Where to put heater on a Dymax IQ3 pico tank?

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  1. Matt Rogers

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    Now that winter break is over I finally brought my Dymax IQ3 to work today to setup on my desk. 8)

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    http://www.3reef.com/forums/3reef-radar/dymax-iq3-unboxed-big-look-little-aquarium-94047.html


    My plan is to place my rock with GSP on it in there from my display tank, a shrimp of some kind and down the road probably my bubble coral.

    Immediate concern is a heater.


    May be able to fit one under the wet/dry, but I assume the only real safe option is in the display right? :p

    Where would you put it?
    Any recs on a heater that won't explode ( :) ) and is small enough for this thing?

    Thanks in advance!

    matt
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

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    Thanks for suggestion - dimensions are nice there. And I note this is the 'old style'...

    The thing with putting it on the return side is evap - you have to keep that up or the heater gets exposed right? Or is that where the 'shatterproof' comes in?
     
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    I had problems with my nano keeping the heater in the sump area. Wouldn't keep my tank temp good. I thought I had a defective heater, returned it for a different one and figured it was the flow through the filtration. Had to keep it in the display. You may want to try it for a while before stocking.
    Planted tank?;D
     
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    How about a Hydor mini?
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    Those are attractive in this case but what I don't get is how it regulates heat as you can't control it?

    Hydor Mini Aquarium Heater
     
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