Pico heater

[murfman]

I have a 2.5 gallon pico. It has 1 5 X 5 X 3 pump compartment and that is it. What do y'all recommend for a heater? I really can't get away without one during the winter months as my house is set at 62*.

 

[ILoveLlamas]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1

never used it, but it seems like it should work for you

 

[cschwaj]

I use a 25W Hydor in mine. They are very reliable and well built.

 

[CamBarr]

I second the 25watt hydor its good little heater

 

[tk1360]

try floating candles. lol

I have used the hydor mini heater for awhile with my little brother's 5 gal freshwater aquarium and haven't had any issues

 

[safemode]

Tetra makes an extremely small heater that is preset to 78 degrees. It's 50 watts and measures less than 6". Walmart carries it around new jersey.

 

[cschwaj]

The Tetra heater at Walmart seems like a good option, except they have a habit of failing ON. I had a tank get to over 90 degrees before attempting to recover. I went looking for people with similar stories and found several on the various forums.

It may have been a manufacturing problem that is since fixed. I will personally stay away from these for a while.