450 gallon Heating options?

that_fish_Guy · Jan 29, 2015

Hey guys, as some of you may know I am setting up a 450 gallon with a 180 gallon sump. And I am having some difficulties figuring out how I'm going to heat this thing. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe 5 300w heaters... that surely won't cut it right? (Never had to heat a tank this big)
Prior to this my biggest tank was 180 gallons.

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xraycer · Jan 29, 2015

Being in SoCal, I think you should be fine with that option.
I you still want more power, Finnex makes 800W titanium heaters

that_fish_Guy · Jan 29, 2015

xraycer said:
Being in SoCal, I think you should be fine with that option.
I you still want more power, Finnex makes 800W titanium heaters

How many of those should I get? Two?

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ragin_cajun · Jan 29, 2015

I have 2 300 watt heaters on a 540 gallon. All I need. The tank is inside the house.

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that_fish_Guy · Jan 29, 2015

ragin_cajun said:
I have 2 300 watt heaters on a 540 gallon. All I need. The tank is inside the house.

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What temp do you keep your house at? I keep mine at 72*degrese so that may affect the heater... i'm going to insulate the sump with foam I think

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jsodwi · Jan 29, 2015

I run 4- 300watt heaters and a Ranco temp controller on my 750g with a 180g sump. I live in north jersey. It's about 4* today. It's been up since 2009 with no problems

Quo Vadis · Jan 29, 2015

Do you have other tanks in the room? It may be more cost effective to heat the whole room...

that_fish_Guy · Jan 29, 2015

jsodwi said:
I run 4- 300watt heaters and a Ranco temp controller on my 750g with a 180g sump. I live in north jersey. It's about 4* today. It's been up since 2009 with no problems

So it sounds like a 3 pack of eheim jager 300w heaters will work for me

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that_fish_Guy · Jan 29, 2015

Quo Vadis said:
Do you have other tanks in the room? It may be more cost effective to heat the whole room...

Yea but the other tank is steadily 82*
Cost effective dosnt mater. My house has solar panels. Electric bill is never more than $10 or so. So I'm just going to go with some eheim jager heaters. There is a 3 pack on amazon for like $80. That should do it from what I'm hearing

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xraycer · Jan 29, 2015

Do yourself (and especially the fish) a favor and hook these heaters up to a controller for extra insurance against over heating


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