I'm looking at getting my new 100 gallon tank setup. I know for a fact I'm going to run two heaters rather than one for redundancy sake. I'm looking at the RENA 200W top lite's. Anyone use them or heard from someone who has?
Heaters
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200watts on a 100gal, my 100gal is staying warm with a 50watt heater 
but 200watts of heating of course will be safe, secure, and worry free. sounds good to me, never used anything rena tho.
but 200watts of heating of course will be safe, secure, and worry free. sounds good to me, never used anything rena tho.Well, I figured my heating needs to be at 3 watts per gallon. Meaning a total of 300 watts, so Two 200 watt heaters gives me some comfort room and keeps them from running so m uch. I figure to set one a degree or two higher than the other so that it acts as a failsafe. I generally over think and over engineer everything I do....but i really hate things failing.
im in canada, there 5 inches of snow on the ground outside.
i use a 200w heater in my 90g and this is the first real test(winter) for it.
i find i do have to turn it up to 83 to maintain consistent 80 in my tank.
other than that its pretty good. have an extra 200w heater but never had the need for it.
i use a 200w heater in my 90g and this is the first real test(winter) for it.
i find i do have to turn it up to 83 to maintain consistent 80 in my tank.
other than that its pretty good. have an extra 200w heater but never had the need for it.
i use visi-therm stealths on my tank, i highly suggest them. 2-250w on a 90g
an overkill but my water was at 80 for 2 days when the house was 45 during a power outage(thanks to my generator)
an overkill but my water was at 80 for 2 days when the house was 45 during a power outage(thanks to my generator)Use stealth visi-therms in two of the tanks but have a rena in the third. It has been knocked around, sat on the sand, been partially buried and is still working fine after about three years(knock on wood).
I like the visi-therm and Jagar heaters, they have never given me trouble maintaining the proper temp. in any of my tanks.
danzig;701117; said:
Exactly! It is cold in Michigan and things happen with power outages. I have 5" of snow IN my house! J/K And sometimes in trying not to have a $500 gas bill I turn my house thermostat down to 66 at night. my tank heaters have to work. Consider in Texas: how hard does your heater have to work keep the tank 80 degrees?
Nightfall_Fish;702001; said:
Well you know us "northerners" all think that the country of Texas is nothing but hot.
