missmonday
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey all,
So I'm hardware shopping right now for the 72 gallon bow front tank I'll be starting up in a year or two. The previous owner I bought it from included a hydor submersible heater, although I can't remember if it's 200w or 250w and I haven't tested it either... The tank is at my grandma's house for storage purposes, so I can't quite check on it right now.
I'm used to houses being on the colder side (my parents keep the house a little colder and tell everyone to put on sweaters), so I've been used to buying heaters with a little more power to account for the ambient temperature difference. That being said, the 250w and 300w Eheim jager heaters are both $26 and some change, which is a great steal!!
But, I'm not sure which size I should get. I understand having two heaters is better in case one fails, etc. so I'm working on the assumption that the hydor is functional, but I also don't want to accidentally fry my tank. What do you guys think??
So I'm hardware shopping right now for the 72 gallon bow front tank I'll be starting up in a year or two. The previous owner I bought it from included a hydor submersible heater, although I can't remember if it's 200w or 250w and I haven't tested it either... The tank is at my grandma's house for storage purposes, so I can't quite check on it right now.
I'm used to houses being on the colder side (my parents keep the house a little colder and tell everyone to put on sweaters), so I've been used to buying heaters with a little more power to account for the ambient temperature difference. That being said, the 250w and 300w Eheim jager heaters are both $26 and some change, which is a great steal!!
But, I'm not sure which size I should get. I understand having two heaters is better in case one fails, etc. so I'm working on the assumption that the hydor is functional, but I also don't want to accidentally fry my tank. What do you guys think??