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10/10/2010, 08:06 AM
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Heater question
Hi all... New to RC, but have been reading for months.
I'm starting a new 90gal reef tank... Just wanted to ask about heaters. Does my 90 need a heater? Or can I put it in the fudge/sump? |
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10/10/2010, 08:14 AM
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Sump is fine. One of the benefits of having a sump.
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10/10/2010, 10:40 AM
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Rat Bastard!
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Welcome to RC...wealth of information on the boards. Put the heater in the sump. If you haven't made your purchase I'd like to recommend that you pick up a Ranco controller to run your heater(s). All heaters eventually fail and you don't want one sticking on and killing everything in your tank. Set the heater to the temp that you want to maintain, then set your controller so that it kicks off just slightly above that point. Should your heater ever fail to kick off the controller will turn it off to prevent overheating. Inexpensive peace of mind.
Mike
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Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors |
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10/10/2010, 10:56 AM
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10/10/2010, 11:04 AM
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Rat Bastard!
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I suppose that you could do that but since the heater is much more likely to fail than the Ranco I'd let the controller be the failover.
Mike
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Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors |
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10/10/2010, 02:08 PM
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Thanks.
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