Bad things happen only when you are away.. Last week I was on vacation in LA and got an Apex alert that the temperature of the tank has gone below 75F. Apparently my Cobalt 300W heater failed on me. I still had 5 days to return back to Boston and the house temp was 60F.
Good thing is I also have internet connected thermostat. I increased the house temp to be at 73F consistently for 5 days (the tank always runs around 4F higher than the house temp).
Came back yesterday and everything was in a tip top shape!
I avoided getting an aquarium controller for long but this incidence proved its worth. Avoided a major economical and even more major emotional disaster.
Good thing is I also have internet connected thermostat. I increased the house temp to be at 73F consistently for 5 days (the tank always runs around 4F higher than the house temp).
Came back yesterday and everything was in a tip top shape!
I avoided getting an aquarium controller for long but this incidence proved its worth. Avoided a major economical and even more major emotional disaster.