Heater Recomendation

[prattreef]

I have not heard of or had any problems with titanium heating coils in terms of corrosion, so I'm not sure what the worry is there. The most commonly available ones do have a pretty spotty record failure-wise i.e. they just stop working.

 

[edd]

I just received a few of these Fluval E Series heaters today, and they look very promising.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=19658

the fluval 300w is recommended for 100g. the jager 300w is rated 160plus

 

[annanymous]

pardon my confusion but I was "advised" to get 2 150watt heaters for my 75gal instead of a 300watt single heater. isnt that a bit of an overkill for a 75 tank? I now have 150 and 200 watt heaters but am scared that its just too much heat.

Btw, after long and laborious research I have come to the conclusion that ebo jaggers are the best bet in terms of reliability and quality of work.

 

[prattreef]

the fluval 300w is recommended for 100g. the jager 300w is rated 160plus

So does Jaeger overrate or Hagen underrate? Seems to me there are so many variables in real world applications---room temp and consistency of room temp, pumps and other heat producing items in or not in system, surface agitation causing evaporation, relative humidity in the room etc. that it is going to be really hard to say one way or the other with any certainty beyond ones particular situation.

 

[edd]

pardon my confusion but I was "advised" to get 2 150watt heaters for my 75gal instead of a 300watt single heater. isnt that a bit of an overkill for a 75 tank? I now have 150 and 200 watt heaters but am scared that its just too much heat.

Btw, after long and laborious research I have come to the conclusion that ebo jaggers are the best bet in terms of reliability and quality of work.

i think you got good advice, they recommend 3watts per gal depending on room temp.
your heaters should shut off when they reach the set point, the more watts the faster it will cycle. like mentioned you should run them on a controller.

pratt thats a good question, seems every heater is rated different watts to gallons.

 

[ifarmer]

2 of the 150w would do best.
that is what I have on my 120g as well.

 

[jedimaster1138]

In my 120g -

1x Eheim 150w
1x Cobalt Neo therm 200w

In my nano I have a small Cobalt Neo Therm, I forget the wattage. The small profile on the Cobalts is pretty sweet.

Heaters in the 120g are controlled by the Apex.

 

[annanymous]

In my 120g -

1x Eheim 150w
1x Cobalt Neo therm 200w

In my nano I have a small Cobalt Neo Therm, I forget the wattage. The small profile on the Cobalts is pretty sweet.

Heaters in the 120g are controlled by the Apex.

Thanx for the piece of mind