I am interested in this heater for my gecko. Is it a good fit? If yes, how do I set it up? thanks!
1464649
Yes it is a good fit. There is a sticky side that you adhere to the underside of the tank. I place it where I have the reptile house on one end of the tank.
1602169
My heater started working immediately. I suggest not leaving it out of water for any length of time. It will get hot to the touch very quickly. Even though it has a constant on feature, there is a limit to how hot the tank can get which is a combination of the tank size and the ambient temperature of the room. I am using mine in a 1.77 "goldfish starter kit" (who are they kidding) with an added external light and this heater and my Betta is doing fine. He is a classroom Betta, and my room gets cold!
1972419
What everyone else has told you here is true. The only thing I would add is that you may want to play w/ the time in order to fine tune it. I have an 80gal. tank, & have it come on for 1.5hrs in the morning about 6am & again at 6pm. This satisfies all our needs for the day. If you have a cheaper rate at night, time it to come on for the amount of time you determine so that it goes off at the time the rate does too. If the heater is satisfied before the time is up, it won't be on anyway...Remember to reset the clock after a noticeable power outage however!!!
1385100
He needs to go to the eccotemp people, or check with the local plumbers, a manual should be available on the eccotemp site. This heater draws its air from the room it is in, Not through the same pipe that it uses for exhaust ( as done on direct vent pipe within pipe exhaust system) Thus most states do NOt want this in a bedroom or an area without good ventilation.........no fire without oxigen !
2266853
make sure you are using a thermostat. if your thermostat is working properly you have nothing to worry about. also look into getting a temp gun. its a good way to see exactly wjat is going on in your animal enclosures
1678474
We tried everything with this heater. Even a new wick. It just doesn't work well and it is VERY smelly, as in the smell of kerosene.good luck
1672837
I seriously doubt it. I've used tank heaters in aquariums (not terrariums) and they seem to require full power. It seems like you need something with a thermostat. This simply controls the amount of power going to the device. I certainly would not risk my pet's life/health with this sort of set up.
347697
Good question! Let me know if you find one. This would be an excellent heater if the manufacturer did not use thermocouples that they know are defective. Why do I say that? Because nearly EVERY review that I have read States the same problem. Now I have a heater sitting out in my garage that will not light! I recommend that any person thinking of purchasing this heater buy a Mr Heater instead. They work! If World Marketing would send me a new thermocouple (that works), I would install it.
763281
I use it with a two prong space heater, it works just fine. I think they're just covering their butts by printing that in the manual. The product is a VERY good deal and works GREAT for me!
524552
This all depends on what kind of critter your setting it up for. More detailed information will be needed to answer this question.
946686
No! I would not recommend this heater. Very hard to light. Totally aggravating. Their quality control must be terrible or nonexistent, maybe both. I had problems with it from the start.
1636916
Who knows. This could have been a wonderful heater, but it was made VERY CHEAPLY. I would not recommend anyone buying this heater. It is a Piece of Crap!
2198610
Well I don't use it as a reptile heater...I use it to heat medical tubing for a BiPAP machine to treat sleep apnea. It gets hot enough to burn/blister my skin through a tee shirt. It also melted my tubing. Get a good rheostat if you buy one.
11772
Fyi the heater itself doesn't look like the one in this pic. It's shorter and has only one suction cup on the top. My tank is tiny (for 1 beta) so I wanted the shorter one. Very happy with it.
322010
Contact customer service I have heard they are very good about replacing defective units, mine is still working without any problems. I have read about complaints of heater unit failing, I'm crossing my fingers my unit is still working okay.
992113
Hello RaeRae, You answer is not so simple. The capacity of a heater not only depends on the heater itself, but the original temperature of the medium. Even though this is rated for a larger tank than you are asking about, if the place the tank will be in much colder than average is may be a good choice. If your water starts at 65 degrees, and you want it at 78, this may work for you. If you start at 72, this may get the water hotter than you want. Another aspect to consider is how much water movement you have in your tank. The more water movement, the better the heat will be distributed, and the water will be closer to the thermo's temp setting. I agree with JR, I have not seen any for that small of a size. You could look at reptile heating accessories that afix to the outside of the tank, it would be a hack though.
73244
I have been very happy with the performance with King heaters. I do not heat a space of this size. Call them and I'm sure they will guide you to the right model for your needs.