How to Install a Thermometer Strip in an Aquarium

The water temperature in your fish tank is important. Installing a thermometer to read the temperature of the water in the tank will help you to ensure the water is never too cool or too warm. A change in the aquarium's water temperature can not only harm your fish, plants and coral, it can kill them. Having the ability to monitor the water temperature with a thermometer strip can help to avoid such drastic cases. The installation takes only a few minutes, and you can remove it if you desire.

Things You'll Need

  • Glass cleaner
  • Lint-free towel
  • Credit card or flat object
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Instructions

    • 1

      Clean the outside of the fish tank with glass cleaner. Spray the cleaner onto a lint-free cloth and wipe the area of the glass where you want to install the thermometer strip. You can place it on the front, back or side of the tank.

    • 2

      Peel the adhesive backing off the thermometer strip.

    • 3

      Line the thermometer strip up to the glass, then press it against the glass.

    • 4

      Rub over the strip with a credit card to smooth out any air bubbles behind the strip.