I'm in the middle of building a plywood aquarium which I'm gonna keep in my shed, what's troubling me is heating it. The tanks gonna be about 1500 litres so I was planning on using about 3 500 watt heaters which should suffice most of the year but in the winter they will have to work very hard to keep temp right. Is there risk Of these overheating and burning out? Will this cost a lot to run and are there any better options?
aquarium heating
- Thread starter matty.green
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A; what is the ambient temperature of the room around the tank?
B; how warm are you trying to keep the tank?
C; how well insulated is the tank/filter etc?
B; how warm are you trying to keep the tank?
C; how well insulated is the tank/filter etc?
Insulating and then heating the shed might be less costly than using electric heaters. Depends partly on the size of the thread and the cost of gas versus electricity.
If you use heaters inside the tank, you'll want to insulate the tank well and try to reduce as much evaporation as you can (from the tank and/or sump/filters etc.)
Well built heaters will not overheat inside the tank, but if they are running non stop for weeks, I don't have an opinion on ceasing to operate properly.
If you use heaters inside the tank, you'll want to insulate the tank well and try to reduce as much evaporation as you can (from the tank and/or sump/filters etc.)
Well built heaters will not overheat inside the tank, but if they are running non stop for weeks, I don't have an opinion on ceasing to operate properly.