Help with the temperature for my tank.

Hi everyone I am new here and i am running into problems with the temperature of my tank.

I got my tank yesterday with those starter kit equipment. I mixed the water with salt and added sand already. My water is not that clear and yet and still a litte bit cloudy after 24 hrs. so will it get clear later? and this is normal?

For the temperature, it was measured as 72 yesterday after i mixed the water. This morning I noticed it got up to 80. At first i thought it was those LCD thermometer not being accurate. I also noticed my heater doesn't show the temp on the dial, so i went ahead and bought a Jager heater and a new thermometer inside my tank.

I am kinda confused on the Jager heater with the red arrow and the dial. can someone plz explain to me how to use that?

What i am doing right now is i turn off the heater and see if my water will be cooler tomorrow morning.

 

Hi Hypeber

cloudy water , thats typical for a couple or days or more after setting up new tank
it should settle eventually


a cut and paste from Dr Foster and Smith web site
for instructions on the heater thermostat

Installation Instructions:
•Check device for damage.
•Remove transit protection.
•Fix suction cups to double suction cup holder and clip onto heater (not near the heating spiral).
•Mount thermostatic heater with double suction cup holder vertically in the aquarium, fixing it in a place where water flow is brisk (filter outlets/vents).
•Set temperature.
•Plug into electrical outlet.
Setting temperature

•Turn the temperature selector ring to the desired temperature.
•Monitor the aquarium water temperature using an accurate thermometer for at least 24 hours and make any necessary adjustments to compensate for calibration errors.
•You should periodically monitor your aquarium water temperature with an accurate thermometer (Red light = heater in operation).
Note: The temperature selector ring should only be used as a guide. Always use an accurate thermometer for water temperature measurement.

Recalibration
If, after a day or two in operation the setting scale does not correspond to the water temperature, refer to the following procedure to recalibrate the heater:

•Switch off the heater and unplug it from the electrical outlet.
•Measure the water temperature with an accurate thermometer.
•Turn indicator arrow (red) point to the measured temperature.
•Set the desired tank temperature with the temperature selector ring (blue).