7 watt heater

matt201985

matt201985

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#22
Nov 3, 2005
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Just the one 15watt bulb in my 5gal betta tank. heats the whole thing. stays at a constant 81 degrees, goes down to 75 at night when the light is off, if u really wanna heater, for $15 at WM they have the 5-15 ones, fully submergable and adjustable, i got one in my 10gal, works great.
 

Shaunna

Shaunna

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#23
Oct 6, 2005
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Yeah, don't get this 7 watt that we have been talking about here. IT really isn't all that great. I haven't even been using mine for the last week.
 

Pure

Pure

Elite Fish
#26
Nov 1, 2005
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The colored ones would be for someone who well...just wants colored light. Never could see the point in that.

Incandescent is a normal screw in bulb. The problem with them on tanks is something like 90% of the energy used is converted to heat (they get hot) so they tend to over heat small tanks.
 

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Elite Fish
#28
Nov 1, 2005
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Any submersible 25W should do. The 50w from wally world are a little big for my likings on a tank that small, but even those will work.

I actually like the heaters at walmart. They seem to be of good quality. Haven't had one fail on me yet. The best part is...since it's wallyworld if it ever does. I can take it back and get a new one. Gotta love their return policy. A friend of mine returned a burnt out plasma ball that was over 4 yrs old..no questions asked. LOL
 

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ninamarie

Superstar Fish
#29
Jan 4, 2006
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Got my heater from wallyworld and man there were alot of Bettas that wanted to come home with me!!! You know how hard it was not to walk out of there with one! So My tank right now with out the heater and just the light on is at 78 what will the heater set it at after I put that in?

Oh also do I need to wash the heater befor I place it in the tank
 

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