heater in overflow compartmen

bowhunterj · 09/14/2016, 04:07 PM

I'm having trouble finding a heater short enough to fit in my sump, I have one but it only keeps water at a consistant 76 degrees. that's ok but i'd like a back up so I cant get temp. up if need be. is it ok to put heater in overflow comp. instead of just in tank, I don't like seeing them in the display tank. Just wondering if it would keep water heated since it was fast moving in there?

heathlindner25 · 09/14/2016, 04:12 PM

Perfectly fine in my book

thegrun · 09/14/2016, 04:28 PM

It's fine as long as the water level is high enough to cover the heater when the return pump is off.

abIngenui · 09/15/2016, 06:18 AM

Sounds fine to me. Just make sure there is no case in which the overflow drains and leaves the heater exposed to air.

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niladride · 09/15/2016, 06:50 AM

^

+1 else the glass may shatter.

CafeReef · 09/15/2016, 06:51 AM

how many gallons?

GimpyFin · 09/15/2016, 08:27 AM

Yep, it'll be fine. I keep mine in the overflow and it works great.

bowhunterj · 09/15/2016, 02:35 PM

it's a Marineland 90 gl. I don't turn the pump off very often just for water changes , Thanks for the heads up though I didn't think of that. I'm doin it!!!

09/14/2016, 04:07 PM	#1
bowhunterj Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 76	heater in overflow compartmen I'm having trouble finding a heater short enough to fit in my sump, I have one but it only keeps water at a consistant 76 degrees. that's ok but i'd like a back up so I cant get temp. up if need be. is it ok to put heater in overflow comp. instead of just in tank, I don't like seeing them in the display tank. Just wondering if it would keep water heated since it was fast moving in there?

09/15/2016, 06:51 AM	#6
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	how many gallons? __________________ 50 Gallon cube

09/15/2016, 08:27 AM	#7
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	Yep, it'll be fine. I keep mine in the overflow and it works great. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 110 gallon

09/14/2016, 04:12 PM	#2
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Perfectly fine in my book

09/14/2016, 04:28 PM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	It's fine as long as the water level is high enough to cover the heater when the return pump is off.

09/15/2016, 06:18 AM	#4
abIngenui Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 50	Sounds fine to me. Just make sure there is no case in which the overflow drains and leaves the heater exposed to air. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

09/15/2016, 06:50 AM	#5
niladride Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 567	^ +1 else the glass may shatter.

09/15/2016, 02:35 PM	#8
bowhunterj Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 76	it's a Marineland 90 gl. I don't turn the pump off very often just for water changes , Thanks for the heads up though I didn't think of that. I'm doin it!!!