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10-05-2008, 11:35 PM
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#1 | | Fry
Join Date: Oct 2008
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| How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
i have a 50w right now and the temp keeps dropping. its a 45 gallon tank with some angelfish in it. its 72 degrees right now. thanks. | 
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10-06-2008, 01:22 AM
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#2 | | Official FTF Greeter
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| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
Hey Tony,
Welcome to FTF. You've picked a great forum to discuss the problems or any problems or concerns you might face in the future. For your 45g, IMO I think that a 125w heater would do the trick. If money is not the biggest issue you are facing, then I think any watts larger than 125w is always a safe way to go. Good luck with your hunt to find the perfect heater, and if I did not answer your question completely, then please feel free to send another question back or wait for others to chime in.
-Izzy
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10-06-2008, 08:37 AM
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#3 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waldo, Arkansas
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| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
I think if it were me and I was having that problem (oh wait I DID have that problem) I would buy a very big heater. After all you can always turn a big heater down to be the right temp but if you ahve one too small, well it just cannot keep up.
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10-06-2008, 04:53 PM
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#4 | | Tetra
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: philly pa
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| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
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Originally Posted by tony45  i have a 50w right now and the temp keeps dropping. its a 45 gallon tank with some angelfish in it. its 72 degrees right now. thanks. | if it was me i would buy another 50w-75w heater and add that to the tank. incase the first heater goes whacky.
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10-07-2008, 09:12 AM
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#5 | | Fry
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 7
| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
Take if from experience! Get ANOTHER heater! I had 2 faulty plugs in my power strip that turned out to be working on and off as they pleased! Turned out those were the 2 plugs I had my heater in! Luckily my temp didnt drop to drastic levels, then after that one of my heaters took a dump! I run 2 100w in my 55 gal, If you live in a colder climate in the winter I would get 2 75w heaters if $$ not too much of an option (depending on which brand about 20$ a piece), if not add another 75 watt in with your 50w on opposite end of tank. I noticed 4-6 degrees difference in my tank when only one heater was working from one side to the other. | |
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10-07-2008, 09:44 AM
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#6 | | Fry
Join Date: Oct 2008
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| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
thanks for your help guys. i was thinking of adding a 125w heater to the tank. should i also keep my 50 in there too? how does this one look? https://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/pro.../7/product.web | |
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10-08-2008, 10:20 AM
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#7 | | Fry
Join Date: Apr 2008
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| Re: How big of a heater should i get for my 45?
If it were me I would get yourself a 100w Visi-Therm Stealth or Deluxe only a couple dollars more and marineland has GREAT customer serivce if something were to go wrong!!!! They are also fully submersable vs the one you linked which isn't. Also I would keep that 50w in there as a back up and so you have even temp of water across tank.
Check here prices are a lil cheaper! http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?c=3578+3743 | |
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