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	HydroKable undergravel heater
zman Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 73 Votes: 63 Registered: 19-Feb-2006	Edited by zman To be used in a 30 gallon tank under "flourite" Anyone who uses this type of a heater. How much substrate sould be placed ontop of the cables. max depth Any known dangers to plants or fish?
Posted 15-Mar-2006 06:31
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	UG Heater I thought you were origionally refering to a heat pad which goes under the base of the tank. My concerns would be as it is a continious cable it has to be curved to cover the total base. Any rocks would that have any effect by causing hot spots. I also think there could be a bid difference in the temperatures from top to bottom of the water. Unless you are having a UG filter there will be no water movement through substrate. Plants certainly will grow with a bottom heat but could it be too hot for them. Sorry ZMan but these concerns would worry me about using such a product. I use a similar heating for my garden 6x3ft hot box. I run that at about 28C and that temp is constant (thermostant controlled) at the base of my perlite which is about 3ins deep. The top is far less a temp *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 15-Mar-2006 09:52


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