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Thought I’d do a review of some Nano heaters I’ve acquired. After setting up a couple of nanos recently I found that conventional heaters are big, bulky and hard to conceal. Here are some options without the expense of a external in-line heater. I’ve not quoted prices or source, suffice to say you can get them from various places on the net. All units are metric unless stated. Sorry the images are a bit rushed but had to distribute them to family members to test!
First is the NeoHeater from Aquael, it is nearly the same length of a conventional heater but is very slim and matt black in colour. These aspects make it easy to hide along a back wall behind stems or décor. Construction feels good, no glass and only one push button on the top. Each push of the button increase the thermostat by 1.5 degrees C. The LED display is clear and shows not only the setting but also the actual temp. Comes with a low profile cradle with suckers.
Wattage: 25
Volume Rating in Litres: 10 – 25
Ability to increase above ambient temp: up to 15 L 4 – 8 degrees, less than 4 degrees over 15 L
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 170 x 50 x 9
Second is the Newattino Plus by Aquarium Systems. This is the cutest heater I’ve ever seen. Size of a cigar. It is all plastic and has no moving parts it has a pre-set thermostat cut off at 25 degrees. Even smaller model is available without a thermostat. Could probably even fit inside a large HOB filter compartment. Comes with two suckers that directly attach to heater, no cradle.
Wattage: 10
Volume Rating in Litres: 10 – 20
Ability to increase above ambient temp: Hooded tanks 7 – 5 degrees, open tanks 5 – 3 degrees
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 130 x 12 x 12
Last is the Hydor Mini Heater, this is a smidge bigger than a credit card. It is always “On†with no thermostatic control. Attractive feature of this is the manufacturer stating it can be buried beneath the substrate. I want to try this in a paladarium type set up. I have the 7.5 W version but does come in a larger 15 W version. Comes with one sucker that attaches to the wire.
Wattage: 7.5
Volume Rating in Litres: 8 - 20
Ability to increase above ambient temp: 2 – 2.5 degrees
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 145 x 58 x 3 !
Naturally this represents only my own thoughts and observations and is completely un-official. All above came with UK plugs. Hope you find it useful if planning a Nano – Tom
First is the NeoHeater from Aquael, it is nearly the same length of a conventional heater but is very slim and matt black in colour. These aspects make it easy to hide along a back wall behind stems or décor. Construction feels good, no glass and only one push button on the top. Each push of the button increase the thermostat by 1.5 degrees C. The LED display is clear and shows not only the setting but also the actual temp. Comes with a low profile cradle with suckers.
Wattage: 25
Volume Rating in Litres: 10 – 25
Ability to increase above ambient temp: up to 15 L 4 – 8 degrees, less than 4 degrees over 15 L
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 170 x 50 x 9
Second is the Newattino Plus by Aquarium Systems. This is the cutest heater I’ve ever seen. Size of a cigar. It is all plastic and has no moving parts it has a pre-set thermostat cut off at 25 degrees. Even smaller model is available without a thermostat. Could probably even fit inside a large HOB filter compartment. Comes with two suckers that directly attach to heater, no cradle.
Wattage: 10
Volume Rating in Litres: 10 – 20
Ability to increase above ambient temp: Hooded tanks 7 – 5 degrees, open tanks 5 – 3 degrees
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 130 x 12 x 12
Last is the Hydor Mini Heater, this is a smidge bigger than a credit card. It is always “On†with no thermostatic control. Attractive feature of this is the manufacturer stating it can be buried beneath the substrate. I want to try this in a paladarium type set up. I have the 7.5 W version but does come in a larger 15 W version. Comes with one sucker that attaches to the wire.
Wattage: 7.5
Volume Rating in Litres: 8 - 20
Ability to increase above ambient temp: 2 – 2.5 degrees
Dimensions (length x width x depth in mm): 145 x 58 x 3 !
Naturally this represents only my own thoughts and observations and is completely un-official. All above came with UK plugs. Hope you find it useful if planning a Nano – Tom
I should probably start actually reviewing these heaters! 
