Heaters

[jerseyvtr]

One quick question should the heater be fully underwater in a tank or only part of it


cheers

 

[yvez9]

depends if it is a submersible heater or not

i prefer submersible myself but both work fine

 

[Coral platy]

If it submersible it should ALL be underwater.

 

[yvez9]

then again, some submersible heaters will work if just the top part is out of the water

check the manual that came with it

 

[pnyklr3]

If it's not submersible, it will have a "water level" line on it.

 

[Coral platy]

If it's not submersible, it will have a "water level" line on it.

what? I thought they were submersible

 

[fufanu360]

just incase some people dont know, submersable means completely under water, and it should acualy be submerse, u have no choice but to submerse them

 

[yvez9]

i have a small heater that is submersible but the head sticks out of the water because the bowl is too small for it otherwise
it works just fine

 

[Paul_MTS]

most heaters are now fully submersible but they have a minimum water level on them, so usually the top part can stick out of the water without any adverse effects.

 

[ioNightShade]

i have a small heater that is submersible but the head sticks out of the water because the bowl is too small for it otherwise
it works just fine

My 5 gallon tank has a submersible heater that also does not fit all the way. In addition to being submersible, it has a water line. I just make sure water covers that line.

JT

 

[OohFeeshy]

Just for my future reference, what's the chance of a heater melting a 5 gallon acryllic tank? or something going wrong and it electrocuting the fish?

 

[Dorkhedeos]

not likely, and if you get a nice heater, you dont got to worry about it failing. hagen thermal compact is nice, its only heater i buy

 

[lucky62]

If it's not submersible, it will have a "water level" line on it.

what? I thought they were submersible

In the old days they hung on the back and , 3/4s of my heaters still do

 

[jerseyvtr]

cheers guys found out both my heater are not submersible. and need to have the top breaking the surface