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79 of 79 found the following review helpful:
 FINALLY -- a mini heater that actually WORKS! Oct 05, 2010
By V. Hartman
"Just Another Mom"
My betta lives in a 1.5-gallon tank, which is a difficult size for which to find a reliable heater. I've been trying for the past eight months or so to find one that (a) would keep the water warm enough for the fish but (b) wouldn't boil the fish alive.
In my quest, I've tried two Marineland heaters. Neither one worked the way it was supposed to, and yes -- I DID follow the instructions, to the letter. These are the ones I tried:
1. The Marineland Shatterproof 10-Watt Mini Heater (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00176DUEY/ref=oss_product) for tanks up to 3 gallons. This one barely kept the water at 74 degrees (even though it's supposedly factory preset for 78) and it only worked for a couple weeks. It quit, and I was back to wrapping a human's heating pad around the tank while I searched for a replacement.
2. The Shatterproof Mini Heater 10watt (http://www.amazon.com/MarineLand-SHATTERPROOF-MINI-HEATER-10WATT/dp/B0037PJMMC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1286290350&sr=8-4), also for tanks up to 3 gallons. This one heated the water into the high 80s, even though it, too, was supposedly factory preset for 78. I don't know how much higher it would have gone, and I didn't dare leave it on overnight for fear I'd be facing a boiled fish in the morning. I yanked it out of the tank and went back to the heating pad.
Finally, I found the Elite Submersible Preset Mini Heater 25W - Elite A748. It's compact, it's unobtrusive, and it actually works as advertised. After a little fiddling with the adjustable control, my betta is now comfy and cozy at about 76 degrees. I don't have to worry about it boiling him overnight, and the tank stays warm even now that the nights are starting to get chilly and our house hovers at 69 degrees. I've only had it for a couple of weeks, but so far I'm very happy with it.
I'll try to remember to update this review after a few months, but for right now, my recommendation is to avoid Marineland products -- or at least, the ones with "factory presets." Maybe their adjustable ones are better, but my Marineland experience has left a bad taste in my mouth.
UPDATE: It is now Feb. 9, 2011, and the heater is still going strong, despite several power blinks and outages during a recent Midwest blizzard. My fish is happy. I am happy. Life is good.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Absolutely PERFECT Jan 18, 2009
By J. Liboon
This little guy heats my 1 gallon tank to a toasty 80 degree's for my tropical female betta and shes THRIVING!!!! Lol. I'm planning to get a 2.5 gallon soon (piggy bank is slowly getting heavier), and i'm sure this little heater will do the job.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Does the trick Feb 17, 2010
By Iowadad
It was hard to find a heater small enough for my daughter's little 1 1/2 gallon tank that had an adjustable thermostat. We've had this one for a few weeks now and it seems to work perfectly.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Worked Great Until... Jan 11, 2009
By S. Sabucco
I heard a bubbly noise coming from the fish tank. I walked over and looked to see what it was and the heater had water in it. It then proceeded to explode in the fish tank. Thank You Hagen for trying to assassinate my turtles... They evaded your execution attempts once again..
I Unplugged it right as it was bursting so i dont know what kind of damage it would have caused. But the 2 hours seperating glass was a blast.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Works Well, But Not Fully Submersible As Advertised! Nov 22, 2010
By WJK
"Consumer Advocate"
After reading many reviews on other small heaters for small beta tanks, this was the only heater that people said works well. But, if I remember correctly, one reviewer said about this heater that it is not fully submersible. He, or she, was right. I positioned the heater too low in the tank and filled the beta tank too high. The result is that a non-toxic oil that probably is used to lubricate the "turn dial" at the top to adjust the temperature comes out into the water. My beta was not negatively affected in the least, but I did not like looking at the colorful oil slick on the top of my beta tank water. Complete water changes remove the oil, but it is a pain to have to do additional complete water changes. The solution is to keep the heater top completely out of the water.
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