jap1 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I just set up a new Red Sea aqua vase pico tank. I'm sure all of you are familiar with it. It has a live sand bed about 1.5 inches deep and I use water from my bigger tank. I am only going to use it for a plate coral and a sexy shrimp (which I don't have yet). Nothing more for now. The problem is that the water is around 72 degrees because my house always stays cold. This tank is tiny and can't hold a regular sized heater. Any suggestions so I can warm up the water? Link to comment
jfish Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 iam using a heat pad for mine(it dosent look that good but works for now)you could get a hydor 7.5, or try one of those realy small heat pads for hermit crab tanks(i think petsmart sells them) Link to comment
aquadrone100377 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 this is what I am puting in my 1.6g hex pico, it's only like 7 1/2 watts Link to comment
jap1 Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 this is what I am puting in my 1.6g hex pico, it's only like 7 1/2 watts Cool, thanks aquadrone. I'm going to order one of those. I think it's the best option for our size tanks. Link to comment
Ricky@3rdshift Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I found out real fast those non adjustable pads in a tank smaller than 2 gallons keeps it way to hot. My 1 gallon went from 74 to 86 over night and with the lights on it hit 92.8 degrees. I went with a small full adjustable submergable 25w heater set at 75 degrees. It keeps the tank about 76 and abut 81 to 82 with the lights on. Link to comment
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