What size heater is typically used for this tank? I need one that is self regulating as we have a set-back thermostat. Style or brand suggestions?
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I purchased a Marina C10 compact 10 watt heater with this tank and the heater is self regulating. I keep an eye on it and it works perfectly so far!
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I bought a Marina C10 Submersible Aquarium Heater, 10W. It works fantasticly. I put it inside the white tube, behide the filtersthere is plenty of room and it fits just right. The temp. stay constant and my betta LOVE this Aquarium.
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Unknown I use a 500 gal tank but it would depend on outside temp and how warm u wanted it I have a friend who had a old style unsafe heater and he got another one I had because what he had was so dangerous. It is a great heater I have 2 30000 btu heaters also in my barn they are great I highly recommend them
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This is a very poor heater.... I would not use it in any tank... You need a heater that you can set to the correct temperature for your tank... This one is a great disappointment. I expected more from tetra
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Hello, I use my Mr Heater to heat a 16 x 26 area with no problem. But I have it insulated pretty good. I want to say I could run around 6 hours on a 20 lb tank? If your garage is insulated, you would be shutting it off part time. The best way is to run it thru a thermostat. TSC stores use to sell a thermostat the would work on one of these? It's a nice little heater that you would fine is pretty handy to have around.Hope this helps,RGH
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We use a basic under gravel heater. I'm afraid I'm not home so I don't recall the type, but any well made one should do.
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I would go with at least the 50 watt. Probably the 100 would be better. You can always put it a little bit diagonally in the tank. it is ok to fully submerge even the top part. I would consider going with 2 50watt heaters with one on either end of the tank for a more even heating effect. Plus both heaters would last longer because neither one would have to work as hard.
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I use this on a 40 gallon tank and it works very well. I believe that the correct size for 40 gallons is their 100Watt unit. I intentionally purchased an over-powered unit because my house occassionally drops to around 60 degrees F when winter weather is severe (like last year's winter). This unit maintained the tank at the set temperature throughout.
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IF you have a house that gets cold, say 50 degrees at night then I'd get a 125-150 watt, however most situations a 100 watt will do just fine. The larger heater will not over-heat the aquarium, unless you get a very large one , say 200-300 watt heater. The temperature of the water would not be held at a steady state and the huge heater would have a tendency to slightly overheat a little just because it is larger in size and has more mass to it. This would cause some cycling of the temperature.
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1 heater is perfect cause it is a small tank. More then one would just crowd the space
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I use it for a five gallon tank and it is great. A one gallon tank might be to small. Prior to getting this I had a flat heater that was under my gravel that auto censored to keep a tank at the right temp. The only problem with it was I needed to have more control of the temp in the. You might try finding it, sorry but I don't remember what kind it was, but I know it was for smaller tanks.
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I didn't use a regulator, I just got the tank from home depot. I've stopped using the Magnet, it's only worth buying one if you have the time and commitment to look after it. It's just to time consuming for me to maintain it. I use DEET spray, works better anyway.
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Two choices. Either two 100 w heaters at opposite sides of the tank or a 200w should work. These heaters are powerful and heat better than other brands of the same wattage.
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Jerry I purchased mine for additional heat in my shop that is attached to my home , I also attached it to my 500 gal L.P. tank but you will need a regulator placed on that line , do not go direct from the tank with- out one !!! Note there is a slight smell , for the price it works great . any other questions contact me .
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The eheim heater I bought for my 40 gallon tank did not maintain the temperature I wanted and was hard to adjust. I bought a Via Aqua 200 for tanks up to 50 gallon instead and it works fine and has an easy adjustable protruding knob for temperature control. I use the eheim for heating RO water for water changes.
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I have a 46 gallon cichlid tank and I bought a 300 watt heater. With the adjustable temperature control, I am able to keep it at a steady 78.4 degrees.
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I use two of these in a1500 gal tank. We are in northern Ga so far is has maintained this tank to 70° I bought a thermostat to control temp works well does not run all the time