Trying to get ideas for heater on 400 gal

[bobafet1]

My new tank is a 400 gallon and sump will be about 200 gallons...Im trying to figure out the best method for heating the tank...for cooling Im thinking of going with geothermal cooling with a titanium coil....my concern with heating is using a ton of watts to heat the tank...Is this my only option??? or is there a way to plumb another titanium coil to my homes water heater?? if anyone has done this or has a good heating option then let me know please...thanks

 

[olemos]

Do you have the geothermal already installed in your home? or your going to do it just for the tank?

 

[bobafet1]

Im going to install the geothermal in a few weeks...its not done yet

 

[bobafet1]

heeeeeeelllllooooooo, is anyone out there???? Does anybody have any ideas????

 

[olemos]

You would have to use a titanium coil, the hole thing could be a little costly not sure if it is worth it .
IMO I would just go with regular aquarium electric heaters.

 

[salty joe]

Mike,

I plan to use a dedicated water heater to heat a future tank about your size. A small pump designed for boilers and a controller with temperature probes can be found in the Johnstone catalog. I also plan to use geothermal for cooling. I want to see how little energy can be used and still run a large reef tank. Two large skylights will provide most of the lighting.

I wish I could tell you more, but it is only plans at this point.....before I have a fishroom I have to build the house, before I break ground the land has to be paid off. To that end, I have a rental property for sale. We are so anxious to build.

Keep us posted.

Joe

 

[bobafet1]

Joe, thanks for the input..I'll check out that catalog..

 

[bobafet1]

Has anyone ever tried hooking up a titanium coil to the house water heater for a heating device??? I have heard of using a dedicated boiler system but I thought it would be cost effective to plumb into the existing home unit...

 

[salty joe]

Check out the heating system in the TOTM, July, 05.