Under gravel heaters

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Under gravel heaters
• From: justin_frese at csufresno_edu (Justin Frese)
• Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 13:53:05 -0700 (PDT)
• In-Reply-To: <199510060739.DAA30217 at looney_actwin.com> from "Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com" at Oct 6, 95 03:39:01 am

     i personally do not use any sort of substrate heating.  I am not
clear as to the substantial benafits.  I was wondering however, Why
dont you do like the reptile keepers and use a cheap "Thrifty's" back
heater?  Would this be too hot?  I mean under the glass of course and
not submerged! 
      Also, if you need it a little cooler, you could use
plumbers tape (what they wrap around water pipes to keep them from
freezing.)  You just need an inline adjuster to turn up the watage a
bit.  This would as well, go under the glass.  My stand allows me to
access the bottom of my 60 Gal. but perhapse not all stands do so.
     Is this not a plausable idea?  
     
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