Good heater for a 10g?

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Barliman

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Hi all,

I'm setting up a 10g tank. First, as a grow-out home for my platy fry before I give them away, then as a quarantine tank for new arrivals. The heater I have for it is a Fluval E-series 50w. Well-reviewed, but freakin' huge! It takes up a lot of real estate. :eek:

Can anyone recommend a reliable, smaller heater suitable for a 10g tank?

:thanks:
 
Just about anything here as doesn't get too cold. I like ones that can be adjusted with auto shut-off if they detect no water (don't ask me how :) ).
 
I like submersible. Because I suck at keeping the top above water all the time.


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Thanks guys. :thanks:

I have an older (but never used) Visitherm on my 20-long, and it's worked like a champ so far. (Knock on fish-food can. :hide: ) But, reading recent reviews on Amazon, it looks like quality on these has gone down in recent years.

I do want submersible, though. Maybe a trip to the LFS is in order. Darn. :brows:
 
I've never not had a submersible (never even knew others existed). Are the ones that sit above a water line? any good?
 
Well its big, but the lowers wattages may be smaller....Nat Geo adjustable and submersible heaters are awesome.
 
I've never not had a submersible (never even knew others existed). Are the ones that sit above a water line? any good?


I've had both. And I have accidentally gotten the ones that aren't submersible submerged on accident and they have survived in spite of me.


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So, I set the tank up tonight and used a Fluval E-series 50-watt I happened to have. First time I've used this heater: I love the display, the precise control, and the plastic cage to protect the heater.

On the other hand, this thing is flipping huge for a 10g tank! To have it upright, I had to dig a pit in the gravel so the tip wasn't buried. Even so, the top is still almost at the surface. :shocked!:

And, because of the cage, this heater takes up a lot of space in such a small tank. Seems to me this is better suited to a sump, where it would be out of the way.
 
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