1" in/out inline heaters?

[FishNCash]

You can finding 1" reducer to 5/8 inch to run the hydor. However I think your fx5 flow might be too fast for an inline heater therefore loosing efficiency.

 

[NOLAGT]

This is what I am doing when my 300 gallon is rebuilt. They are about $45 but worth it because you can hard plumb to the module itself, they switch out heater watt sizes up or down/ replace easily. They are 1" in/out already with no DIY.

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http://www.google.com/products/cata...=xAv6TsvxK6SkiQLhxv2zDg&sqi=2&ved=0CGwQ8wIwAg#

I like the looks of that one...so you supply the heater and it hooks to that somehow I gather.

 

[NOLAGT]

You can finding 1" reducer to 5/8 inch to run the hydor. However I think your fx5 flow might be too fast for an inline heater therefore loosing efficiency.

I definitely dont want to reduce the 1" to the 5/8" for the hydor and choke the fx5. But that rainbow housing looks pretty interesting. I may still do the heaters in the tank tho for the same reason of not choking the fx5 too much. I will already have a 36w UV inline with one and I think I will need all the flow I can get in the tank. I would like to not need power heads but im not sure with that size tank and 3 fx5's.

 

[JK47]

I like the looks of that one...so you supply the heater and it hooks to that somehow I gather.

Correct, you supply the heater, this is the inline housing module. Lifeguard Aquatics make it and a number of other module that all plumb in line. I plan on using a preasure pump to run this, a UV module and a few Oceanclear canisters. Currently FX5's are running the tank but there is no reason it can't hook up to an FX5 plumbing being the same size. I would run your UV on one FX5, the heater on another and so on but would not add more than one module per FX5 personally to not lose much flow.

 

[Rev_Jim_Jones]

If you get the Lifegard Get at least the double module as the single module only really fits 12 inches oh heater. (more like 11.5)

 

[JK47]

If you get the Lifegard Get at least the double module as the single module only really fits 12 inches oh heater. (more like 11.5)

That is good to know, thanks for the heads up Mat!

 

[Rev_Jim_Jones]

no Probs I have 2 Single lifegard heater modules for a old Oceanic 140 LONG (84x16x24) that is my Next project tank

 

[NOLAGT]

Good to know...thanks as well for the heads up.

 

[NOLAGT]

Will that lifegaurd module fit a Jalli 500w titanium heater? http://www.aquacave.com/500w-titanium-heating-brelement-by-jalli-1626.html

 

[Rev_Jim_Jones]

the Jalli 500w is 13 inches long But I think that includes caps and I don't have one hand to try and fit it.. although some of the Heater does have to stick out...