Heaters In External Filters?

[bradbury1982]

I am going to buy a fluval 404 but is it put possible to put a heater inside it to make my tank look more tidier??

Can anyone supply and advice xx Thank you in advance xx

 

[rabbut]

There is no way of putting a heater inside a filter, but there is the option of an in-line heater. These go into a break in the outlet pipe from the filter. Could be interesting fitting one to the Fluval hosing, as the ribbs will mean that the standord fittings won't work. I'd get some smooth boar hose to fit onto the fluval, and then get an in-line heater, made by Hydor.

Don't buy a thermo filter, they almost all have issues with the sensors running the heater-stat, and the heating elements in all that I have seen are basicaly Ketal heaters/ They are prone to lime-scale damage, overheaating due to dirt build-up arround the element in them and accident dammage.

All in all, in-line exturnal heaters attached to smooth boar pipe, would IMO be your best option

All the best
Rabbut

 

[bradbury1982]

Thank you for that xx

 

[waterdrop]

Yup, agree with rabbut.

See my post to eheim 2322 fellow in this forum, nearby this post.

Also, there are discussions of hydors curr in tropical discussion forum.

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