dlegare
Established Member
I've read a few posts of people who heat their misting system reservoirs.
I have a 5 gallon reservoir for my Mistking and I have wanted to heat the water as my night temperatures run around 65 in the room where it is kept.
My concern was what would happen if my reservoir ran dry or low enough to expose the heater. Most aquarium heaters can not be ran out of the water. Even if they could (Like some titanium heaters) the heater would become so hot it could melt a hole in the reservoir or possibly start a fire.
I was initially attempting to add a water level sensor that would shut down the heater in the event that the reservoir was running low. This was going to be a little bit of a pain in the backside to wire up.
Tonight I found a possible solution. Hydor makes a small 15 watt mini tank heater designed for volumes from 5 to 10 gallons.
The best part is that it can be ran dry and won't heat up enough to damage the plastic reservoir.
I'll keep everyone posted on how it works out.
I have a 5 gallon reservoir for my Mistking and I have wanted to heat the water as my night temperatures run around 65 in the room where it is kept.
My concern was what would happen if my reservoir ran dry or low enough to expose the heater. Most aquarium heaters can not be ran out of the water. Even if they could (Like some titanium heaters) the heater would become so hot it could melt a hole in the reservoir or possibly start a fire.
I was initially attempting to add a water level sensor that would shut down the heater in the event that the reservoir was running low. This was going to be a little bit of a pain in the backside to wire up.
Tonight I found a possible solution. Hydor makes a small 15 watt mini tank heater designed for volumes from 5 to 10 gallons.
The best part is that it can be ran dry and won't heat up enough to damage the plastic reservoir.
I'll keep everyone posted on how it works out.
