Heaters!
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I agree redundancy is good. that way if one goes, your fish won't freeze, etc. Another thing with heaters while you are looking at them- really look around and make sure you buy something high quality (and I think preferably fully submersible). a poor quality heater is bad news. Don't go cheap when it comes to yoru heater.
For some reason, heaters here seem ridiculously overpriced when compared to online stores. The local chain stores' prices are outrageous.
I like the Visi-Therm Stealth heaters and the Ebo-Jager, both of which seem to be reliable. There's nothing worse than finding your heater failed and the tank temp is down in the 60s or up in the 90s because the heater went crazy.
I like the Visi-Therm Stealth heaters and the Ebo-Jager, both of which seem to be reliable. There's nothing worse than finding your heater failed and the tank temp is down in the 60s or up in the 90s because the heater went crazy.
Shipping has never been much for me. I belive they do it by the dollar amount you order. I don't like makeing an order for just a single or few items, so I try and wait till I can make it worth my time doing so.
No, a heater will only heat the water. A chiller is what you would need to lower the temp of the water. If you think any heater you've ever seen was expensive, check out the chillers.
No, a heater will only heat the water. A chiller is what you would need to lower the temp of the water. If you think any heater you've ever seen was expensive, check out the chillers.
I like Hagen Tronic heaters...they've been pretty good for me. Also, depending on the tank...overkill on heaters is better...but I think I have also heard 2 watts per gallon suggested...so as long as you have somewhere between 2 and 5 that should be fine. What will happen if say you only got a 100 watt for a 55 (not enough) then the heater would literally be on all the time heating the water and it would probably A) cause the heater to fail and or B) the heater would not be able to keep up with the temperatures in the winter so your tank's temperature will fluxuate more than it should.
I 2nd the statements about the cost of heaters...I always buy my equipment and what not from www.bigalsonline.com because even with shipping its loads cheaper than buying it at petsmart or your locally owned store. I hear that drfosters&smith has very similar prices to bigals (like to the dollar when you include shipping etc)...I've just never shopped there before.
I 2nd the statements about the cost of heaters...I always buy my equipment and what not from www.bigalsonline.com because even with shipping its loads cheaper than buying it at petsmart or your locally owned store. I hear that drfosters&smith has very similar prices to bigals (like to the dollar when you include shipping etc)...I've just never shopped there before.
I just looked back at a couple of posts about the redundancy issue. On BigAls.com the 150 watt Visi-Therm submersible is $14.19 and the 250 watt same brand is $15.69. If I follow the redundancy rule I will pay $28.38 vice the $15.69 for something that will cause me to have a 4.54 watt per gallon heating capacity. I am torn between the save money and the redundancy theories here. I also saw a 300 watt that was 14" long and cost $18.99. Is the redundancy just preferred for the "in case" one fails? Ah, I think i get it. It is so that both qill be longer lasting due to only having to work partial the time of doing the job by itself! I think that is right?