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04-03-2006, 04:59 PM
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Dumb Question?
So, my new tank is ready for pick up... and I will need to build a stand, buy a few things.. etc..
I just had a question about heaters. I have a 150w heater.. will this be sufficient for a 50g cube? I know it's a dumb question, but.. I just have no clue. Seems like something I should know 
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04-03-2006, 05:04 PM
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I would get two heaters, probably 2 x 100w, instead of one large watt heater in case the large heater fails on the "on" position.
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04-03-2006, 05:06 PM
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Alrighty. So, 2x100w heaters.. any brand recommendation? (something reliable, for a decent price?)
Thanks Bev.
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04-03-2006, 06:02 PM
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Have been using Hagen Tronic heaters ever since I've been reefkeeping.
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04-03-2006, 06:15 PM
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I use 2 x 150w to keep my 50 gallon FOWLR tank up to temp. I had a single 250w in it, but it was not quite enough. I have only a single 65w PC light though, so not much heating from that. If you are running more lights, you may not need the bigger heaters.
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I retired and got a fixed income but it's broke. Ed _______________________________________ 50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump. 130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium. 10 gallon quarantine. 60 gallon winter tank for pond fish. 300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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04-03-2006, 10:55 PM
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I would just get another 150 watt heater.. some old rule of thumb I recall is 5w/gal so you are looking at 250 watt total so two 150's should be fine.
Steve
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04-03-2006, 11:53 PM
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the titanium heaters are worth every penny, unbreakable and they heat up super fast. you can get won bros, finnex or there is a new one coming out in the next few weeks, not sure what it is going to be called yet. i run a 250 on my 90, if the 5 watt's per gallon rule was real i would need what 600 watts of heater in my tank? lol
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