How do you mount this heater? I see others with suction cups. Should I be worried about the heater touching parts of my tank? I have a Nuvo Aquarium - Nano 16 gallon - I've heard you can just drop it in one of the back reservoirs, next to the filter...
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It includes 2 clip-on suction cups that can mount anywhere on the body, and being submersible it can go most anywhere in the tank that has decent flow, as long as it is not in direct contact with something that shouldn't get hot. When on, the heater doesn't get so hot you can't touch it, so there isn't much of an issue with fish or decorations getting burned by it, but it does provide less intense heat and is a little longer than a glass heater of the same wattage, so if in doubt, get the next size up heater. You could easily mount this in a sump or overflow given it's big enough with enough water volume and flow to keep the temp stable and heater fully submerged.
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Yes, I used it as a freshwater tank. However, there are better alternatives for freshwater that are cheaper and give you much more tank space for the same footprint. I retired my Nuvo and went to a standard tank with a hang on filter. Also, small fish (I had the problem with a couple of loaches) can get into the filter through the overflow and it is next to impossible to get them out- there are almost no saltwater fish small enough to be a problem.
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Some people do, but I didn't for my aquarium. You don't have to, and some people prefer to keep it dirty. Just a heads up, your tank will be very cloudy for a few days, but this is perfectly normal and it will settle on its own. Just keep your filter running.
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In our 'cat houses', the heater sits directy on the bottom of the container. We then put a thin toweeel on top of the heater, and it has worked fine for over 2 years. I hope this helps.
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I took mine and placed it on my vents with the heater on. You can place it outside if its warm and wait then place into a widemouth container like i did.
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I talked to aquarium owners and store owners alike and for betts as long as you can clean it once a week or so its perfectly fine. I have hung it underneath a recessed light which generates enough heat to keep it warm, but this may not work for all situations. There is no filtration, but if you wanted to get creative im sure there is a way, but they live in those tiny jars for most of their early lives so its definetely an upgrade from that
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If you read the description. Is says step 1: place the heater in the aquarium.Yes it goes in the tank
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No suction cup. I used mine in a 55g fish tank, but it doesn't float. I move it when I vacuum the gravel, and it sinks again right away and doesn't stay on it's side. You could use some aquarium safe silicone to attach a suction cup
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The cups are incredibly sticky under water. When I first got the ramp, I had difficult pulling the ramp off the side of the aquarium. I've found that if I slide the ramp/cups above the water level it's much easier to take it out for cleaning. Alternatively, sometimes it's just easy to rotate the ramp 90 degrees to its side if your tank has enough room, which would give you access to the bottom of your tank and when changing the water, rinsing out the ramps with the new water. Hope this answers your question.
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I use it for a five gallon tank and it is great. A one gallon tank might be to small. Prior to getting this I had a flat heater that was under my gravel that auto censored to keep a tank at the right temp. The only problem with it was I needed to have more control of the temp in the. You might try finding it, sorry but I don't remember what kind it was, but I know it was for smaller tanks.
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I placed a heater in my tank. I have had it for a year now and like it a lot.
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The Fluval c2 power filter advertises that it has a ceramic heater core... unless its built in somewhere inside, its not visable period. so with that said, i still had my glass tube style heater and continue to use it with the power filter as i doubt that something i can not even see will heat the 20 gallon long tank enough for that fish i have.
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The filter should be below the tank, as it works best as a gravitational suction system - but you could probably have it alongside the tank provided it is below the water level.
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The filter mounts on the outside, only the intake tube and the output waterfall are in the tank. I use it for fish so I can't address it for frogs however I use Youtube quite a bit and hopefully this video might be of assistance:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWiVQjZQNbA
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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.
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Just make sure u regularly check temp and unplug when water temp is at described temp for whatever you're holding in aquarium. All heaters are prone to burn out eventually. Just Regulate usage when out of town or when temp will say perfect without it needed. U.plug it everyone in awhile. Same knowledge goes for all water heaters. They will all burn out eventually ..just depends how u treat em.
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I have the 29 gal bio cube..I gutted the lid, saved the clear cover for the light and put the led lights in its place and put the clear cover over the led lights. I did not have to "mount" them, because the clear cover holds them in place with the screws. the led light have an extension bar that I pulled out far enough to over lap the clear cover. Once you get the lights and look at it you will see what I mean. I have not had any trouble at all installing them this way, plus they are covered by the clear cover.Im very glad that I bought the lights and set them up this way, no more fan noise and the heat is almost non existant. I just purchased the 38 to 46 for my 72 gal bow front and cant wait to get them!!! Hope this helped