is a 300w heater better than a 200w heater? i know usually filtration bigger is better. what about a heater. i have a 46 gal tank. 200w should be planty but for small price diff 300w should be better right?
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Ya, of course I think you should get a bigger one, it will stop if the temperature too high, but I got a bad news, my heater was not working anymore after 2 weeks I bought, and I don't know the reason, it like some fuse burn inside.
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How did the two heaters work out? I'd imagine it to work well, depends on total square footage, yet Im not too sure how it will match up against two 1500 watt heaters.The thing I did like about this heater is that it doesn't dry out the air, and also has temp settings. If the area is a medium space, you should be fine.
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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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For a 125 gal. tank ,you should get the 300 watt, especially if its a glass tank . you can probably get by with the 250 watt size . these heaters are the best made, and keep the temperature near perfect. I don't recommend using two smaller heaters ,one is easier to set and maintain.
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I use the Tetra Whisper 2-15 gallon heater. I bought it at Wal-Mart for $15. It keeps my tank at 78* all year round.
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Look at the size chart, 300-watt only good to 80-85 gallons. You would need something like 2 500-watt heaters or 1 1000-watt heater. Good luck.
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I have this tank for a betta. The heater I use is a 10-watt Marina compact heater, it is stored in the filter compartment. http://www.amazon.com/Marina-C10-Compact-Heater-10-Watt/dp/B003TLWWOO/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1395098241&sr=8-12&keywords=mini+aquarium+heater
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I have a 225 gallon tank and I run two 150 watt one on each side and my temp. Stay. At 76
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I used this as a guide http://www.poolcenter.com/heaters_what_size.htm, but there are calculators out there that get more specific. I had a 400k btu heater and replaced it this year with a 200k heater. My pool is 18,000 gallons with a deep end, I've been plenty happy this year with the 200k btu heater. I live in the D.C. area but I have 75% shade on my pool all the time. The 200k heater raises the temp 1-1.5 degrees per hour, which is more than enough for me.
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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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I would go with the 300 for that application. I have the 300 for my 60gal and it works great.
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Well, this would heat it. These are powerful heaters. I think 50 watts would be overkill (I am using it on my 8 gallon and I keep it pretty low). Plus, Jagers are larger heaters, not small at all. the 50w is 9" long and I believe it is the smallest. The 300w (I use them on my large systems) are about 20" long. For a 2.5 gallon I would probably get one of those small unbreakable heaters.
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Hello. I wanted to start by noting the heater I received is not the one in the picture. It is shorter and thicker, and only has one suction cup at the top.That said, I bought this one because it was the lowest wattage I could find for my 1 gallon tank. The recommendations I found said 7 watts for 1.5 gallons and up, 5 watts for 1 gallon and up. I have not seen any for smaller tanks than that.
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I personally like the larger, as it gives me the flexibility to move it to a larger tank later on. It does use more power, and it does give off more heat, but the heat issue should not be a problem in a tropical tank--or even a gold fish tank. You also have a larger filter area, which is advantageous. A money-saving note: I do not change the filter element. Once or twice a month I simply direct a strong spray of hot water on the filter element to clean the filter portion and to reactivate the carbon. I have done this many times, and it really saves on filter elements. The In-Tank filter is so much easier to deal with than the older box filters. Enjoy your leisure now!
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I would go with 150 more filtration for your tank, I have regular 29 gallon tank and I have Marineland 200 filter works great. 2 month went by and water still clear and all water tests pass.
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As far as wattage there is no disadvantage but the only thing you would need to ensure is that the higher wattage heater will physically fit in the aquarium. Higher wattage heater typically means a longer heater.
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Hi. In all honesty i don't know what heaters to use precisely, because the fish that i get don't really need the hearter. I avoid getting high maintenance fish for this tank. I figure its small and simple. So if i was you, i wouldn't get expensive fish. The fish i have is 1 albino pleco, 5neon barbs, 5zebras skinny fish.Thats it. &the; tank looks great. They alive since jan 2014.