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Can a heater that is ment for a 30-60 tank be used in a 10 gallon. I have several heaters that size lieing around and really dont want to spend another $20 on a smaller heater when I have 3 extras. My only concern is that it may over heat the tanks. Is this a concern or no.
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Is this like that trick question: What weighs more, a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Why would setting the temp at 70 degrees burn up the tank? Wouldn't the thermostat turn off at the set temp?
Granted, if an O Cat stuck on the heater was cooked from the powerful heat a bigger heater puts out, that wouldn't be good. Too small to eat...
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Just turn the heater to the lowest setting, then keep an eye on the temperature. Adjust it slowly as needed.Comment
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Guess I did not think about that. The thermostat should work in all tanks.Comment
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Hey....there's no harm in asking, you never know, sometimes technology can sneak up on ya.... :)
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Heaters can be used in any size tanks - your problem is if you have a failure of contact mechanism you may have boiling water quicker than you had expected especially with a large heater in a small tank.
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180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
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If you are concerned...I'll swap you out some 50w heaters for the bigger ones you got. One for one. :)Raul
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Raul, I would take you up on that offer but the price of diesel would make that worthless.Comment
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See, I'm not the only one who is watching the GAS these days...... :)
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