drm180
Reefing newb
I have a heater for my 29 gal tank. I have a Hagen Elite Radiant, 150 watt. Does that sound alright. Room temp. is about 72. I'm not sure about the temp in the tank though. I haven't picked out my fish or corals.
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Leslee
Reef enthusiast
Not that I know that much about this, but do you have a thermometer? That way you can know the temp of your tank! I have one in each of my tanks I check it daily!
U4BOYZ
Got Fish?
In my opinion, a thermometer is a must-have. :) I have a TOM Aquarium Temp Alert thermometer...it was fairly inexpensive and it beeps to warn you if your temperture is too low. It also has a feature so you can see your temperature range in the last 24 hours. It's great.
dcantucson
Reef pro
I have one of those too. It's a good inexpensive unit!
drm180
Reefing newb
Oh yeah. I would never go without a thremometer. I don't trust any of the heaters themostats. This heater is a hang on one so I was wondering if a submersible would be better. I've never used either. The one in my freshwater go in the tank and hooks onto the glass with a suction cup. It is not fully submursible though.
lilyicu
FOWLR
I have submersible hang on with suction cups on all of my tanks (FW and SW). I also have two thermometers in each of my tanks. One closer to the surface and one closer to the bottom.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
I just let my floating glass hydrometer/thermometer float around in the tank. I have instant access to it by simply pressing my nose against the glass and reading the temp. It's a very sophisticated piece of equipment. :shock: :mrgreen:
U4BOYZ
Got Fish?
Sounds very sophisticated...but not smudge-proof! Hehehe
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
True dat!
It's also not snot proof. :shock:
It's also not snot proof. :shock:
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
I have a 29G too with 150 watt and it keeps the tank temp right at 78 all thru the cold winter.
Does the Hagen Elite have a light that comes on and off when the heater is cycling? A good way to tell if a heater is sized ok is to keep an eye on the light. If it seems to always be on or on most of the time it is a good sign that the heater may be too small for the tank. If a heater is sized right it only has to turn on every so often to maintain temperature. You do need to know what your actual temperature is. If your heater has a control knob with temperatures on it they are almost always wildly inaccurate. They may get you "in the ballpark" but you have to adjust from there.
