Dual heater wattage question

techreef · 05/20/2006, 10:39 AM

It seems that a general suggestion is to have two heaters in your tank/sump, so that if one fails, your tank will still have a working heater. But I haven't been able to figure out what wattage rating I'm supposed to follow when buying the two heaters. For example, if a 300W heater is recommended for my tank size, do I buy two 300W heaters or 2 150W heaters?

Randall_James · 05/20/2006, 10:49 AM

The twin 150's will work fine

05/20/2006, 10:39 AM	#1
techreef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 1,046	Dual heater wattage question It seems that a general suggestion is to have two heaters in your tank/sump, so that if one fails, your tank will still have a working heater. But I haven't been able to figure out what wattage rating I'm supposed to follow when buying the two heaters. For example, if a 300W heater is recommended for my tank size, do I buy two 300W heaters or 2 150W heaters?

05/20/2006, 10:49 AM	#2
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	The twin 150's will work fine __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"