I have a 15 gal. (plastic) aquarium, I wanted to purchase two Convict Cichlid, just researced them online and found out you have to keep the water temp. at 76-80 degrees.
I was looking at heaters in the pet store, and was not sure if I should buy one because I have a plastic aquarium.
Can you put a heater in a plastic aquarium???
2007-02-05 15:33:54 · 11 answers · asked by iloveprincy 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
no. The only safe thing you can do is get light bulbs to light it up and they will heat it up somewhat (put them in a fram above the tank.. most likely it came with your aquarium). heaters are for plastic tanks
2007-02-05 15:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure the heater doesn't touch the plastic, but the bigger issue here is the choice of fish. To keep convict cichlids, you should have a tank of at least 20 gallon, 30 gallon preferred.
http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/freshwater/cichlids/convict.html
http://www.fishlore.com/profile-convictcichlid.htm
2007-02-05 15:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem with putting the heater in a plastic tank, water flow around it will prevent it from melting the tank.
2007-02-06 02:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An aquarium heater won't get hot enough to melt the plastic, but I recommend getting a glass one, anyway.
You'll never be able to clean your aquarium properly because scrubbing will scratch the plastic.
2007-02-05 15:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you mean acrylic. Either way, yes you can put a heater in it. The heaters won't get hot enough to damage it. (It could if it malfunctions, but that doesn't happen too often, and you'll have more to worry about with your fish anyways.)
As for cleaning them, yes they do scratch easily, but you just have to be careful and make sure you're using the right kind of pad or scraper if you decide to do it that way.
2007-02-05 15:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by jcrnr79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, no problem at all. The information with the heaters will tell you what size of tank that they are suitable for. Just look for the right one and off you go.
2007-02-05 15:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
solid, maximum warmers will positioned across up the temperature while it falls under a distinctive temperature degree. in case you place a heater at 70 F, it is going to hold a typical 70F, and might ultimate activate if it falls under. once you're saying that warmers do not flow that low, then get a smaller heater than what's rated to your gallons point, and it would desire to not flow up too lots. often, 3 to 5 watts consistent with gallon is suggested for all tropical fish. do not concern approximately 70F being too extreme, tropical fish choose approximately 75F to thrive.
2016-09-28 11:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean "plastic?" Do you mean "acrylic?" If that's what you mean, sure, you can use heaters in acrylic tanks. I've never heard of a plastic tank.
2007-02-05 15:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use a heater in a plastic bowl wont get that hot
2007-02-05 21:55:41 · answer #9 · answered by nat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few Chichlids, and I just put the fish tank on the stove for a few minutes every hour to keep the water warm. If the water gets bubbly, you should move the tank.
2007-02-05 15:37:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋