Anyone use an Hydor Inline heater? I have a Fluval 406 that I'd like to swap out. The heater runs on the output and is 5/8".
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I don't own the Eheim, but I have Fluval 306 running the Hydor, just cut the cord and install the Hydor in between. the tube diameter on the Eheim probably the same 5/8
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I use my heater in my 25'x 45' garage as a back up and to help the furnace and it provides quick heat in the morning, I only use kero you can use diesel but you will probably notice fumes, I can't take the fumes its not as bad as a torpedo heater but I myself wont do it, try it if ok then do it
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Hi! Yes, a heater can be used with this tank. I use a long, slim black one...........can't remember the make but think it is a fluval.
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We just bought a new MK32E for our daughter's barn. The heater on mine was attached directly to the underside of the water pan while this newest one has the heater sitting away from the water pan, suspended from a small arm. Ours froze up last year at -25 degrees but increasing the thermostat setting seemed to solve the issue. With the heater away from the pan and at -40 a 500 watt heater might be taxed beyond its capacity. I used to put a 100 watt light bulb inside our unit in the winter just to be sure it did not freeze during those few sub zero days.
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Yes - if you get the Hagen Fluval 25wt submersible heater, it will fit in the out-put portion where the little pump is. The Fluval heater is square"ish" with a slimmer design than any traditional heater I have seen. The only drawback is it only keeps my tank at 76 degrees and for my goldfish that is fine, tropical fish would be better kept at 78-80. This is a pretty little tank and mine is doing great. It arrived well packed, with no damage. Hope this helps.
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The Aqueon is been unreliable for temp, I bought a Eheim heater and its holding temp well, for a tank your size the 300w should do the trick, rated for up to 250g
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yes, it work fine either way. We have a turtle tank with 7" of water, we put a 18" or so heater horizontally, no problems, water temp stay constant.
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I sent it back, it didn't work well at all! I tried for several days to adjust the high and low temperature settings, but when then heater was on it wouldn't shutoff and it would overshoot and when it was off, it wouldn't turn back on. I had it in a 10 gallon tank. UL....??
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I bought that rod for a 40 gallon, standard height, gas water heater. You should get the longest rod that will properly fit in your tank. I think that they all have a 3/4" standard pipe thread. This one should be fine unless your heater is unusually tall. Check elsewhere on line if in doubt, but this should be ok, and the price is right.
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I kept mine horizontal for a year, with no problem at all. Eheim Jager's are a very good product from my experience. I took a chance and kept my 200W heater in a sump-well that had 4 tanks connected to it, for a total of 185 gallons, and it handled the work flawlessly. For a single tank set-up, I would follow the manufacturer's guidelines, which in your case is to use a 250W heater.
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Sorry, I'm unable to answer your question. We just installed the heater last week. No problems.
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I had the same problem and wound up buying a second one thinking it wasn't powerful enough to heat my 75 gallon tank. Even with two operating ( one on each end of the tank ) couldn't get the water heated above 74. Apparently these need quite a bit of water flow directly on them for them work properly. I wound up returning both as I wasn't rearranging my filtration to get a heater to work. Wound up going back to the old Eheim Jagers that work great.
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The only problem I've come across is the barb fitting on the heater being too large for the tubing on the return pump. I'm not sure the diameter of the tubing for that pump. If it's half inch it should be fine.
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I use a Fluval 305 on a 4 gallon nano tank (I had it left over from another tank). I have the flow rate turned down and it works perfectly. You can turn this thing down to a trickle. Unless you're trying to use it on a fish bowl (which physically wouldn't work anyway), there really is no tank too small.
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I have this model heater in a 38 gallon Bow Front Tank and it keeps the temperature right where I want it. I would say the accuracy is a bit off. For me to achieve 75 degrees in the tank I have to set the red marker/bar fully into the 79 range. I haven't tried a larger heater since this is just fine, but maybe a larger heater might not run as long to heat up the water. Mine "does Not" stay "constantly" on with 38 gallons at 75 degrees, it does turn off.
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yes, I very much like this one; Hydor 7.5w Slim Heater for Bettas and Bowls, 2 to 5 gal It works well without cooking your fish.
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Hydor also makes a 25W heater, which works the same, but is smaller and might fit in your tank better.