Heater questions

[missmonday]

I'm in the works of getting a 20 gallon tank to serve as a hospital/quarantine tank, and have a few questions regarding heaters!

I have two second-hand 25w marineland heaters that both work perfectly, do you think that'd be enough? I don't want to buy a cheaper 50w/100w heater off of amazon and have it break... :/ Trying not to spend a lot of money but trying to keep my fish (and future fish) healthy and comfortable.

 

[brennae]

I would think that would work for now. Just make sure they aren't the Marineland stealth as there was a massive recall due to cooking fish and breaking etc. During times it's not cost effective for me to buy Cobalt neotherm I buy Aquatop heaters. No issues so far and on Amazon they are less than $20

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[missmonday]

I've been looking at some aquatop heaters on amazon, but lots of reviews are about it cracking or just suddenly breaking D:

 

[missmonday]

Anyone have any other heater recommendations for a 28 gallon? I have a 100w heater that seems to be working just fine, and if I get a better one, I can move the 100w to the hospital tank.

 

[claudio1]

i have a 100w eheim jager in a 25 gallon tank for nearly a year and is very accurate..


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[brennae]

How many watts you need depends on how many degrees above room temp you want to heat the water. That's a more accurate way to measure than going by the tank size chart. Just fyi

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[missmonday]

Oh okay, makes sense! My mom is very reluctant to turn up the heat in our house, and tells everyone to "just wear a sweater". Right now it's 66F. I'm looking at keeping my tank about 76-78F

 

[brennae]

Yeah I have fish in my basement which is usually cooler so I use 100 watt heaters on my 20g tanks.

I thought of another brand I've used that was decent and that's Hydor.

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[missmonday]

So I'm thinking about a 100w for the 20 gallon hospital tank and should 100w be just fine for my 28 gallon main tank or should i look into 150w?

 

[brennae]

I'm not sure. If you need to raise the temp by 12 degrees you may need the 150 watt for the 28g.

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[missmonday]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking :0 well, thanks for the input! I'll look for a good 150w and then move the 100w to the 20 gallon.
Are Aqueon Pros good heaters?

 

[brennae]

I've never had one. For nor much more you can get the Cobalt. Since I've built a fish area and bought some pricey fish I look at it this way, I'll spend the $45 or $50 to protect $60 fish from cooking but if it's a $10 pair of fish that don't have the potential to make a ton of babies etc like a livebearer then I get a cheaper heater. That's probably really unethical of me but when you are buying like 15 new heaters you have to draw a line somewhere on cost effectiveness. So I'd say if you plan on getting discus or angels or any other fish that costs over $10 each get the best heater. Hospital tank doesn't matter as much because hopefully you don't have to use it a lot. Just how I'm looking at it.

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[claudio1]

http://www.tropicalfishsite.com/what-wattage-heater-do-i-need-for-my-fish-tank-aquarium/

found this on the net..hope this helps.


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[missmonday]

Yeah, I get you Brennae, since I'm a beginner, I'm really only looking for cheaper, hardier fish. The most expensive fish I'm look at is $5 each, but once the whole tank is assembled it probably will be a good chunk of my money.

I'm a college kid with a super part time job so I don't have tons of mpney to throw around, but I've heard good things about the Eiheim Jager heaters so I might look into it since they're only $30 : D !

 

[brennae]

http://www.tropicalfishsite.com/what-wattage-heater-do-i-need-for-my-fish-tank-aquarium/

found this on the net..hope this helps.


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+1 that's a helpful link and provides more technical info

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