Digital thermometers

[105man]

Anyone have an opinion about the digital stick-on thermometers that attach to the outside of the tank?

Also, do they work on an acrylic tank?

 

[Anonymous]

They will work, but I find them hard to read, and not accurate. I prefer digital thermometers with a probe that you can get from raido shack on sale.

 

[PeeJ]

also check cooking stores...they have nice onces with two probes, temperature alarms, etc. i prefer these as the probe is a lot more durable than the indoor/outdoor type. they are only weather resistant.

i got one for 14 bucks at target but knocked it into the tank

 

[danmhippo]

The stick on's don't work right for acrylic tanks. Acrylic does not transger temp too well.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, they do tell you the temperature of the room the tank is in, if you stick it on an acrylic tank.

(BTW, they are not "digital" if you are refering to those paper-thin thermometer. They are liquid crystal based thermometer...)

 

[Anonymous]

I spent $8 on a cheap indoor/outdoor digital thermometer. It has a sensor end with a long wire. Idea is that you stick that on a window and then you can get the inside temp and outside temp. I sealed the sensor in a big blob of silicone and dropped it in my sump. Now I've got a nice digital thermometer that's accurate to the tenth of a degree.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry to disappoint you, but Sharkky, you need to pay a lot more than $8 to get accuracy of 1/10 of a degree out of it.... but for our purpose, it is more than sufficient.

 

[Anonymous]

I figure it's pretty accurate, as the 'inside' temp (what it measures as room temp) is always spot-on with my atomic clock's thermometer across the room and the $120 electronic thermostat that runs my HVAC system.

But yeah I know I'm not expecting miracles out of it, but it's certainly more accurate than a little strip of plastic stuck to the outside of the tank, eh?

 

[fishfanatic2]

I used one on my freshie tank, piece of crap.

Don't bother.