BellaOnline Forums Home and Garden Fish Question for those who own Hydor Mini heaters.

Does it have an adjustible thermostat? Or is it a fixed temp heater?

I have one and really like it. It's a fixed temp heater, so it's only to be used in a small tank when the room temp is under about 75 degrees. I have a 2.5 gal tank for a single male betta (Claude) and it keeps his tank at a comfy 78 at night, then with the light on during the day it goes up to nearly 80. I have it under the gravel, under the filter - one evening I saw Claude hovering between the heater and the filter intake (maybe he thought it was his own hot tub! <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I'm in FL, so we only use it periodically but it's also great for heating up a changing bowl when cleaning the tank, then heating the tank water to assure a good match on temps before putting Claude back in the tank. I check the temp in the tank multiple times a day as well.

Hope this helps,
Cheryl

Thanks for the reply though I already bought it a couple of weeks ago so found out myself. I was a little disappointed that it didn't have a thermostat. I prefer a constant temp for my tropical fish but I guess it's better than no heater at all. I'll just have to remember to unplug the heater during the summer. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />