d_golem Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 How do u keep warm a 3 litre jar? Is there a heater that fits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiPS Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Easiest way -- get a small 25w. heater and a cheap plastic tub (10 to 15 litres), stand the jar in the tub and heat the tub. Or, move your betta straight into a larger tub for the winter and heat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 OR, get a larger but shallow tub (enough to fit the bottles), add all your jars/bottles of bettas/betta juvies, add a heater big enough to heat the whole thing, plus an airline to keep water circulating, fill it up with water. This way you can heat lots of bottles very easily :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyduck Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hi, you can bye a heater pad i have seen them i will get site for you shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 All of the above will work very well. If they are female obviously a heated commmunity tank saves on jars. If it is a special female you don't want damaged or a male then you can make your own floating container to put in the community tank. Also their are some betta barracks about that you can stick inside community tanks but for my mind most of them are too small. But there are some that are large enough if you can find them. I think it's cheaper to make your own though and they will be bigger by a long shot. If you do keep males in community tanks this way carding is difficult and a cover is essential to stop then jumping into the community for a bit of a play. There are also heated divided tanks which can be purchased. Or you can make one / have one made. Sometimes buying them is cheaper though. Good thing about making them yourself is you give the fish the space you want to have. I made some 3ft divided tanks which are heated and filtered and each fish gets about 8L each. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hmm heater pads sounds good. I got a Resun heater pad for reptile, that should be ok maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 I can't see any reason why they wouldn't be OK. I think it was Todd (Bettamuse) who came up with a great way to heat lots of jars with heater coils / cables. He cut grooves into the wood base, ran the cord inside the groove and sits the jars / tanks on top. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyduck Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hi, still looking the one i seen was just as big as a match box and a lead to plug in and sit in bottom of tank jar what ever shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyduck Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 hi, hear is the site its www.aquariumproducts.com.au shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 :D almost fried my betta with the reptile heating pad. I think I'm gonna try and find the mini heater daisyduck recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyduck Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hi, it is a mini one 7.5 if you send me your email i will send to you as i dont know how to put a pics on here yet ok shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 How much you are willing to spend? The 7.5W heater is about $25. All for one fish. You could buy a small tank (even second hand one) throw in a cheap $10 heater and have 2 to 3 jars in that tank or even convert that tank into a divided tank. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 There's no $10 heater anywhere I've looked, minimum is $25. It's not for me, it's for me housemate, and she said just get it besides we don't have more space for even a small tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Age of Aquariums regularly have specials on heaters. At the moment they have several for $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Those Hydor mini heaters are recommended for at least 8L tanks. I have one here, and it says on the packet you can only use it when the water is below 24 degrees. The temperature increase in an 8L tank below 24 degrees would be 2.5 deg C, in a 20L tank the increase would be 2 deg C. I think a 3L tank would make the heat too variable, you'd have to monitor it all day and possibly end up turning it on/off as well. Far too unreliable and hard to keep track of in my opinion. Your housemate would be much better off just getting a bigger tank and buying a 25W heater that you can set the temperature on. That's just my opinion. Cheers :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Oh, and the Age of Aquariums $10 50W 15cm heater is an absolute godsend!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hmmm the problem is we haven't got any more space for a tank bigger than the 3 litre one. The temperature is going to be pretty low here (below 20) in the coming few months so the mini heater will raise the temperature about 4-5C maybe in the 3 litre-jar, which makes 24-25C which is perfect for betta. For the 50W heater, $10 plus freight adds up to $17.50 hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hmmm the problem is we haven't got any more space for a tank bigger than the 3 litre one. The temperature is going to be pretty low here (below 20) in the coming few months so the mini heater will raise the temperature about 4-5C maybe in the 3 litre-jar, which makes 24-25C which is perfect for betta. For the 50W heater, $10 plus freight adds up to $17.50 hmmm <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats cheaper then most stores all up! Maybe you need other things while your at it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halszka Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hmmm the problem is we haven't got any more space for a tank bigger than the 3 litre one. The temperature is going to be pretty low here (below 20) in the coming few months so the mini heater will raise the temperature about 4-5C maybe in the 3 litre-jar, which makes 24-25C which is perfect for betta. For the 50W heater, $10 plus freight adds up to $17.50 hmmm <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm looking to buy a couple more of those $10 heaters. We could share the postage if you like. BTW, those mini heaters are about $35-45. They are not a cheap alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyduck Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi, The mini heater pad is $25.00 dollars i just checked any way, good luck with ever what you do shirley :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 I'll try & get them thru a shop here :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 For that small of an amount of water, make a tea-cozy for it to help inslate it a litle, and pop it on te fridge. The top of the fridge is usually pleasantly warm and it probably won't mae the temperature tropical, but for an interim measure, orjust to take the chill off, it works wondes here wouldn'be much difference wit 20 or 50. In 3L water, if it gets stuck in the on position you'll have fish soupeither way. Go wit what is cheapest, and invest in a thermometer for the outside of the jar/vase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_golem Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I think no need for the mini heater now we moved the tank and put an incanescent desk lamp on top of it. Should raise the temp a degree or two :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 An LFS near me use submersible fairy lights under the gravel of the jars to keep the temperature up too :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halszka Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Not to burst a bubble, but a desk lamp will heat the tank during the day, but at night in Perth the temperatures get pretty cold. I have the same problem, no way to heat separate jars except to stand them in a bigger tank with heated water. I've been looking to buy some substrate heating cable. Pet Magic in Canning Vale uses them to warm up their individual betta tanks by coiling some cable underneath each tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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