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(More customer reviews)This is really not a bad thermometer for your tank, and it will read the temperature rather quickly and shows very little contamination with temperature from the air outside the tank. The adhesive is strong and will stick to the tank; you only need light pressure to affix it to the glass. If you use a tool like a Mag Float-130A Magnetic Cleaner for Acrylic - Medium - up to 125 Gallon you won't need to worry about rubbing it off of your glass while cleaning if it is bumped.
I have two of these on both ends (each side) of my 90 gallon aquarium near the live sand bed. This helps me get a good read on the temperature at the lowest level of the tank and see if there is any temperature difference between the two ends. It is very unobtrusive and easy to read in good lighting. I have noticed that on one side of the tank I have a harder time gauging the temperature because it's mostly in shadow. The colors aren't terribly bright for the temperatures and as such it can be a bit finicky.
I ran a few tests with these against the floating variety (see review here: Floating Thermometer - Economy) and found these superior at determining temperature both for their speed and accuracy. To sum up I raised the water temperature in an empty quarantine tank and these register much faster. Obviously your secondary worry with an outside of the tank temperature strip is going to be whether or not the room temperature affects the readings. If it does, this is negligible, I cranked my heat up to bring the house to 85 F and the strip never showed a difference from the steady 75 F that I keep it at.
For a cheap solution or secondary system to check your temperature I would suggest these, they aren't the best, they aren't the worst, but they are reliable.
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PETCO Outside Thermometer for Fresh & Marine Aquariums Accurate and easy to read temperature measurement for fresh or saltwater aquariums. Vertical strip thermometer adheres to outside of aquarium glass. Accurate and easy to read temperatures are measured in Fahrenheit and Celsius. The simplest way to protect your fish from unsafe temperatures..
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