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Posted by: jscrick at Fri Jul 2 03:21:45 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]  
   

I would not use a ceramic heat emitter. 72F degree water is adequate. 81F may actually be too warm. Water quality deteriorates with temperature. Raises metabolism unnecessarily. Eat more. Crap more. Too much amperage, if you know what I mean.
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