Is this safe for a 1/2 gallon plastic tank?
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I would say yes - I had mine in a one gallon plastic tank with no problems. FYI - when you change the water, make sure you unplug the heater, even if it's just going to be out of the water for a little bit. It will overheat pretty quickly and quit working. Voice of experience :-(
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It is completely safe in the sense that it cannot get hot enough to damage or melt plastic. It may still make the water too warm however, it all depends on the ambient (room) temperature. This has no thermostat, it simply emits 5 watts worth of heat all the time. You would need to try it with a thermometer, and be aware if the room gets warmer so will the water. All the parameters in only a half gallon of water will fluctuate rapidly and are difficult to control- if this is for livestock and you can get something larger you will find it much easier and much better for the inhabitants.
2022024
It won't hurt but its not necessary. The large size is meant for a 110 gallon tank or larger! I use a small one in my 60 gallon tank and it works great.
192312
I am positive you could use a solvent with caution. The tank is stainless steel.
1492020
This "tank" is only 2 gallons and the surrounding air in your home should be warm enough for any fish that would be suited for this little tank. Also, it's plastic, a heater would probably damage it...
814824
The casing of the filters are plastic. The tank is stainless steel. I think that the plastic is safe because it has to endure high pressure. I believe that the tank is the most important part. You will be using the water int he tank first
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I used 1/2 a can on a 3 gal motorcycle gas tank, worked great. Filler necks can be removed from car look for screws near the filler neck. I did this on a Lincoln town car to remove my tank. I would use the whole amount. You need to rotate the tank to get a even coating.
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Hi, I am pretty sure that it will fit all of the way across the 2.5 gal tank, but you should probably buy the glass top made for this tank, as it will keep the moisture out of the light fixture. This light fixture doesn't come with any plastic or glass under the light.Jerry of petworldstore
992112
No, it will boil any fish in it. Grab a slightly bigger tank (no fish can go in a 1/2 gallon healthily) and no heater will work well for such a small size :(
1319185
My tank is plastic also. I have mine on the bottom covered in glass marbles. It hasn't done anything to my tank at all.
615567
I think so. I've put a couple of half gallon drink filled pitchers on it with no problem.
1559339
Sorry, I can't give you an answer as we live and travel full time in our RV & we dump our black tank every week. If you are asking about putting it in before you store your RV, I think that it would be fine AS LONG AS YOU DUMP AND CLEAN your black tank before storage. I would add at least a gallon or two of water along with the happy camper.
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yes. however you'd have to cut the plastic guard to fit your filter in the tank. measure how far the filter sticks out when placed in the tank and then cut the plastic accordingly.
1105173
The one I have heat up to 42 F, so plastic is no big problem but not efficient and wasting electricity. I do use metal water tank and works well.
657608
Yes. It doesn't get overly hot and works perfect in my 1.5 gallon acrylic tank. It'll be fine!
705111
I am not a plumber, but I do not believe this will work with 1/2" plumbling. I had a 1" line put in. These are pretty high tech and designed to work according to their specs. I also do not think plastic would work due to temperature. Troy.
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I use ours on our home water storage tanks. There's really nothing that could contaminate anything. It's just a hard plastic case and an extension cord. No different than most aquarium devices. If your using it for a aquarium topoff than I would not recommend it though as it has to rise / fall quite a bit to turn on/off. You can control that by how long the cord to the float is but I would say minimum of 3". My tanks drop about 18" before it turns on. There are many ato devices out there like the jbj auto top off that work excellent for fish tanks. It's what I use on my 280g. Hope that helps I use ours on our home water storage tanks. There's really nothing that could contaminate anything. It's just a hard plastic case and an extension cord. No different than most aquarium devices. If your using it for a aquarium topoff than I would not recommend it though as it has to rise / fall quite a bit to turn on/off. You can control that by how long the cord to the float is but I would say minimum of 3". My tanks drop about 18" before it turns on. There are many ato devices out there like the jbj auto top off that work excellent for fish tanks. It's what I use on my 280g. Hope... » Read More I use ours on our home water storage tanks. There's really nothing that could contaminate anything. It's just a hard plastic case and an extension cord. No different than most aquarium devices. If your using it for a aquarium topoff than I would not recommend it though as it has to rise / fall quite a bit to turn on/off. You can control that by how long the cord to the float is but I would say minimum of 3". My tanks drop about 18" before it turns on. There are many ato devices out there like the jbj auto top off that work excellent for fish tanks. It's what I use on my 280g. Hope that helps « Show Less
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#7 is polycarbonate and it leeches BPA into your water. It's a hormone disrupter. Not safe. Any luck in finding safe plastic for 5 gallon water jugs?