My tank is so much quieter without the fans running constantly. I am fortunate to have an open canopy and the stand is pretty open in the back too. I do run my ceiling fan throughout the day. Otherwise with the 4 tanks, I would get condensation on my windows in the afternoon.
Stone age is over rated (of course so is technology)! One day into this manual stuff and I am ready to pull my hair out. Temp was 77 something this morning (no fan, heater stuck on overnight). Tonight it was 75 something (fans on timer to come on with lights on, heater didn't come on). I would replace this heater, but I have bought about 6 of them this past year and all have had the same problem. Might just toss the sucker in the garbage and go heaterless like I did for 8 years!
