QUICK should I buy this?

[rmune0750]

i need a UTH and this one is only on sale for another 2 days!!!

should i get it...its cheap...does ne1 have this one??
is it a good one??

http://www.petco.com/Shop/petco_Prod...=1#AddedToCart

[Grim91Z]

8 watts? Ionno but is that enough to even warm up a small tank? The one I use is 25 watts (max).

(please, don't take my word on this).

[rmune0750]

how bout this one?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...858354?ie=UTF8

which of the 2?

[rmune0750]

amazon one looks good to me

[Grim91Z]

The use the latter (for my size, of course). How big is your tank? For a BP your size I'm assuming 20-30 gallons. Find one for that size (should be 10 bucks cheaper).

[fish21]

just make sure that you get a dimmer for it. a uth on full blast will usually get way to hot. by almost 30-40 degrees. the rheo stat by zoo med is awesome.
matt

[Grim91Z]

Yeah, almost forgot about that. But I think he asked a Q about that so it should already be established.

[rmune0750]

whoa, wait is a rheostat the same as a THERMOstat?

[rmune0750]

The use the latter (for my size, of course). How big is your tank? For a BP your size I'm assuming 20-30 gallons. Find one for that size (should be 10 bucks cheaper).

my BP tank is 55 gallon...

[JLC]

whoa, wait is a rheostat the same as a THERMOstat?

No. A rheostat is the same thing as a light-dimmer. It's a switch that you can use to control the amount of electricity flowing through an object such as a lightbulb or heating pad. It does not control the temperature, only the maximum heat that the pad can put out.

A THERMOstat will measure the temperature of the item it is controlling and adjust itself accordingly to maintain a specific temp.