Hello all,
I have been reading about Tom Barr's Dry Start Method and I would like to see if this is something I could try. But I have a concern about the temperature in my house.
I live in Colorado and in the winter months we keep the temperature of the house at about ~68 F during the day and at night it drops down to ~62 F while we are in bed sleeping.
Once my tank is filled with water and has an appropriate heater, I know can keep the water temps in the 76-82 F range. But when the tank is in the "dry start" phase.....will 62F be too cold during the nights?
The wife's house plants seem to be healthy in these temperatures, but then again those are all very well established plants. I know that with the DSM it would be like a little green house in the tank during the day with the lights on, but I wonder if 62F is too cold for struggling little new plants during the nights when the lights are off.
Thanks and forgive my ignorance.
Bill321
I have been reading about Tom Barr's Dry Start Method and I would like to see if this is something I could try. But I have a concern about the temperature in my house.
I live in Colorado and in the winter months we keep the temperature of the house at about ~68 F during the day and at night it drops down to ~62 F while we are in bed sleeping.
Once my tank is filled with water and has an appropriate heater, I know can keep the water temps in the 76-82 F range. But when the tank is in the "dry start" phase.....will 62F be too cold during the nights?
The wife's house plants seem to be healthy in these temperatures, but then again those are all very well established plants. I know that with the DSM it would be like a little green house in the tank during the day with the lights on, but I wonder if 62F is too cold for struggling little new plants during the nights when the lights are off.
Thanks and forgive my ignorance.
Bill321