Heater placement

[Amicus]

Hi all, I am wondering what the best placement for a heater is in a planted tank. Should I keep it as far away from the plants as possible?

 

[GoneFishing]

I'm not sure if what I was told is accurate but... I was told to keep the heater close to the filter intake. But if your worried about the plants coming in contact with the heating element that's a whole new ball game. I would think it wouldn't harm the plant, but then again there are a lot of things that you wouldn't think would happen but they always do.. Sorry I'm not much help, still learning the planted tank life!

 

[ejaramillo01]

Hi all, I am wondering what the best placement for a heater is in a planted tank. Should I keep it as far away from the plants as possible?

As said above, close to the intake will give you the most accurate reading.

 

[Amicus]

What about two smaller heaters?

 

[Mr. Limpet]

I keep my heater close to the output of my filter so the heat is distributed evenly thru out the tank from the flow. I also have plants that grow right next to the heater and they seem to do just fine, so IME I'd say don't worry about it.