I was researching a temperature controller for my next DIY tank build and have assembled some options to consider. These options are listed in order of ease of implementation and popularity, not listed in order of what delivers the most quality product. Inkbird Temperature Controllers have a solid history in float tank construction A person […]

Marcus Metcalfe, of DIYFLOATROOMS.com, has done the open source tank community a huge favor by posting photos of the DIY floatrooms he has masterminded: I phoned marcus to learn about his heating and insulation system but got no answer. With Google Lens, I probably could’ve figured this out in a jiffy. At any rate, at […]

DIY Float Tank (wordpress.com) used a Spa Pak ($900) to passively heat the water between floats.

This morning, I finished my float and went over and turned on the heater… without putting the heating element back in the tank… I was at my computer when I heard a weird popping sound — the heating element was melting the plastic basket that holds the heating element while I’m floating. But that was […]

Historically, floatation tanks have used active heating. When a floatation tank is actively heated, heaters will heat the water if the temperature of the water deviates below the target temperature (of 93.5 deg F) during the float session. Even today, most floatation tanks use active heating. However, around 15 years ago, we had a great […]