Heater Requirements

[Devin]

I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that winter
is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming this
is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter and a
Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons of bubbles.

Thanks,

Devin

here's the tank I have:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444177 8939&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030101&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1097450960232

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a 50 watt heater should do it. as long as the tank is covered. Ingrid

"Devin" > wrote:

>I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that winter
>is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
>gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming this
>is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter and a
>Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons of bubbles.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Devin
>
>here's the tank I have:
>http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444177 8939&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030101&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1097450960232
>



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[Raccoon]

I've also been thinking about heaters, with winter coming up.

Should I keep the water slightly warm, Its cold in my flat in the winter,
but do GF actually need heaters? Or are they fine in water temperatures as
low as
40 degrees f (or 4 degrees c) as my books suggest?

Tess

"Devin" > wrote in message
link.net...
> I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that
winter
> is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
> gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming
this
> is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter and
a
> Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons of bubbles.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Devin
>
> here's the tank I have:
>
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444177 8939&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030101&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1097450960232
>
>

[Raccoon]

Sorry! I ve just read the posting "heaters?" and its answered my
questions.

Tess

"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> I've also been thinking about heaters, with winter coming up.
>
> Should I keep the water slightly warm, Its cold in my flat in the winter,
> but do GF actually need heaters? Or are they fine in water temperatures
as
> low as
> 40 degrees f (or 4 degrees c) as my books suggest?
>
> Tess
>
> "Devin" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> > I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that
> winter
> > is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
> > gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming
> this
> > is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter
and
> a
> > Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons of
bubbles.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Devin
> >
> > here's the tank I have:
> >
>
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444177 8939&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030101&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1097450960232
> >
> >
>
>

[Bill Stock]

> wrote in message
...
> a 50 watt heater should do it. as long as the tank is covered. Ingrid

I just moved the GF to a 75 gallon in the basement and I too was concerned
about the temp swings with winter coming. So I bought a pair of 150W
heaters. So far the tank has not moved more than a degree (75F) and the
heaters have yet to come on (71F). Looks like the 2x150 was definite
overkill. But the room temp is still 68F, at 60F it could be a different
story.


> "Devin" > wrote:
>
> >I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that
winter
> >is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
> >gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming
this
> >is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter and
a
> >Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons of
bubbles.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Devin
> >
> >here's the tank I have:
>
>http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552
4441778939&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030101&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=253
4374302023693&bmUID=1097450960232
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

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the books are wrong, at least for fancy GF. they are NOT cold water fish. they do
best at warmer temps, more active, better digestion... but need more aeration too.
Ingrid

"Raccoon" > wrote:

>I've also been thinking about heaters, with winter coming up.
>
>Should I keep the water slightly warm, Its cold in my flat in the winter,
>but do GF actually need heaters? Or are they fine in water temperatures as
>low as
>40 degrees f (or 4 degrees c) as my books suggest?
>
>Tess
>


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www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

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actually, the more water ya got the less heat is lost .. it is a surface to volume
thing. glass doesnt conduct that much either so if the top was closed you could keep
the tank warm with a couple 50 watters.
I keep my outdoor slightly above ground pond 1600 gallons at 50oF or better with a
500 watt heater for 11 months of the year in zone 5. the pond is covered with
plastic. Ingrid

"Bill Stock" > wrote:
>I just moved the GF to a 75 gallon in the basement and I too was concerned
>about the temp swings with winter coming. So I bought a pair of 150W
>heaters. So far the tank has not moved more than a degree (75F) and the
>heaters have yet to come on (71F). Looks like the 2x150 was definite
>overkill. But the room temp is still 68F, at 60F it could be a different
>story.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Donald K]

Devin wrote:

> I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that
> winter
> is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
> gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming
> this
> is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter
> and a Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons
> of bubbles.

Your wish is my open source project...

http://www.kernsanalysis.com/HeaterCalculator.cgi

Enjoy.

-Donald
--
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Devin]

Very cool! Thanks!


"Donald K" > wrote in message
...
> Devin wrote:
>
>> I have a 40 gallon tank, and I want to get a heater for it. Now that
>> winter
>> is coming up, I want to keep it at 76 degrees. Is there a wattage per
>> gallon suggestion? Also, I have a taller than wide tank, I'm assuming
>> this
>> is also a consideration? I have adequate aeration, an Emperor filter
>> and a Tetratec Deep Water 18 pump running an 18" bubble bar for tons
>> of bubbles.
>
> Your wish is my open source project...
>
> http://www.kernsanalysis.com/HeaterCalculator.cgi
>
> Enjoy.
>
> -Donald
> --
> "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
> see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
> words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe