HOB Filter/Heater Combo

PaulInKingston · 09-02-2006, 06:04 PM

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.

emc7 · 09-02-2006, 06:50 PM

I haven't seen any yet, but there are in-line heaters for caniter filters.

GoodMike · 09-02-2006, 07:06 PM

i think its tetra-tec filter that has that combo.

BlackArchFish · 09-02-2006, 07:35 PM

I know of one BUT it isn't for SMALL tanks.
It's Water Wonders.
Fake rock/log stuff.

emc7 · 09-02-2006, 07:36 PM

http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=285 Mike is right. Its optional, but possible.

Puffer Pita · 09-02-2006, 08:48 PM

I personally avoid units that do multiple things like that because you're pretty much stuck with their crap when something breaks. I'd rather get individual components that are cheaper and I can find better things for if they need replacing.

HybridS130 · 09-02-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Boxermom

I personally avoid units that do multiple things like that because you're pretty much stuck with their crap when something breaks. I'd rather get individual components that are cheaper and I can find better things for if they need replacing.

Ditto!. . . . . . .

predator · 09-02-2006, 09:16 PM

dont they have heaters that stick on the back of your tank if you have a small tank... and like heat it through the glass?

-me

Puffer Pita · 09-02-2006, 09:23 PM

I just use a standard 25w VisiTherm heater in all of my small tanks. Works fine.

HybridS130 · 09-02-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by predator

dont they have heaters that stick on the back of your tank if you have a small tank... and like heat it through the glass?

-me

Those are made for terrariums and are not to be used on aquariums because the heat can cause the glass to crack.

PaulInKingston · 09-03-2006, 07:21 AM

My line of thinking was for a 10 gallon tank, it would be good as it takes up less room where room is at a premium.

Puffer Pita · 09-03-2006, 08:37 AM

I have 25w heaters in everything from a 1g and up. Spaces is at a premium, yes, but they are small enough that they don't take up much swimming space.

PaulInKingston · 09-03-2006, 07:22 PM

Tanks for all the info.

girth vader · 09-04-2006, 10:19 AM

you can get fully submersible 5 watt heaters and 10 watt heaters that are very small, twice as small is the 25 watt in question. Just have to hunt for them as they are not stocked by all fish stores. I had 1 for my 10g and it worked fine for my ADFs.

Puffer Pita · 09-04-2006, 05:34 PM

I wouldn't recommend those small ones unless you can find on that you can adjust the temperature on, which I've never been able to do. The "preset" ones have caused nothing but problems for me. A 7w that was supposed to raise the temp 2-4 degrees in a 2.5 gallon tank kicked the temp up a full 10 degrees! High 80s is not where I wanted it. I'll never use another heater that doesn't have a regulator and temperature control on it.

PaulInKingston · 09-09-2006, 05:15 PM

I'll make sure it has a regulator and temperature control, tanks again.

09-02-2006, 06:04 PM	#1
PaulInKingston Fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 47 Posts: 28	HOB Filter/Heater Combo 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.

09-02-2006, 07:35 PM	#4
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 19 Posts: 376	I know of one BUT it isn't for SMALL tanks. It's Water Wonders. Fake rock/log stuff. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

09-02-2006, 08:48 PM	#6
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	I personally avoid units that do multiple things like that because you're pretty much stuck with their crap when something breaks. I'd rather get individual components that are cheaper and I can find better things for if they need replacing. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-02-2006, 09:16 PM	#8
predator Pirates get all the booty Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 25 Posts: 224	dont they have heaters that stick on the back of your tank if you have a small tank... and like heat it through the glass? -me __________________ He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

09-02-2006, 09:23 PM	#9
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	I just use a standard 25w VisiTherm heater in all of my small tanks. Works fine. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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09-02-2006, 06:50 PM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,893	I haven't seen any yet, but there are in-line heaters for caniter filters.

09-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#3
GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 461	i think its tetra-tec filter that has that combo.

09-02-2006, 07:36 PM	#5
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,893	http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=285 Mike is right. Its optional, but possible.

09-03-2006, 07:21 AM	#11
PaulInKingston Fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 47 Posts: 28	My line of thinking was for a 10 gallon tank, it would be good as it takes up less room where room is at a premium.

09-03-2006, 08:37 AM	#12
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	I have 25w heaters in everything from a 1g and up. Spaces is at a premium, yes, but they are small enough that they don't take up much swimming space. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-03-2006, 07:22 PM	#13
PaulInKingston Fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 47 Posts: 28	Tanks for all the info.

09-04-2006, 10:19 AM	#14
girth vader Hey Now! Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 616	you can get fully submersible 5 watt heaters and 10 watt heaters that are very small, twice as small is the 25 watt in question. Just have to hunt for them as they are not stocked by all fish stores. I had 1 for my 10g and it worked fine for my ADFs. __________________ I have a tank!!! A nice one too!

09-04-2006, 05:34 PM	#15
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	I wouldn't recommend those small ones unless you can find on that you can adjust the temperature on, which I've never been able to do. The "preset" ones have caused nothing but problems for me. A 7w that was supposed to raise the temp 2-4 degrees in a 2.5 gallon tank kicked the temp up a full 10 degrees! High 80s is not where I wanted it. I'll never use another heater that doesn't have a regulator and temperature control on it. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-09-2006, 05:15 PM	#16
PaulInKingston Fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 47 Posts: 28	I'll make sure it has a regulator and temperature control, tanks again.

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