feel it's always an issue if you don't know your temperature.
I'd suggest a probe style digital thermometer from radio shack. Mine has worked for 2+ years now and I paid about $5 for it.

[PeeJ]

I do have one - I believe it reads wrong

My mercury thermometer usualy reads 78-79 at night. However, when the tank overheated, I did not look at the mercury therm. Just the digital one which read 97. That is my fault for not comparing the two. So yes, I do know (with the exception of one day) the temperateure of my tank.

[Brett Wilson]

ahh ok, well that is good. Are you selling this same tank or is that another one?

[GaryP]

PeeJ,

Go down to Radio Shack and get an electronic indoor/outdoor thermometer. I think they are about $6-8.
Drop the probe in your sump and velcro the readout unit to the side of your sump.

Gary

[Brett Wilson]

I have the one that Gary is talking bout. works great.

Kinda like this one here but it's a single display and is $10 cheaper usually.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=63%2D1035 that one would be even better. Just make sure they have a plastic probe...