heating on a 24g aquapod in FL

[WillWorkForFish]

I just ordered my 24g aquapod it should be here tuesday..

I was wondering what size heater would be ideal for my tank?
I live in Florida.. and my house temperature varies quite a bit..
It's a wood frame house and it's off the ground.. Soo it goes from cold to warm quite a bit..

Sooo.. About what wattage do I need? and whats a good brand heater?

let me know, thanks..

 

[SugarFox03]

I bought a titanium heater (can't remember the brand) and I think its 100 watts. I live in south florida, and have only used it for a few nights when it got really cold (if you consider in the 50's cold - I do!) Otherwise I dont ever use the heater. I also have a window unit AC that cools my entire studio. Play around with it, see what works for your tank. Set it up for a little while to see if you even need a heater. Will your tank be topless or are you keeping the stock hood on it? I actually had a lot of overheating issues when I kept the stock hood on it. I removed it to put on the 150w MH and also got the new AC and its been fine ever since.

 

[MegaYacht]

We have seen our tank down to 68f here in Orlando (we do not use a heater), we are open top with a 150w MHQ. The tank will get towards 80f in the afternoon but we have a fan system which brings the temps down nicely when that happens.

I have read a lot about keeping the tank stable but natural reefs are anything but stable and our corals are doing very well growing and dividing. Personally I an not worried about the temp changes as as long as you do not let things get totally out of control.

MegaYacht

 

[WillWorkForFish]

I'm thinking about getting the finnex compact titanium 100w heater, anyone have one of these? or any experiences with them?

 

[Doglover_50]

I like the stealth heaters, no glass so they can't break.