What About Heaters?

[bettafriend15]

i have a 55 gallon aquarium and i need to buy a filter im alittle confused because none of the heaters have any size label it just has how many watts it has so how do you know what heater to buy

 

[Betta91]

What kind of fish are you planning to put into the tank?

 

[bettafriend15]

What kind of fish are you planning to put into the tank?

i was planning on getting some bala sharks and a couple of other fish im not to sure about i was thinkin zebra danios

on the first post i meant heater not filter my bad weve all had typos before

 

[rdd1952]

Minimum for heaters is 3 watts per gallon and preferable 5 wpg so somewhere between 165 & 275 watts.

 

[vinylman]

When you say ''some'' Bala Sharks, how many do you have in mind?. 55g may seem very big, but if you put three or four Sharks in there, it will severely limit anything you may want to add later.

 

[for_my_fish]

300 watt visitherm would be good starting point

 

[celaeno]

according to this site...

http/www.bestfish.com/tips/091098.html

you need a 200w heater for a 55g tank.

 

[bettafriend15]

i was thinking four bala sharks and i know they nedd a lot of room and as soon as i get enough money i plan on getting a larger tank

thanks for looking out for my fish though
and even if i dont have a new tank my parents have one that only has a few fish and they could have them i live with them so i would still be able to see them only difference is i didnt buy the tank