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kstewart422

kstewart422

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We had a Fluval 300w heater die last month, it caused me a couple of days of grief. It was replaced under warranty, so no issues there. How ever, with winter is coming fast, I normally keep the house about 67F during the winter months. This mainly to cut the utility costs.

I'm thinking about buying another heater for a backup. What model would be recommended by you? I try to keep my tank about 78-80F.

Thanks for your time
 
BigAl07

BigAl07

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What size tank?

Here is how I do my heaters (others do it differently but this works for me so far)....


Lets say I need a 300W heater... instead of a single 300W I buy a pair of 200W heaters. This way I have a back-up in-case one does fail. I try to check them once a week during water changes for damage and operation.

I like the STEALTH heaters which don't break and can take a fair amount of abuse (I've unintentionally tested them over and over). I think they are Marineland brand but not positive.
 
BigAl07

BigAl07

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That's what I have a 90g Reef tank and I'm running a pair of 200W Stealth heaters in the sump. So far so good (2 years next month).
 
Rhodes19

Rhodes19

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Can you run mutiple heaters (2) off of one heater controler or do you need 2 controlers? Thanks. :)
 
BigAl07

BigAl07

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hmmm good question... I would guess you could run both but I don't know. My "Controller" is on my Frag tank and the multi-heater set-up is my 90g Reef tank
 
r2d2

r2d2

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Marineland is brand for Stealth. Very nice heaters. I have many of them and never had a problem.
 
Cloudburst2000

Cloudburst2000

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Wouldn't the wattage also depend not only on aquarium size but on ambient temperature? He keeps his house at 67F so to get to 80F, he'll have to raise temp quite a bit. This would require a higher wattage then someone who kept their house at 72F, right?
 
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