Heating pad

Any tricks on how to get the damn heating pad off the bottom of the tank? I need to upgrade now that I switched Bella from the 10 gallon to the 40 and it came off the ten fine, I put it on the 40 but obviously it's not big enough so I bought a larger one but can't get the other one off!!


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I use this tool to get tape, paint, etc. off of glass. I don't know if the pad can be saved, but a tool like this should get it off. I got mine at the local hardware store. Be careful because it is possible to scratch the glass or (of course) cut yourself.

Oh didn't even think of that thank you!!


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also be aware that those heating pads have many many tiny wires running through them, and if you peel one off that's been on a while, or have to literally scrape it off, you could damage the internal wires, and you may not notice it by looking at it. It may or may not work after that so testing it first would be my recommendation.

Actually, my initial recommendation would be to just shell out 20 bucks and buy a new pad and not to worry about scraping off the old, but take this as a "Point of Info" if you do.

I actually did buy a new pad I just need to get the old one off to put The new one on


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Here is a tip, hopefully not too late.

Take the new pad and peel the plastic off the sticky part, place it on a sheet of aluminum foil and fold the foil around it like a little packet. Then use any tape to attach it to the bottom of the tank. The foil has no ill-effect on the UTH's performance.

When you need to move it again (to wash the tank or just move it to a different tank) if the foil tears there is no loss, just re-wrap it, but reusing a well-stuck pad can be dangerous if the wires are compromised.

Man I wish I had thought of something like that!!


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