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I was thinking about starting a 10g with a lightly media blasted back. My question is would I do any damage to the heater if I media blasted that as well?

 

[Michael_TD]

My question is would I do any damage to the heater if I media blasted that as well?

I've broken quite a few of these in the past, I think the glass may be fairly thin if I remember correctly. If you blasted the surface successfully I would then think it would be hard to clean, the accumulation of debris that couldn't be cleaned effectively may cause it to overheat. Just a guess though.

I'd leave it alone and hide it.

Michael