Prepping Tank for Betta
Depending on the size of the Whisper filter, if it is one that is rated near to your tanks’ capacity (even if slightly larger) its flow adjustment will allow for an appropriate flow for the comfort of a Betta, yet still provide adequate filtering capacity for a somewhat lighter than normal bioload.
This replied-to post gives me an opportunity for stressing the importance of the use of a thermometer in all heated tanks to be able to keep tabs on things at a glance, whether or not a “calibrated setting” heater or a normally adjustable heater is used. One needs to know at any given time whether or not the heater is starting to malfunction, rather than waiting until fish are cooked or chilled. There is much less chance of anything detrimental happening to the fish when using properly rated heaters and employing two of them, but all too many hobbyists rely on only one heater — and its often rated too high for the tanks’ capacity resulting in temperature changes more rapidly (and more drastic) than what might normally occur. A thermometer can alert the hobbyist to these unexpected changes in time to avert a major problem with his livestock if seen in time, when regularly monitored, or at least the opportunity is there to do so other than not having a thermometer at all.
Except in situations where a tanks’ water level is not maintained near its capacity, I don’t see any advantage of a quality submersible heater having calibrated settings over an equal quality HOB heater having a control knob needed to be “hand set” to the desired tank temperature. The calibrated settings feature does not preclude the possiblity of a heater malfunction, even though some of the best quality heaters are of this design. A thermometer should still be used with these heaters, instead of entrusting the integrity of the calibration. Ray
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