hey guys im setting up my new 75 gallon tank i have a penguin 200 and a AC 110 for my filters and i was wondering what size heater i would need and what is a good brand to go with. I know thins question has probably been asked a million times on here but i would def appreciate any advice.
75 gallon heater advice
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Get 2 jager 250 watts heaters. U will never use another heater again
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Why two?? You really only need one for a 75.
I just have a cheap Aqueon 250 for my 75 gallon. The tank stays a consistent 79F.
x2 on the aqueon I like the pro series.. like 30$ offa amazon for a 250watt w/ free shipping.. and I like that it's not glass, and fully submersible.
2 heaters, afaik, is
1: redundancy if one fails
2: help with longevity because neither has to work as hard
Sure there's other reasons for it. Probably not a MUST, but could save you some headache (and possibly some fish). I personally only have a single 300W in-line heater on mine (Hydor). Nice to not have to look at it in the tank. It also has some cool features, like automatic failsafes if water flow stops.
I have a Jager in a 10g backstock/quarantine/growout/timeout tank, but I've only had it for a month. Doing it's job so far.
1: redundancy if one fails
2: help with longevity because neither has to work as hard
Sure there's other reasons for it. Probably not a MUST, but could save you some headache (and possibly some fish). I personally only have a single 300W in-line heater on mine (Hydor). Nice to not have to look at it in the tank. It also has some cool features, like automatic failsafes if water flow stops.
I have a Jager in a 10g backstock/quarantine/growout/timeout tank, but I've only had it for a month. Doing it's job so far.
I have owned many heaters and only run 1 jager 300 on my 75 and its actually over kill for my tank. This heater could heat my 150 alone but 2 would help the life of each heater. Its built so much better than other glass heaters and its shatter proof. I bought and now buy everything from kensfish.com.
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Just bought one from petsolutions.com for 28 was on sale
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I've had 2 eheim jagers quit, so I wouldn't recommend them. I had a 200 watt last 6 months and a 150 watt last only 3 months. I'm still using a 300 watt Jager controlled by a ranco temperature controller. I've been using the Ranco, since I set the tank up, so hopefully the heater last. The ones that quit the heating indicator light lit up, but they didn't heat. I actually thought the indicator light on a jager was a port hole to see the glow of the heating element. You'd think if the element was glowing it was heating, so I don't know what to think. I've been using a few aqueon pro heaters with no issues so far. I run all my heaters with external temperature controllers now, since the internal thermostat is unreliable.