Yeah I know, whoa!
Here's the short of it. I have a 75g dry tank that I'm setting up as a crabitat. I divided it in half, half will be water half will be land.
The water side is 22 inches long, 17 wide and 6 inches tall. It holds 9-10 gallons of water. Ambient temperature in the room is 66-68 degrees, sometimes 70. I tried warming the water with a 50w Tetra Whisper heater designed for 2-15 gallon tanks but starting at 65 degrees, an hour later it was barely at 70 degrees.
I found an old 250w Visi Therm heater that used to be used with this aquarium. Plugged it in, needless to say in about half an hour it was at the desired 78 degrees
Right now the aquarium is empty, I'm just running tests. I unplugged the 250w heater and plugged the 50w back in, I want to see, overnight, if it is able to maintain the temperature.
Is there a significant risk involved by just using the 250w?
Not sure how old the heater itself is. I inspected it, it seems to be in good shape. Do these things have a limited life?
Here's a picture of the set-up so far
Here's the short of it. I have a 75g dry tank that I'm setting up as a crabitat. I divided it in half, half will be water half will be land.
The water side is 22 inches long, 17 wide and 6 inches tall. It holds 9-10 gallons of water. Ambient temperature in the room is 66-68 degrees, sometimes 70. I tried warming the water with a 50w Tetra Whisper heater designed for 2-15 gallon tanks but starting at 65 degrees, an hour later it was barely at 70 degrees.
I found an old 250w Visi Therm heater that used to be used with this aquarium. Plugged it in, needless to say in about half an hour it was at the desired 78 degrees
Right now the aquarium is empty, I'm just running tests. I unplugged the 250w heater and plugged the 50w back in, I want to see, overnight, if it is able to maintain the temperature.
Is there a significant risk involved by just using the 250w?
Not sure how old the heater itself is. I inspected it, it seems to be in good shape. Do these things have a limited life?
Here's a picture of the set-up so far