Habitat - Indoor :: I need advise

[DebbieJean]

BammBamm needs a new heater for his 40 gallon aquarium. Right now he has a Tetrafauna aquatic reptile heater that is preset to 78 F but its not going to keep his water warm enough now that its getting colder out. What kind of heater do you recommend for a 40 gallon aquarium?

[Daniel3507]

Visi therm stealth. i love mine.

[steve]

The Stealth is great but has no "On" light. If you prefer one that has, I would look into an Ebo Jager. Also, try to purchase it on-line (unless you need it right away), the prices are much better.

[DebbieJean]

Thanks I will be getting the heater this Saturday. Do either of those heaters have a protective cover so he wont get burnt?

[notoch351]

You cant cant burned by a heater when its in the water. I for some reason forget how that works agian though :s ?

[madmax1]

The Visi Therm Stealth heater in my opinion is one of the best heaters out there and one of the safest for turtles they take a beating pretty well in the tank I had my visi therms for about a year and they have never been turned off since i purchased them and my water has maintained a 75 to 77 degree temp for the past year even when i do warter changes the recover rate to the desired temp is pretty quick I have 2-- 15" working my 180 gal tank and they work fine--great price to --

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=12060

[steve]

They do sell heater guards (from Tronic) if burning/breaking is a concern. The Stealths have been generally reliable for me but I make sure to check the temps everyday.

[MEL]

I don't know the brand of my heater, but I have a 55-gallon aquarium and I think my heater is good for up to 75 gallons. It's long, slender and black and has a plastic cover. My turtle has shattered more submersible heaters than I can count! Even the glass heaters that say shatter-proof, my turtle has managed to shatter! The one I have now has held up to her kicking rather well. I got mine at PetSmart.

[DebbieJean]

Thanks everbody for your help.