What Kind Of Heater Would Be Good For A 180 Gallon Reef Tank

[PHIL GUY]

Whats A Good Heater For My 180 Gallon Reef Tank? And The Web Site To Buy It?

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[PHIL GUY]

bump my head

[skeety]

Just get a couple 100 Watt heaters.

The pumps will probably keep your tank close to warm enough as it is already.

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are good starting places.

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[Hop]

I've personally found that it's not so much the heater(with exceptions) as it is how you use them. Meaning that I feel a controller is a must with a reef. Whether that be a stand alone unit or on a controller. I use 4 300 watt heaters tied into my Neptune. Two are in the sump and kick on at 78.1 and I have two in the overflow that kick on at 77.9 just in case... But rarely does the second set kick on.

So to support what skeety mentioned, a couple 100 watters would be great, but I would say that a controller is a must... Heaters fail and they normally fail in the on posistion. A controller will *nearly* eliminate this risk.

[Twitterbait]

I agree. just make sure they are in a high flow area.

[Loverotties]

Any kind except glass!I like the Titanium ones.

[PHIL GUY]

thanks everone

[Tasher80]

I just bought two brand new 350 watt heaters for my 180 tank. Right now its only using one 350 watt heater and thats doing just fine. I bought two new ones to use on the tank so I can take the old one off. I figure I may need the second in the winter time since the tanks in the basement. I agree with the above a controller is a must. I actually think my old heater is stuck in the on position so its a good thing for my controller.

[bravo2]

What brand preference on heaters?