Heater Hiders

pirasha · 02-10-2013, 05:02 AM

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?

stevenjohn21 · 02-10-2013, 05:07 AM

I hide mine behind driftwood or plants. I use the Aqueon heaters which are black and blend in with my black backrounds anyway.

**The Goonch** · 02-10-2013, 05:46 AM

I sometimes place a large Indian Almond Leaf in front of the heater.

accordztech · 02-10-2013, 05:50 AM

If you have the room, a small canister filter with a inline heater is excellent.

pirasha · 02-10-2013, 04:01 PM

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?

sick lid · 02-10-2013, 04:22 PM

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.

Neatfish · 02-10-2013, 04:40 PM

Maybe you can hide it in your filter?

laqu · 02-10-2013, 04:44 PM

i lay mine down on the gravel with something infront of it.

ownedbycats · 02-10-2013, 06:23 PM

A combination of a piece of driftwood (actually, two) longer and taller than my heater, plus bushy plants (water wisteria)

rileynapalm · 02-10-2013, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

A combination of a piece of driftwood (actually, two) longer and taller than my heater, plus bushy plants (water wisteria)

+1 to this. wisteria makes a great hide for heaters.

I have mine angled diagonally behind a slanted piece of driftwood and wisteria as additional cover.

Catie79 · 02-11-2013, 02:26 PM

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.

02-10-2013, 05:02 AM	#1
pirasha Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pottstown, Pa Posts: 10	Heater Hiders 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? Last edited by pirasha; 02-10-2013 at 05:03 AM.. Reason: typo

02-10-2013, 05:07 AM	#2
stevenjohn21 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,005	I hide mine behind driftwood or plants. I use the Aqueon heaters which are black and blend in with my black backrounds anyway. __________________ “We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” -Bobby Robson “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” -Gary Linekar "Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over! It is now, it's four!" -Kenneth Wolstenholme

02-10-2013, 05:50 AM	#4
accordztech Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,764	If you have the room, a small canister filter with a inline heater is excellent. __________________ My 55g Planted Tank My 12g shrimptank My amano breeding Journey ...DIY co2 sucks ...ricca sucks

02-10-2013, 04:22 PM	#6
sick lid Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 562	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. __________________ 4/26/2012, lost the finest man. Rest easy Pops... <--Great Danes are people too! 180g, Fluval FX5, 404, 128watts t-8, low tech, heavily planted, with Albino and reg bristlenose plec, longfin plec, 9 Congo tetras, 20 or so Amanos, 8 Corydoras Sterbai, 2 Botia dario, 9 Boesmanis, 2 sae, big old common plec, & a dozen or so Otos.32tall eclipse3, fluval403, 5 neon & 7 silver tip tetras.180gallon corner in-wall build journal

02-10-2013, 04:40 PM	#7
Neatfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: TX Posts: 879	Maybe you can hide it in your filter? __________________ myfirstplanted29g Picotope3g

02-10-2013, 05:46 AM	#3
The Goonch Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Henderson, KY Posts: 77	I sometimes place a large Indian Almond Leaf in front of the heater.

02-10-2013, 04:01 PM	#5
pirasha Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pottstown, Pa Posts: 10	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?

02-10-2013, 04:44 PM	#8
laqu Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 483	i lay mine down on the gravel with something infront of it. __________________ 1 6 gallon 4 2 gallon 8" cubes Here they are http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/al...p?albumid=9625 6 gallon journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...208&highlight= you can see more photos here the 4 8" cubes are on flicker... will get to their journal at some point (they are fun as they change often) http://www.flickr.com/photos/laq/

02-10-2013, 06:23 PM	#9
ownedbycats Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 25	A combination of a piece of driftwood (actually, two) longer and taller than my heater, plus bushy plants (water wisteria)

02-11-2013, 02:26 PM	#11
Catie79 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 35	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. __________________ 40g B Jungle \| 10g for Betta \| 20g Micro fish community \| 2.5g Nano Sunsun Pimp #79 The Chronic Overfeeder

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