Monitor Fish Tank Temperature and Aquatic Pet Conditions
Monitoring Safe Conditions for Pets
If you want your pets to be happy and healthy, it’s important to maintain proper environmental conditions to know the safe temperature for pets. Whether we’re talking about dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, small mammals or even horses, the wrong conditions can lead to illness, poor general health…or even worse. Depending on the animal, it may be highly sensitive to temperature and even humidity. And if your pet lives primarily outdoors, it’s crucial to keep a close eye on weather conditions to make sure they are safe. Your best bet is to educate yourself on the specific environmental conditions your pets require, such as ideal temperature and ideal humidity for pets, and then closely monitor those conditions with your own pet monitoring equipment.
Monitoring fish tank temperature and aquatic pet conditions
Problem
Fish can be sensitive to an extremely wide range of environmental conditions. These can include nitrates, nitrites, water hardness, chlorine, pH, alkalinity, sunlight, algae levels and of course temperature.
Solution
Educate yourself on proper conditions for each species of fish in your aquarium. Some fish are highly sensitive to conditions, and some species may require very specific parameters. So make sure to do your homework. Once you know their ideal conditions, monitor and maintain them closely.
AcuRite Solutions & Tips
- Monitor Indoor Temperature Conditions: Position an AcuRite Room Monitor near the aquarium to track ambient air temperature and humidity conditions.
- Monitor Fish Tank Temperature: Position the tip of a Liquid Temperature Sensor in the tank water to monitor its temperature.
- Use a Home Environment Displayfor convenient viewing of conditions measured by multiple Monitors and Sensors in and around your home.
- Set alarms on the display to alert you of hazardous fish tank conditions. These can include dangerously low or high room temperatures or water temperatures.
Learn More About Safe Pet Habitats
There are many great resources on maintaining a healthy pet habitat. Here are a few examples:
- Petco offers series of guidelines for setting up a habitat for a variety of pets:
- PetSmart offers a resource page, organized by species, which includes information on terrariums, nutrition and more:
- The Humane Society offers these guidelines on building a shelter for outdoor cats:
