Using a 1000 watt heater in a rubbermaid stock tank

[gnorris23]

I've read online where some people say you cannot use an aquarium heater in a stocktank . Has anyone else read this ? Im planning on using 2 1000 watt heaters in a stocktank

 

[bassfisher91]

You can use one, just don't let it sit on the plastic. Lots of people do it. How big is this tank? Even a 600 gallon should only need 1 , 1000 watt heater at the very most. Also, if you cover it with styrofoam it cuts the amount of heaters you need in half, it really makes a huge difference.

 

[gnorris23]

I'm building an 1800 gallon tank . When you say don't let the heater sit on the plastic , Im not sure where else to place it since it will be sitting in the bottom of the stocktank. The heater does have rubber on both ends

 

[Ryan75]

What I've seen done (never have myself) is put a bar across the tank and hang the heater in the middle. But I definitely wouldn't put it up against the side.

 

[letstalkfish]

I've seen little heater cages as well that simply keep it off the side

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[bassfisher91]

If there is going to be substrate on the bottom then it should be fine to put on the bottom. Otherwise, I would hang it off the side as recomended above

 

[joe jaskot]

You can put the heater in pvc pipe with holes drilled in it.

 

[TripleW]

Couldn't you just put a couple landscaping bricks in the bottom and lay it in them?


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[wednesday13]

Everyones advice sounds pretty good to me heaters touching the plastic ponds is def. bad news, I had this happen about 5 years ago and it turned my water to what looked like milk overnight. I had to waterchange every day for weeks to get the toxins outta my stock tank. I really like the pole across the pond with the heater dangling in the middle. I ran multiple 300gal rubbermaids for years and never thought of that lol. I would not trust the heater on substrate alone as fish can move it around. Heater cage or the dangling method are more than necessary. I picked up some rubber coated bird feeders from home depot that were perfect heater cages, ive also used pvc with holes drilled in it for the same purpose. I wonder y pvc is ok under heat and these stock tanks are not. My guess is the pvc is alot harder and does not melt as quickly.