Hydor Heater Setup?

[trig854]

Setting up a new tank and I bought an external Hydor heater. I planned on running it on a marineland 360 canister filter, the problem is I didn't realize that the hose for the canister is quite a bit larger than the 5/8" hose barb for the Hydor Heater. I thought about plumbing it down, but would this restrict the flow and make the canister work to hard?

 

[Livewire88]

If you fit the wrong size external heater your flow rate will be effected, better off exchanging the heater you have for the correct size one.

 

[trig854]

The problem is they don't make a larger one.

 

[Livewire88]

I assum you are using the 300W heater with the 19mm connections? if so your only option is to modify the pipes or use reducers so that the heater will fit.

 

[trig854]

That's what I was using, do you think it will work ok if I modify it? I don't want to put to much stress on the pump

 

[Livewire88]

It will work, I have used a 200W Hydor with 12mm conections on 19mm pipwork using reducers.

The flow was effected but apart from that it all worked fine, this was on a APS1000 filter.