How Many Watts Of Heat For A 150G?

[mattlee]

i am setting up a 150g in my garage. the garage is internal so isnt major cold but will obviously get cold during the winter. i have 2 x 300w rena smart heaters to use on the tank but is this going to be enough? required temp is going to be about 25/26 degrees C.

 

[kizno1]

Another tank
2 300W heaters should do the job thats what i plan on using for my 150G.

 

[BackToTheFishes]

I'm getting 2 300W hydor external heaters for my 180G.Better too much than not enough

 

[simonas]

Matt I have a 150g in the garage as well that gets a little cold in winter and I run two 300w heaters and thats fine. been running about 3 winters now

 

[mattlee]

Matt I have a 150g in the garage as well that gets a little cold in winter and I run two 300w heaters and thats fine. been running about 3 winters now

excellent, cheers simon

 

[mattlee]

did you insulate the tank at all simon or just leave it as it comes? the reason i ask is because during the winter when its really cold the heaters will be working overtime i would imagine....

 

[Destination Doha]

hi mattlee just a thort. i used the stuff you tuck behind radiators to insulate our tank along the back and one end it letts me run 2x300watts on a 380 gall tank and only cost 12 pound for 2 rolls from b&q

 

[simonas]

the only insulation was a piece of thick polystyrene at one end that was closest to the garage door. I stuffed all the holes around the window framesand door frames with tesco carrier bags to stop drafts which made a huge difference.

I;ve not checked how much they are on I just know they keep a constant temperature

 

[mattlee]

hi mattlee just a thort. i used the stuff you tuck behind radiators to insulate our tank along the back and one end it letts me run 2x300watts on a 380 gall tank and only cost 12 pound for 2 rolls from b&q

thanks for the tip this is what i was thinking of doing but wasnt sure of what to use... can you remember what its callled?

 

[Destination Doha]

B&Q Radiator Reflective Foil - 500mm x 5m 9.98

 

[mattlee]

thanks for the advise guys