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	HOB Filter/Heater Combo
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Are there any HOB's on the market that have a compartment in the filter itself to put a heater. This would be great for a small tank with limited space.
Posted 03-Sep-2006 02:01
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Normal submersible heaters will not fit in HOB filters except those cheap little walmart ones with no temperature sensor or control. I wouldn't trust those. I suppose one might fit in a large marineland filter due to their length but you wouldn't put a filter that size on anything less than a 29g usually and the heater will touch some plastic so may not work exactly right. There are hang on refugiums that work for both fresh and salt and can hold heaters and cannisters with built in heaters but it's not really possible with an hob.
Posted 03-Sep-2006 05:28
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Tetratec has a HOB with built in compartment for heaters. They, of course, have to be tetratec's heaters but they work pretty well. They've been out for several years and can be operated with or without the heater units themselves. If i remember, they're a bit pricy and bulky. They also have the 'living filter' mechanism which fills the chamber submersing biofoam, then drains it. What size tank were you looking to do this with?
Posted 03-Sep-2006 08:58
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	10 gallon planted.
Posted 03-Sep-2006 15:19
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	JTF, You should be able to add a 50W heater into the tank without showing anything else than the cord. I would suggest to look into the VisiTherm Stealth Heaters, they are reliable, fully submersible, and black, so they blend in well. If you place one horizontally just a little above the substrate it will be not visible anymore once the plants in front of it have grown in. Hope this helps, Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 03-Sep-2006 15:53
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Yea, the tetratec filters would be way to huge for what you're looking for. Other than building a sump and housing the filter/heater in the sump, lil'fish's suggestion would be the best option.
Posted 03-Sep-2006 21:53
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	You could use a cannister filter, drill a hole in it, cut the power cord on a regular heater, run the power cord thru the hole, splice the power cord back together, silicone the hole in the cannister filter, let it dry, and VOILA! a heater-in-cannister filter
Posted 03-Sep-2006 22:30
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Tanks all for the help, great idea on the VisiTherm Stealth Heater Little_Fish.
Posted 04-Sep-2006 03:11
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	JTF, Glad I could help If you have some time, go to the Planted Forum and check out my 20G Long log. There you can see the tank with the heater in various positions, in its latest installment you can only see the power cord (albeit I don't have a Stealth in there yet). Have fun with the tank, Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 04-Sep-2006 11:43


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