RE: [AGA Member] Heater

["william ruyle" <inquartata@comcast.net>]

Excuse me, is my nose in the way?:-) Actually, the colder the climate
and those who set their thermostats at a thrifty 65-68F in winter
might want to use a beefier heater or two, in case one gives out. If
I had an 150 gallon tank (lucky you Scott) I would definitely have some
failsafe in place by using 2 heaters. Some recommend up to 10 watts a
gallon in winter if the room is kept rather chilly. I think I would
play overkill with the wattage, so the heater(s) wouldn't have to work
so hard.

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-aga-member@thekrib.com
[mailto:owner-aga-member@thekrib.com]On Behalf Of S. Hieber
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:21 PM
To: aga-member@thekrib.com
Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Heater


The larger the aquarium the less watts per gallon of
heating you need. This is due in part to thicker glass
providing better insulation but also due to the ratio of
aquarum surface area to volume being smaller for larger
aquaria.

I used as little as 200 watts to heat a 150g aquarium,
which works out to about 1.3 watts per gallon.

In a 5g, you probably want at least 25 watts.

Since fluorescent and MH lights are only about 35% energy
efficient, lots of lighting (3 or 4 watts per gallon) can
put a lot of heat into an aquarium. So the size of heater
can be affected by the amount of lighting.

SH
--- WB4CIW@aol.com wrote:
> Actually, I was taught the "Rule of Thumb" for heaters
> was
> 5 watts/gallon.


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S. Hieber

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