Fish Quiz

[Fishmanic]

Betta persephone

 

[majerah1]

Indeed! And what a lovely little betta they be!

 

[Fishmanic]

I have a 500 gal tank with bare bottom and minimal decor.  What is the average recommended total watts of heaters that should be used to heat water 9 degrees F higher than room temperature?  Also how many widely available submersible glass tube type heaters of what wattage would you need. 
 
State your source for your answer as there may be a range of correct answers.

 

[KieranBoyne]

The answer was on the tip of my tongue a few minutes ago.. Then my laptop died and now i cant remember it!!

 

[the_lock_man]

I have a 500 gal tank with bare bottom and minimal decor.  What is the average recommended total watts of heaters that should be used to heat water 9 degrees F higher than room temperature?  Also how many widely available submersible glass tube type heaters of what wattage would you need. 
 
State your source for your answer as there may be a range of correct answers.

 
I always work on the basis of 1w per litre, which assuming you are using US gallons, 500gal equates to just short of 1900l. However, large tanks lose heat at a much slower rate than small tanks, so you would need less than 1900w. I would suggest somewhere around 1.5-1.6kw of heater power would do the job.
 
I would probably go with 5 no 300w heaters.

 

[Fishmanic]

As my internet source led to an answer very close to that answer,  I'll give it to you.  I have read sources that say 5w per gallon and a source that estimated it at 3 watts per gallon.    I believe you:re  correct  in that  a larger aquarium loses heat at a slower rate than a smaller tank.   So 5 300 watt submersible heaters or 3 500 watt heaters would be fine.
 
The_lock_man is up!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

And why would a 1500 w heater not suffice? http/www.kensfish.com/aquarium-supplies/aquarium-heaters/pro-heat-1500-watt-titanium-heater.html

 

[Fishmanic]

because it would be better in a very large tank to spread out the heat souces and to have backup heaters if one should stop heating.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I asssumed that size tank would have sump filtration and that would be where the heater would go.

 

[Fishmanic]

but a couple of backup heaters may be good if the sump heater fails---all heater should be run through an electronic temperature controller
 
 
discalimer :  
i'm a newbie when it comes to equipping very large tanks

 

[KieranBoyne]

Is there another question?? or.....

 

[Fishmanic]

we're waiting on the_lock_man

 

[KieranBoyne]

Ah. Knew that lol. Not that id be the 1st to answer it anyways but... Always worth a try

 

[WILDER]

Is there another question?? or.....
 
That's the problem with quiz sometimes it'a along wait.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Perhaps a time limit for posting questions might be an idea. 
 
If say, no questions after 2 or 3 hours, someone can suggest to post a question.