Please Help I Need To Make A Heater Guard

[fish-r-fancy]

Has anyone ever made a heater guard before? I need one for a new ray that I will be getting. If anyone can share their ideas, that will be greatly apprecited. Thank you

 

[InaneCathode]

Take a piece of screen, roll it into a tube larger than your heater. Cut out a hole in one side of it that's bigger around than the suction cup on your heater. Fit the screen tube around your heater, force the suction cup through the hole to secure the screen from floating off.

If it keeps coming off, or you want it more securely attatched, use small dowels or tooth picks to form a squarish 'scaffold' through the holes in the screen surrounding the heater tube.

 

[SuperColey1]

Or buy a heater guard. They come in 4 sections that clip together and you use however many the heater you have needs. The suction section is seperate I think the 2 together cost about £5. black plastic grill type.

 

[fish-r-fancy]

I've never seen a heater guard for sale, so that is why I iwll have to make one. If the ray rubs against the screen or bumps into it, isn't there still a possibilety of it getting burnt?

 

[InaneCathode]

I've never seen a heater guard for sale, so that is why I iwll have to make one. If the ray rubs against the screen or bumps into it, isn't there still a possibilety of it getting burnt?

Not if you build it sturdy enough

 

[mr.dark-saint]

I for see PVC in your future. Get a pair of caps for the corosponding PVC pipe. Either cut slots or drill holes on the PVC for the water flow. Then cut a slot either on the PVC pipe or the PVC end cap for the power cord. Now you can paint it black to match the background or roll it in Epoxy and sprinkle substraight or rocks on it for camo .

 

[fish-r-fancy]

I for see PVC in your future. Get a pair of caps for the corosponding PVC pipe. Either cut slots or drill holes on the PVC for the water flow. Then cut a slot either on the PVC pipe or the PVC end cap for the power cord. Now you can paint it black to match the background or roll it in Epoxy and sprinkle substraight or rocks on it for camo .

This idea seems really cool. I think I will make screen to be the caps because it will be very eay to cut a hole in it for a power cord. And the screen will allow pretty good water flow. I think to decorate the PVC pipe I will either cover it in pebbles or buy some of those fake leaves at Walmart that come on a strand. I have'nt decided yet on the decorationg. Although I think I'm leening towards the fake leaves because I can't roll them in the substrate because my substrate is sand and I don't think I have enough pebbles.

 

[jayjay]

Why not get an external with inbuilt heater, or even better a sump and place the heaters in there?

 

[SuperColey1]

Have a look at this.

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/tropical-aquarium-fi...1QQcmdZViewItem

Also I hate to say it cos I hate 'em but Pets at Home have them in and they are the ones I mentioned earlier. Just didnt want to name them as the store I'd seen them in. lol

SHAME ON ME FOR ENTERING THERE, I WILL NO DOUBT NOW BE DAMNED ETERNITY

8) <in disguise

 

[fish-r-fancy]

I'm in the Rhode Island in the United States. I don't want to change the filtration or anything like that so I think I will stick to DIY. Thanks