HummingBird Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Seems like Hydor are the only brand of this type of heater available at the moment. Is that the case? If so, is there anywhere we can buy them with an aus/nz plug? I've found a lot of sites that ship them to NZ for good prices, but none that have aus/nz plugs. All the australian sites that stock them only ship to aus, and I can't find any local suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 You can buy conversion plugs to convert Englsh plugs to NZ and they are no expensive, or you can change the plug to a NZ one. Don't buy American ones as it is not only the plug that is wrong but the voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Yeah, I know I can I was just wondering if there were any suppliers I was missing that might have NZ plugs and might be a bit faster than shipping from Europe. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymike Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Ive built a few mate, but pays to get a good thermostat to control them, Like the STC-1000 . Basically I just mounted a 300w stainless steel element in side a 50mm pvc pipe with branched female threaded ends. heaps of info on google. *********BUT DO GET A GOOD THERMOSTAT TO CONTROL************* I lost one tank of about 40 juvi fish to this mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 You can buy conversion plugs to convert Englsh plugs to NZ and they are no expensive, or you can change the plug to a NZ one. Don't buy American ones as it is not only the plug that is wrong but the voltage. Would that lead to it not heating properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 No, it just wouldn't work, might break it if you're lucky. You can't plug 110V things into a 230V socket and expect it to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Would that lead to it not heating properly? Well, No and yes. It would heat extremely well. Then it would explode and stop heating properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlid fan WHG Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hi guys I have 2 300w units running 800l tank easy can run on one if need be as there far more effective than standard units as they use water flow from you're pump etc. Have attached link got mine from here 2 years ago http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/contact_us.php. From Aus so no need for adaptors just credit card and shipped in afew days. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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