aquarium heaters

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  1. andybethke

    andybethke Flamingo Tongue

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    what is the best brand if heaters you can buy for the price and who has them the cheapest? basically best bang for my buck? i have to heat a 24 gal current usa aquapod and with the lights on 12 hours a day it stays between 75 and 80 but i live in South Dakota and its f-ing cold in the winter lol so what do the experts recommend?
     
    andybethke, Mar 8, 2008
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Different brands, but titanium heater is what you want.

    Won Bros? :-/
     
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  3. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    dont buy a glass heater
     
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  4. andybethke

    andybethke Flamingo Tongue

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    how big should i get? i also need to buy one for my 29 gal fresh water? what size's should i get?
     
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  5. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    5 watts per gallon
     
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  6. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Titanium only no glass heaters.
     
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    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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  8. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    I have a visi-therm in my tank.. It keeps it at a pretty constant temp....
     
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  9. botie

    botie Feather Duster

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    guru i have 2 150 watt heaters in my tank and they r the hard plastic ones and my whitetail pygmy moves the rocks and hits them they keep on workin i love them
     
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  10. andybethke

    andybethke Flamingo Tongue

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    so whats the major downfall with glass heaters?
     
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