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Posted by HammerJoe@gmail.com on March 11, 2005, 1:07 pm
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Hi,
I am taking back the elite radiant 100w heater... it can't keep up with
my 33gal tank.
It is cracked to the max and the little temp sticker shows 24C.
I'm going to switch to a 200W heater one...
Efficiency wise though what is better, a 200w heater or 2 100w heaters?
I know two is more safe, but I am looking at efficiency (energy use)
and stability of temperature in the tank?
Tomorrow I should be getting some fish, but I still need to get some
rocks for the bottom... man it is hard to choose them... they all look
great and the tank can only take so many... :)
At Walmart they have a old bell with cracks in it in different sizes.
It really looks great, and has hols for the fish to swim through or
hide... I think I will get one of those.
But I still need at least another rock decoration...
I want to have bottom crawlers so I don't the bottom to be just flat
gravel, I want to give some excitment to those buggers. :)
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Posted by JG on March 11, 2005, 3:43 pm
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Do yourself a favour and upgrade your heater from a radiant to a tronic, ebo
or something more reliable. Cheap heaters aren't worth it in the long run.
Can anyone say fish stew?!
> Hi,
>
> I am taking back the elite radiant 100w heater... it can't keep up with
> my 33gal tank.
>
> It is cracked to the max and the little temp sticker shows 24C.
>
> I'm going to switch to a 200W heater one...
>
> Efficiency wise though what is better, a 200w heater or 2 100w heaters?
>
> I know two is more safe, but I am looking at efficiency (energy use)
> and stability of temperature in the tank?
>
> Tomorrow I should be getting some fish, but I still need to get some
> rocks for the bottom... man it is hard to choose them... they all look
> great and the tank can only take so many... :)
> At Walmart they have a old bell with cracks in it in different sizes.
> It really looks great, and has hols for the fish to swim through or
> hide... I think I will get one of those.
> But I still need at least another rock decoration...
>
> I want to have bottom crawlers so I don't the bottom to be just flat
> gravel, I want to give some excitment to those buggers. :)
>
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Posted by HammerJoe@gmail.com on March 11, 2005, 4:18 pm
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Are Radiant that bad?
Anyway I just got an aquaclear 70 300w heater... it says submersible
which I believe allows me to submerge it and put it more towards the
bottom of the tank, as everybody knows heat rises. :)
I got the 300w instead of the 200w because the price was the same for
whatever reason.
I hope I didn't do a mistake. :?
My heating problems should be resolved with this guy. :)
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Posted by ManWorld42@hotmail.com on March 11, 2005, 5:00 pm
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You should get two 100w heaters. Heaters can get stuck at high, if you
have a 300w heater in a 33 gal tank, you end up with fish soup.
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Posted by HammerJoe@gmail.com on March 11, 2005, 5:47 pm
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Gosh I really hope not. :)
I would be upset for weeks if that happened.
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>
> I am taking back the elite radiant 100w heater... it can't keep up with
> my 33gal tank.
>
> It is cracked to the max and the little temp sticker shows 24C.
>
> I'm going to switch to a 200W heater one...
>
> Efficiency wise though what is better, a 200w heater or 2 100w heaters?
>
> I know two is more safe, but I am looking at efficiency (energy use)
> and stability of temperature in the tank?
>
> Tomorrow I should be getting some fish, but I still need to get some
> rocks for the bottom... man it is hard to choose them... they all look
> great and the tank can only take so many... :)
> At Walmart they have a old bell with cracks in it in different sizes.
> It really looks great, and has hols for the fish to swim through or
> hide... I think I will get one of those.
> But I still need at least another rock decoration...
>
> I want to have bottom crawlers so I don't the bottom to be just flat
> gravel, I want to give some excitment to those buggers. :)
>