So my tanks are in my room, but as it is the basement of the house the temperature can flux quite a bit. Thus all of my tanks have heaters in them 1) to keep the temperature constant 2) Because I have tropical heat loving fish (betta in one tank, tropical community in the other) that being said I hate the look of heaters... especially in something as small as a 10 gallon. I just feel that they can and do ruin the look of a perfectly serene scape.
So those of you who have heaters in your tank..how do you hide it? Is there some magical out of tank heater perchance? I really am thinking about just making a sump for my tank purely so I don't have to stare at the heater! So before I jump right into that whole mess...what do you guys do?
Thank you! I've been looking at in-line heaters. They seem to be exactly what I'm looking for and aren't all that more expensive than a decent heater. So you've had good experiences with them then?
I have a piece of slate that I drilled full of holes, angled in the corner effectively making a triangular box. My intake and heater are behind this, and with the plants in front it blends in nicely. Acts as a great pre-filter to keep the plants out of the intake. I built it to keep my plec off of the heater, as he suffered a rather severe heater burn a couple of years ago, and I thought I was going to lose him.
Anchored pennywort in front of two of my heaters. It's such a thick, bushy plant that it's hard to notice the heater. Water wisteria is also great for this. In my 40g I laid the heater down on it's side right near the gravel and behind a curtain of vals. You never see it, even when you're trying to find it because you need to adjust it. :icon_roll
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