Heating Large Tanks
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colorful1180
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I use 2 x 300w ramping led lights for my 220g aquarium.
Use Metal Halide and you'll have no problem.
He beat me to it haha!
Mr. Brooks
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I have a 260 gallon QT system located in my warehouse. It gets really cold in the winter. I kept having to add 300 watt eheim heaters until I arrived at 7. It takes 7 - 300 watt heaters to keep my QT tank from dropping in temperature. I've been looking for a solid high wattage heater, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there about high wattage heaters. I have no idea which one would be most reliable. Looking for input if anyone out there has experience with one.
I've been using a Blueline titanium 800 watt heater with no complaint.
Mr. Brooks
MASVC Member
For how long? I was looking at the JBJ titanium heaters but my friend said he had one short out after a year.
Vinny Kreyling
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MR B.
Look @ Finnex titanium, my 500 Watt is still going after 8 years.
You still have to remember they do fail.
Look @ Finnex titanium, my 500 Watt is still going after 8 years.
You still have to remember they do fail.
My oldest is 2 or 3 years old.
It depends on few things:
- The difference between the target temp and the ambient temp
- Thickness of the glass
- Whether the tank covered or not.
- The sum of heat produced by equipment
The first and last one are the most important. Equipment and lights can add from 5 degrees to more than 15 degrees. The larger the difference of the target temp and the ambient temp, the bigger the heater you will need.
2 800W should be minimum, unless you are located in the south. If you are in the north, you may need bigger heaters.
- The difference between the target temp and the ambient temp
- Thickness of the glass
- Whether the tank covered or not.
- The sum of heat produced by equipment
The first and last one are the most important. Equipment and lights can add from 5 degrees to more than 15 degrees. The larger the difference of the target temp and the ambient temp, the bigger the heater you will need.
2 800W should be minimum, unless you are located in the south. If you are in the north, you may need bigger heaters.
michael.lemke
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Use Metal Halide and you'll have no problem.
I Added halide to my system with a basement sump and my electric bill dropped.
ericarenee
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I have a HVAC Vent above my sump aimed at the water Surface. As well as in the display tank there is a hvac vent next to the tank. I put a 3 inch pipe from that vent up into my Canopy.. We keep the house stat around 72-74 deg year round.. The tank stays about 77 in the Day and can drop to 75 lowest at night... I have two 500w heaters but they almost never come on. Same for the 1 hp chiller . There is now about 400 gallons plus water in the system.
moondoggy4
Team RC
Best heater is the accidental heater, I used to run dual 300 watt heaters for my 120, I would only run the heater in the house in the morning for about 30 minutes to get the chill out of the air. SO I replaced my Laguna 900 return pump with a Iwaki 30 Jap Pressure pump I removed one of my heaters and elec rate went down in the winter. we have a tier elec system.
moondoggy4
Team RC
http://www.riopump.net/products_pumps/seio_desc.html Also these work real good at heating the water as well.
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