125 gallon heater question

[jmk]

I am setting up a 125 gallon cichlid tank. my house stays around 68 degrees. I am wondering what wattage of heater to use and if I should have 1 or 2.

 

[89must]

2 heaters 250 watt stealths

 

[polish]

I had 2 x 200w Stealth on mine of similar size.

 

[Wheat]

2-150w should do it.

 

[Ullopincrate]

My vote is 2 -200w

 

[heavyhitter]

I keep my house at 66 F all year. I keep my water at 77-78 F I have 2 125's and I only use one heater at a time now and I have been using 1 Ebo Jager 250 or 1 Theo 400w and they all keep the water just the same.

 

[importracer]

I am setting up a 125 gallon cichlid tank. my house stays around 68 degrees. I am wondering what wattage of heater to use and if I should have 1 or 2.

I use a single 250w Jebo-Jager heater on 125's...My heater works perfectly fine....

 

[alleykat0498]

I'm running a single 250w stealth on a 125 gallon tank with about 15-20 in the sump. It seems to keep up just fine.

 

[tcarswell]

I would go with 2 -200 watt stealths on a single thermostat/ heat controller that way they last longer and one of them does not end up doing a majority of the work. Me and zenzo had a big discussion about this. Its especially important with stealths because they have no light for when they are turned on.

 

[FUEGO]

Use two 200 watt heaters to maintain constant temperature. One at each side of the tank is what I do with my 125 GAL, works for me.