Last year we purchased a Biorb fish tank for our home. As we were going to be keeping tropical fish in ours we purchased one with the tropical heater kit provided within. Ours was purchased as one large set with everything we needed (bar the fish) in the box. You can purchase this tropical heater kit separately. This sells for £30.00 in Pets At Home but it appears that you can find this cheaper online. This heater kit comes provided within a cardboard box. On the front of the box is a picture of a Biorb fish tank and some tropical fish it also states that this a 'tropical heater kit' on the front too. Within the box there is a black and clear heater, a power ...  Read the complete review

I was given this heater along with our biorb aquarium by my MIL for my son's room. My husband had taken her to purchase the items though, and I know she paid £30 for the set. After checking with Pets at Home I can confirm this is the current price as well. This is a pretty high price for an aquarium heater, and at the time of purchase, we had a spare, but we were told only this heater could be used as an ordinary one might get to hot and melt the thin plexiglass ( plastic) which the bowl is made from. This is the whole reason for paying so much more than a standard heater would cost, a standard heater is not considered safe for a plastic tank. This set ...  Read the complete review