Heaters for small Cubes
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Heaters for small Cubes
I will need to start thinking about heaters for my small tanks soon. They are 12x12x12. I was looking at this and was wanting some feedback from you guys.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 004+113767
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 004+113767
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Does anyone think this heater has a dial on it ? Wal-Mart has one for $5 but has no dial, how in the hell does that work or does it ?
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"You ate what?"--H.I.
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"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
No dial, I'm pretty sure its got a built in thermostat to keep it at fresh water temperatures -74'ish.
Says this:
Says this:
And that's for 2-5 gallons.Helps to increase the water temperature of small tanks by 4 to 5 degrees over the ambient room temperature.
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AckDuring the summer season or if the room temperature reaches or exceeds 76°F, unplug the heater.
Please note:
If the heater should operate in a partially dry or completely dry situation, it will not sustain any damage, but the heating element might reach a temperature as high as 176°F. Check that the heater never works dry and be careful that it is not in contact with materials that can be damaged by the temperature in case it operates dry. Be certain that the heater is not in direct contact with the following: bottom of the tank, water plants, decorations, or other objects that might be damaged by the temperature.
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"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
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By the way wal-mart has the same style heater for small tanks for $6.96, very compact. It says "DO NOT use in tanks larger than 5 gallons", I cannot understand why, these things do not have a thermostat.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
I have one in a 2 gal betta tank, I put it in there last night with the water temp 72 and today it was 75. I would be much more worried about putting it in a really small tank, it would probably hardly noticable in anything over 5 gallons. But they're neat little things and about as unobtrusive as you can get. I just wish it has some kind of temp shut-off, because I don't want to raise the temp too fast.