Ok now with the temps dropping I am trying to figure out how best to keep my Tilapia alive just a little longer if I can.
So my question is to help keep my water temps up for the next few days as the air temps get down in the low 30's, should I turn my pump off since it basically pushes the water up through a fountain which I believe would cool it down more quickly. I mainly run the pump 24/7 to help add air to the tank, plus it runs through my bio-filter as well.
Or am I wrong on this idea and actually moving the water keeps it warmer.
I do have a heater in the water now, and from what little I know about it is that the water seems to be 12-18 degrees warmer than the air temps which right now keeps the water around 62 by early morning, it warms back up in the afternoon to around 80+.
So if anyone has experience or ideas to help me get through these 2-3 nights of freezing weather please let me know as I am not ready to take down the tank yet, and would like to get my fish a little larger if possible.
Thanks
