[GSAS-Member] Unable to properly Heat my tank

[Kypros Hostetter <Hostetter2003@lawnet.ucla.edu>]

I have a heavily planted 29 gallon tank and have been operating a new 
heater rated at 55 gallons.  I cannot seem to keep the temperature at 76 
degress, it keeps it at around 74-73 degrees. Today I added a second 
heater, in the other corner and even with it, it is still maintaining 
the temperature lower than I want.   I do not think both heaters are 
malfunctioning.  I suspect that the heaters, in the back of the tank, do 
not receive sufficient water flow to heat the whole tank.  In other 
words, I think they heat up the water around them which is not 
circulating sufficiently in the tank.  I have an Eheim 2215 in the tank, 
which should have sufficient flow for the tank size but I wonder if the 
plants inhibit flow enough to cause heating problems. Has anybody else 
had this issue?  If so I will probably put a powerhead in the tank to 
move water around better.

Kypros
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