Reef Tank Heater Placement

Also even the best saltwater aquarium heater is a failure prone device.

Reef tank heater placement. What size heater for 55 gallon reef tank. Heaters are relatively inexpensive and simple devices. Start date dec 26 2017. That s obviously not possible.

In your home aquarium the best location for placing a heater is near the maximum water flow such as the outlet or inlet from the filter or in the stream of a powerhead. Heater reef now what stuck 87. Joined sep 26 2016 messages 1 590 reaction score 838. If it gets stuck on somehow.

What is the best placement of powerheads. Right now it is in the fuge area but i d rather have it in the return chamber. Heater reef now what stuck 87. The best saltwater aquarium heater would be the one that never fails.

Unfortunately when one fails it won t be long before your tank is either cooked or a popsicle. I would not personally run a single heater of that magnitude. What size heater for 55 gallon reef tank. So in your case three in the 300 500 range.

Tagged users none dec 26 2017 1 xclusive reef valuable member view badges. Heater placement in sump. Thread starter xclusive reef. What is the best placement of powerheads.

The heater is not all that major a component any longer as the temp of reef tanks is usually pretty high anyway especially during the day but the heater may be needed during the. Now that i think about it you don t want. How many watts heater to use for reef tank. Faaar better to calculate your peak wattage requirement divide by two and run three heaters of that wattage.

Having water flowing directly past the heater is what quickly and evenly disperses heated water throughout the tank.