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- From: tse@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Anthony Tse)
- Subject: Re: heaters
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- Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
- References: <Bxwnvy.8Cw@ecmwf.co.uk> <1992Nov19.222848.12139@bsu-ucs>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:01:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.222848.12139@bsu-ucs> 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
- >In article <Bxwnvy.8Cw@ecmwf.co.uk>, sya@ecmwf.co.uk (Adam Bracewell) writes:
- >> Hi netters,
- >>
- >> Just been reading the FAQ for these groups and something struck me as odd.
- >> In the section titled Starting a new Aquarium, the heater wattage recommended (as a rule
- >> of thumb) is 2.5 watts per gallon.
- >> My question - is this really enough ? I've recently seen 8 watts/gal recommended.
- >
- >I've seen 5watts per gallon posted in more thatn one peice of literature, so
- >that's what I go by. I'd say 2.5watts per gallon would be the minimum I would
- >supply...anything more than around 5 or 8 would just be 'extra security' I'd
- >think.
- >
- > -Matt
-
- However, if your heater ever get stuck, you'll have a tank of soup
- in no time flat. Whereas if you have 2.5 Wpg, the tank maybe at 85
- degrees when you come home from work. If you want extra security, you
- should have both big heaters and big chiller.
- I have 200W in a 75g, the house is at 68 degree, I have a fan blowing
- across the top of the tank so there is about a liter of evaporation a
- day, the tank stay at 75 degree all the time.
-
- -Anthony
-