Kritter/critter Keepers Is It Ok To Use A Small Heater In These Tanks?

[TubbyLaLa]

Basically as it says in the title I was just wondering (as i live in the uk and heat my betta tanks) could you use a small heater in an acrylic tank?

 

[liz2]

Basically as it says in the title I was just wondering (as i live in the uk and heat my betta tanks) could you use a small heater in an acrylic tank?

I use small heaters, not the hydro mini heaters but just the smallest you can get....

 

[TubbyLaLa]

Thanks liz, been doing some house re-arranging and was wondering about additions to the family! They would also make great hospital/quarantine tanks!!

 

[lisie]

Yes you can... as long as the kritter keeper holds enough water to safely heat it.

 

[dmarie04]

Yep. I use 7.5 watt heaters in my kritter keepers.

 

[TubbyLaLa]

Would get the biggest one I can which is a 10Litre I think, LFS smallest heater is 25W think I may have to get one online.

 

[Amerce]

Either the little hydor heaters which will sit inside the tank or you could use the reptile mats as they are water proof, place it under the tank and you can sit a few tanks on it if it is a very long mat.

Both will keep the ambient temp of the tank at a reasonable level.

 

[Dibari]

Yes!
All they are is acrylic. Just the same as some tank kits.
It won't bother the plastic at all. It won't overheat.
In fact, you can use heaters to heat tupperware!
Trust me, heaters can be used in practically anything.

 

[cuticom]

You cxan use the 25w thermostat controlled heaters as well... I was in a bit of a jam a while ago and needed to heat a 1g container, only hetare I had was 25w, it worked a charm, that particular set up ran for a couple of months with no probs at all

 

[The_Dude]

10 l isnt the biggest size out there. Petsmart makes a 20 l critter keeper. Well, not so much petsmart as the company All Living Things. Petsmart just sells it.