Would value your opinion on this heater.

[sonicated]

Are aquarium heaters made from food grade plastic?

I know they are very small.. but still.

[Ditch]

Are aquarium heaters made from food grade plastic?

That question's never entered my head before, mate. Now ye ask though? What can I say? I'm just too old to give a fart about such nth degree levels of naval contemplation.

Tell ye one thing though? They've never yet been shown to poison even the most expensive and delicate fishes.But, they're sure as hell to be added to the list of potential carcinogens, sooner or later. But, then; So will beer ~ eventually

Naah. Loads of us use them. No problemmo. Great beer! Relax!

[burgo]

I am liking the sound of a fish tank heater, I would be able to move away from my mother-in-laws airing cupboard. Question is how does this work in practice, do you drill an extra hole in the fv and if so how to you stop infections from entering at this point.

Sorry if there is a real obvious answer to this.

[Ditch]

Burgo; There's probably as many ways of attaching a fish tank heater 'stat to ye FV as there are thinking men who choose to adopt the method.

Yeppers;One way is to drill a hole through the FV lid ~ or simply use the hole often found ready made. Bugger - I found - with that way is that ye have to a) Take off the heaters plug. Pop the wire through. Put the plug back on. Then, b) Every time ye move that lid, ye have this damn heater dangling and swinging about beneath it! Believe me; It becomes hateful and that heater's just trying to get smashed against the floor!

What I'd advise then is just to drop the heater over the rim of the FV and pop the lid on top of it. No need to worry about trying to snap the lid down over the wire. But, if that little gap worries ye? Just drape a cloth, soaked in Sodium Met. over it. Or even smother the area with cling film.

Always remember; For donkeys years, we just slung a damp towel over the top of a five gallon bucket. No lid. No air lock. No problems!

[delboy]

you could always place the fermenter in a larger bucket/container with water in it, and add the heater to the bucket rather than the fermenter the heat will transfer into the fermenter over time, the advantage is you wouldn't need to worry about sanitsing the heater or if its food grade or not.

[Jabberwoc]

I'd actually already made the order by the time you posted your comment, Ditch, but thanks for the new advice!

I am currently lying flat on the ground with my arms outstretched and cheek pressed onto the floor in supplication......I submit to your superior knowledge!

Now........can you tell me where I can get vast quantities of apple juice for cider delivered from, please?!

Cheers, Mark.

[jonewer]

So how much power do ye need from one of these:

http://www.aquadistri.com/en/shop/aquarium/heating/

Would 50W or 75W be enough?

[Ditch]

Del; Are you drinking what I'm drinking?! Frankly; I'd rather just get on than search about trying to find slightly larger buckets to put my FV's in and go to that bother. Equally, I find it no great hassle to spray down or dump my heaters in the bleach ~ dependent on what method grips me at that moment.

Jabberwoc; It should be ye forehead.Not ye cheek. That way I Know ye not about to try anything crafty!

Jonewer; Big advantage of the quaintly old fashioned way, mate. Back in the day, we'd actually get to meet the man selling the stuff. Then we could, eyeball to eyeball, ask him which make was best. Then we could just ask Him which wattage was needed for a five gallon 'tank'.

I honestly don't remember, mate. Bit like asking me the Wattage on my power saw or grinders. Hell'd if I know. They just work. It's probably marked on them somewhere. But, in so small a writing I couldn't read it now ~ even if I wasn't just off to bed.

Just check Google. Search around 'Aquarist / Heater / Volume'. Shouldn't take long

'Night, all.

[delboy]

Del; Are you drinking what I'm drinking?! Frankly; I'd rather just get on than search about trying to find slightly larger buckets to put my FV's in and go to that bother. Equally, I find it no great hassle to spray down or dump my heaters in the bleach ~ dependent on what method grips me at that moment.

If your drinking beer then yes

Just throwing some options out there for those of a paranoid disposition. Personally i have a temp controlled fridge for fermenting and i don't have first hand knowledge of the the logistics of using fish heaters TBH.

[delboy]

That fridge has turned you black and white Del

Tis true, im only a shadow of my former self!!

[Jabberwoc]

In order to tap your superior knowledge I'm following your blog, Ditch.

You'll be needing to give me advice on a Weihrauch HW80k next.....what's magpie in cider like?!!

Cheers, Mark.

[Ditch]

Jabberwoc; Reading my Blog will teach ye only that there's quite another side to " Ditch ". Not that half of it would get past Jim's hand chosen men! That's why I talk to my friends there; No Restraints!

Magpie in Cider? Check the older postings, mate. I like my own maggies in clover. 'Soon as I get a break, I'll be telling ye about the new aviary I finally managed to buy them today Due to arrive here in a couple of weeks. " Peck Peck " and his new caught mate won't know themselves!

Anyway, this is all 'Off Topic'. What Was the topic? God knows. I'm shattered! I want to go to bed.

Weihrauch HW80k? Naah. Get a Lightening. De Luxe model. Looks, handles and shoots like a dream.

Meanwhile ... back on topic: I don't 'BS' people on what I don't know about. Fish tank heaters all the way!