1 gallon nano tank PICS

Nice setup. I at first thought it was good ol' Sponge Bob. :)

I have the same heater--I bought it for a 2.5 gallon tank, and took it out within 2 days. It boosted the temp up to 85! Way too warm for the betta and otos. So, it's now in the 'spare parts' bin. I ended up moving the fish to another tank rather than fight with the heater.
 
My 7.5 watt heater has also been a disappointment. It's going back to Wal-Mart. I think it was bought and returned before I bought it. It only moved the temperate 1 or 2*F over room temp. Heck, an incandescent light does better than that.
 
no doubt, the heater is one of the greatest challenges with this tank. It does a fine job bringing up the temps, but it's not as stable as I'd like, since it fluctuates with ambient temps. It doesn't seem to have any kind of thermostatic control, except a safety fuse that will blow over a certain temp. At this point, the only way to control is using timing patterns, taking into consideration the cooling rate of the water, and balancing that with the heating rate of this lil heater (7.5 J/s). You can do the math using basic thermodynamics, but a lot of work for such a small tank.

I will be going to the LFS to check out some 6" submersible visi-therms, to see if squeezing one diagonally across is an option. It wouldn't be pretty I imagine.
 
As popular as nano-tanks are with consumers, you would think that someone would take notice and produce a mini-heater with a thermostat. Maybe I should have take an electronics class this semester. I could patent the idea, manufacture it, and make a small fortune.
 
Nice, clean tank. It makes for a great child's tank with the colors and all...you have kids? I had that exact same color gravel in my very first tank. I think, over time, some of that blue will wear off leaving behind white pieces of gravel.
 
you know, you could get one of those frying pans that you plug in to the wall and make french toast, and put that tank on it, and keep the heat real low?

my brother keeps putting bettas in his nano, but they jump out! i think he should just get a few guppy feeders
 
I've found them on the floor a few times... luckily they weren't all dried out.
 
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