How to heat a large tank?

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Andrew1002

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How do you heat a 781 gallon HUGE fish tank? Let's call it 780 just for reference. So if it changes heating methods the tank is 94" long 48" wide and 40" high. How can I heat it?

I'M ANDREW AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC
-Andrew
 
The room is easiest, followed by 1000w titanium heaters, or if you are into diy and good with plumbing a heat exchanger can be the most efficient
 
brich999 said:
The room is easiest, followed by 1000w titanium heaters, or if you are into diy and good with plumbing a heat exchanger can be the most efficient
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How many 1000w titanium heaters? Where can i get them? The room is like 70 degrees on average year round. Sometimes hotter and sometimes colder

I'M ANDREW AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC
-Andrew
 
Well depending on the room, heating the room is easiest. I had a jbj trutemp 1000w heater and was impressed, but they have issues with the temp probe. General rule is 3-5wpg for heaters so you do the math... Lots of variables like tank material, lighting, pumps and such. All these will factor
 
brich999 said:
Well depending on the room, heating the room is easiest. I had a jbj trutemp 1000w heater and was impressed, but they have issues with the temp probe. General rule is 3-5wpg for heaters so you do the math... Lots of variables like tank material, lighting, pumps and such. All these will factor
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It will be an insulated plywood tank in a rectangle within the wall. So that it can be covered with other insulation. It will be about 10' from a hot water heater as well so it should stay really warm. The hot water heater keeps my basement at like 70 degrees year round and along with that in the winter when we do laundry the basement is like 90 degrees because we put it on high heat and the whole basement heats up with this.

I'M ANDREW AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC
-Andrew
 
CarvinSigX said:
My water heater doesn't heat up the surrounding area...

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I think that's my water heater... Might be the hot water pipes or something. But my basement is always warm. Lol I think I was wrong with that.

I'M ANDREW AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC
-Andrew
 
Andrew1002 said:
I think that's my water heater... Might be the hot water pipes or something. But my basement is always warm. Lol I think I was wrong with that.

I'M ANDREW AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC
-Andrew
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Actually, I may be the one that's mistaken. I think I have a cold water heater, as opposed to a hot water heater. My bad. ;)

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I am putting a small radiator under the tank that will be fed from the house central heatin system.
 
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