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Old 01-20-2008, 08:35 PM
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I'm seetin up my tank now and need to buy heaters... its a 55 gallon, should i go with 2 100 watt sub. heaters and put one on each side of tank or just get 1 200 watt sub. heater and put it in the middle.. ill be gettin 2 powerheads soon so the circulation will be ok. thanks.
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Old 01-20-2008, 08:58 PM
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Go with two heaters,there is safety in redundancy.
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:29 PM
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cool thank you.
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Old 01-21-2008, 12:22 AM
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I would go with 2 150w heater.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:43 AM
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I would go with 2 150w heater.
Ditto. Get two 150w heaters. Typically you want your heaters to be around 3-5x your tank size. With 150w heaters, if one fails you are still at 3wpg, whereas with a 100w heater, your be under 2wpg.
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Old 01-22-2008, 12:00 AM
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what do u guys think about the ViaAqua 150 watt Titanium Heater
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Old 01-22-2008, 12:05 AM
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I have lost many fish to heater malfunctions and have gone through at least 10 heaters this year. Save yourself some trouble and get Jager heaters. I havent had any problems with mine and the fluctuation is minimal.
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