I bought a 55g tank, Should I get 250W or 200W? do you guys think 250W will heat too much?thanks in advance.
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I got the 300 watt for my 55 gal. seems to do fine. I rather have a higher watt and turn it down lower. Besides after they get old and don't work as well a higher watt seems to do better. I think a 250 would do the job for a 55 gal
1337614
it heats perfect in my 15 gallon tank and the temp reading is accurate because I have two temp gauges. Don't want the tank to get to hot and kill my fish.
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50 7-16 gallons 9"75 16-26 gallons 10"100 26-40 gallons 12"125 40-53 gallons 12"150 53-79 gallons 13"200 79-106 gallons 15"250 106-159 gallons 17"300 159-264 gallons 19"per the manufacturer
1492019
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.
1690115
Hey Michael, I was able to use the 160w razor for my 4' tank but you should really use 2 120w or the new longer version that recently came out. The light comes with a controller which and real easy to use. I love the light and was able to grow lots of different corals from sps to lps. The 16k has a lot of purple so if you don't like that color you might want to go for a 10k.
1454864
Yes I have been running a 25watt heater for a long time in the back compartment and it is perfect I would recommend upgrading the lighting if you are using it for a reef but other than that it's a great little tank.
276938
This will be too strong because of the wattage, if you can find a 75w then go for it. I use mine on a 55 gallon tank but I wouldn't d use it on a tank that small.
1073345
Depends on use. Lights and Ceiling fans, 250w is fine. If you have a Electric ceiling heater That requires more watts, then the 600w I would use. Hope this helps.
1984106
Get the 50W version. My tank is 5 gal and I was recommended 50W's and it works perfectly :)
1536124
I would go with a 150 watt heater just in case you need more heat to treat a disease later on besides more watts will be able to heat the water faster and maintain the temperature easier where low watt heater will stay on much longer, But it also depends on the temperature you have in the room where the tank is kept.
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You would need the 5 watt size for a 1.5 gallon tank. This one would be way too warm.
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I would stay with the smaller heating pad cause they need cool space as well plus its really the lights you use that should keep the temperature of the tank to be over 75f.....not the heating pad (this is for when they are cool and want a place to warm up) I would check the watt of the day light u are using and maybe use a 75w or a 100w day light for reptiles and use the same watt for the night light(red light)
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I have a 400 watt power supply and it works fine. I would try it with the 250w because you can always send it back.
1027838
I only have a 29 gallon and my tank is loving the lights. My personal opinion is that it would be better to run two with a 60 gallon. Current is great though. You will love it!
471111
It took mine under 15 minutes to heat my 2.6 gallon tank from 74 to 78 degrees. If I may, I would suggest that you check out a 50 watt heater, the 25 w is meant for 2 to 4 gallon tanks.
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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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Its a 200 watt for 50 gallons, so Id use a 200 watt. U could go up to 300 watts...but risk burning it out. I would go with the VA-200Q by ViaAqua. Type ViaAqua 200 watt aquarium heater into the search box and make sure u read any description of the heater..it should tell u that the heather is equiped for 50 gallons. Hope this helps u!
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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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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.