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Re: Undergravel heating
> From: Harold Wong <hgw at math_ucla.edu>
>
> I just installed an under gravel heating coil for my plants. After leaving
> it on for a day, the gravel is over ten degrees (about 84 degrees) above the
> initial temperature. The question I have is, how warm is too
> warm before I start cooking the roots of my plants?
>
> It's a 50 gallon tank, w/30 guage wire at 12 volts. Thanks.
We have an oversized Dupla coil in our 90 g tank (250w) to support
discus. For a water temp of 82 F, the gravel near the coil was 92 F,
decreasing to 82 F at the top of the gravel. We noticed no ill
effects in the plants.
George