Where do you put the heater?

[maidia]

Good morning all,
Where do you put the heater? In the sump, tank or inside the overflow box? Thanks.

 

[polka]

I have two one is sump and one in the tank

 

[runningnreefing]

I put the heaters in the sump.

 

[CleveYank]

I have my heater in one of my 4 systems right by the output "stack" of my reeflo 250 in the sump. Since the air input of the skimmer venturi is most likely cooling the water placing my heater right at the output of the stack fits with the heating and cooling general rule to heat your loss.
Not only that, the currents are quite high there so the heater gets alot of help to bump the temp up the 8 to 9 degrees of rise required to keep my system at 78-79 degrees.

So heat the loss.
Expose the heater to good flow.
And know the amount of the room temp to your system temp you need to raise.
Last part keep the heater off of anything that it can melt and even if it's a titanium like the Aquaheat keep it at the lowest point to prevent it from being run above the waterline during water changes if possible.

 

[eep013]

I have one in my sump and one in my frag tank (which is plumbed into the main system).

 

[JNye]

i have a 4 tank system, i put one in each tank. if the main pump stops i still have heat in every tank, plus it splits up the heat source so as not to cook the tank if one fails.

 

[polka]

Well said thats why I have one in the tank and another in the sump.

i have a 4 tank system, i put one in each tank. if the main pump stops i still have heat in every tank, plus it splits up the heat source so as not to cook the tank if one fails.

 

[runningnreefing]

Here is some good info about heaters.

http://www.beananimal.com/articles/aquarium-heaters-what-you-need-to-know!.aspx

 

[maidia]

Thank you all.

 

[tygrys001]

A+ for sump

 

[JMalone81]

+1 for in sump

 

[gig]

I have two in my sump

 

[moon jelly]

I have my heater in one of my 4 systems right by the output "stack" of my reeflo 250 in the sump. Since the air input of the skimmer venturi is most likely cooling the water placing my heater right at the output of the stack fits with the heating and cooling general rule to heat your loss.
Not only that, the currents are quite high there so the heater gets alot of help to bump the temp up the 8 to 9 degrees of rise required to keep my system at 78-79 degrees.

So heat the loss.
Expose the heater to good flow.
And know the amount of the room temp to your system temp you need to raise.
Last part keep the heater off of anything that it can melt and even if it's a titanium like the Aquaheat keep it at the lowest point to prevent it from being run above the waterline during water changes if possible.

 

[moon jelly]

Wow-its late and this post was way too long for me to read

I have 2 in my sump. If one craps out, I have a backup

 

[moon jelly]

Not sure how the last 2 posts happened like that???? sorry about the 2 posts that were supposed to be one. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[gig]

Here is some good info about heaters.

http://www.beananimal.com/articles/aquarium-heaters-what-you-need-to-know!.aspx

interesting, so he suggests for my tank (ambient temp 70, tank temp 78, gallons around 230) that I should need 4 200 W heaters. I currently only employ 2 300 W.

 

[s ruppa]

i have one in each overflow and one in my sump

 

[karenL]

I have 1 in the tank, 1 still in the original box, 2 in the sump
I think the sump ones might not be plugged in

 

[maidia]

Thank you all. I will get extra heaters for my tank.