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    Heaters

    This thread is for those who want to get an idea of what size heaters they need for their system. For instance:

    I'm building a 475 gallon indoor pond for growing out my tilapia ...... will a 1000 watt heater be enough to heat that large of a tank, or will I need a larger heater? I'm looking at the heater that badflash has recommended in other posts from Jeffers Equine Suppy Clik ...... I'm wondering if I'll need more than one ! My problem with this is that is says it will keep a 5 gallon bucket at 110F ..... this tank will be a little bit larger I believe badflash uses these in his 100 gallon stock tanks, so I'm pretty sure that it will be OK in that small a unit, but how about almost 500 gallons?

    For the winter, I had to put all my fish into two 30 gallon glass tanks, and I'm having a hard time keeping my 30 gallon tanks up to 70 with 2 - 300 watt aquarium heaters per tank turned up to the maximum temps, this is what worries me about the 1000 watt heater, will it be enough?

    Any ideas?

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    Waterbed heaters are designed to lay flat under the bed. The ones I had way back did not attach in any way, so you would need to find a way to attach it. There might be simpler solutions then going with a waterbed heater.4

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason View Post
    Waterbed heaters are designed to lay flat under the bed. The ones I had way back did not attach in any way, so you would need to find a way to attach it. There might be simpler solutions then going with a waterbed heater.4

    Jason

    I was honestly thinking duct tape or hot glue on the outside of the tank. I found one at a cheap price on EBay, so once I get it, and test it, I can post results.
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    he guys in my locationthat aredropping 10k at a time on the hydroponics stores are all raising pot. i recogniseof no different crop in CA with a purpose to pay for the heating, lighting fixtures, pumps, RO, dehumidifiers, chemical compounds, fish meals, and many others. (no i do notboost pot) definitely $threein line with pound talapia and multiple heads of lettuce does not.

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