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forgot to add in my previous post, ( and my friends think I'm nuts ) <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />, I wrap towels around my tanks at night after I shut the lights off at night, to keep the water temp from dropping down too far. I had a heavy terry cloth robe that I took the back and side panels from and they work perfect to go around my 2 gal and my 2.5. Like I said the lights keep the tanks at 78-80, and Boris, Morris and Jake are all happy little piggy bettas!! <img src="/images/graemlins/heart.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/fish.gif" alt="" />

Fishwife, where is everyone?? thought everyone swam off and left all us newbies here alone ! <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hey char, I used to do the towel thing too! When I first got Moe his 2.5 gallon, I got one of those jr. heaters from Walmart, but with the temperature in the house (65 mostly), the heater wasn't powerful enough to keep the water in the upper 70's, so I would leave the light on during the day to compensate, then wrap the tank in a towel at night so Moe could get some rest from the light. I was very surprised at how effective the towel technique was. Water temps stayed very stable between night and day doing this.

Finally the jr. heater broke (very poor quality, don't recommend; get a Hydor instead) and so I got a much higher-quality, 25-watt heater with built-in thermostat. Now I don't need the towels anymore because the heater regulates the temperature.

The wrapping a towel around the tank idea is pretty common. Alot of the more knowledgeable ladies have advised others to do the same thing. It does help to insulate the tank, which is great for tanks that are too small for a heater.
How is Moe doing now, Yohko?