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11-27-2004, 05:53 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Guelph, ON,Ontario
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 |  Heaters?
For my 75 G FOWLR tank is it recommended to have 2 heaters instead of one? Also is this is the case what watt should I get
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11-27-2004, 01:45 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: Heaters?
The common practice is 4 to 5 watts per gallon.. But like the lighting 5 watts per gallon rule of thumb does not always work  Is it a lot colder in the room where you want to heat your tank to 80 degrees or is it almost always close to the temperature you like?? Some people also recomend 2 heaters instead of one in case if failure. This is the one I purchased for my 90 gallon tank. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2&tc=photo It will probably be used January to March only.
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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11-27-2004, 03:07 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida
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| Re: Heaters?
that's a nice price, even with shipping
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90 gal, 120 lbs sand, 90 pounds live rock (adding), 5 blue-green chromis&&&&10 gal, softies, one Ocellaris Clownfish, one clowngoby, one cbs and lots of rock && | |
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11-30-2004, 03:00 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: Heaters?
I would choose titanium over glass any day  | |
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11-30-2004, 03:08 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: Heaters?
Titanium of course
Go for it Yvonne. | |
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11-30-2004, 04:04 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida
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| Re: Heaters?
ok, do you think that'll be enough power for the 90 gallon tank? | |
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11-30-2004, 05:26 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: Heaters?
Sure, unless you let your tank room get down to the low 60's. 
The larger the volume of water the more temperature change it will take to lower it significantly. You can always add another, but I don't think you'll have to.
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11-30-2004, 10:50 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vacaville Age: 24
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| Re: Heaters?
Ild go with the metal heater (or an ebo-jager....now just jager again) for durability and the external temperature control that most of them come with. I am highly partial to ebo's as my dad's had the same one since he was in the navy (3 years before me!) and just now replaced it just to be safe. I just bought a metal heater for my trigger's tank. Oh ya, sump the heater and buy it oversized (300-400 watts or two 150-200's) that way warm water flows into the tank and gets better dispersion rather than radiating from one side and relying on powerheads. _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan......  | |
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