What size heater should I use I have 1 100 watt 2 60 watt and a 200 watt and it's been running all day long with those in it all set to 90° it hasn't moved up from 60° since I started it at noon today it's now 11 pm ? Help I need to figure out if I need something bigger or if it just takes a long time to heat that much water?
What size heaters should I use for my 330 gallon ???
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I have three 300 watt heaters with a controller on my 450, works great. Just make sure your probe is in the same part of your system as the heaters are. Mine are in my sump which I think is pretty standard. That way if your pump fails you don't cook anything
I use 2 - 300 watt heaters in the sump on our 300 gallon aquarium and they have no problems at all keeping a steady 80 degrees.
I use two 500 watt heaters for my 300 gallon tank, but my house can drop to down to 60 in the middle of the night
It really depends on the temp in the room. My room is at 70* or so in the winter and one 250w will keep my 210 at 82. I added another one to get it to 88. When the temp in the room is 78* in the summer I may end up taking both heaters out.
I used to use a single 300w cheap glass heater, never had an issue but now I use a 800w titanium.
I would check your system because that doesn't sound right on not having any movement temp wise over that long of a period.
I would check your system because that doesn't sound right on not having any movement temp wise over that long of a period.
use 3 300watts or two 1000 watt titaniums. More the better. One big heater draws the same power as 6 smaller ones which draws the same as 2 big ones. Use a few bigger ones 300-1000watts and they will only turn on when needed. Run a controller
2x250 glass heaters on my ~350 gallon system. It holds temp well enough but heating is slow, so I am considering more wattage.
