Yes again i have questions ?

j007dreamer · 05/18/2006, 06:56 PM

Everyone here has been very helpful .... I still have alot of questions... But for now can someone offer a suggestion?

What would be a good brand heater to buy for a 45 gallon tank ?

And this question ill admit is stuipd ...

Since i dont have a filte for the water and i was told not to use tap water ...
Can i just go to Walmart and buy bottled water ??

Sk8r · 05/18/2006, 07:02 PM

At Walmart, there is a kiosk with bottled water: that is the one to get, not the water from off the shelf.

j007dreamer · 05/18/2006, 07:05 PM

I never seen a Kiosk ... is the bottle water bad ?

cephlopus · 05/18/2006, 08:02 PM

Hydor is making really nice heaters that are inline they plug right into your tubing running from your filter you just cut out a small piece of tubing from your filter and hook the heater to your open cut pieces as for your water I wouldn't use bottled water when i started out i had a bad experience. most local fish stores will sell RO/DI water by the gallon. most the time it is cheaper being only a dollar a gallon so it may save you some cash as well which is always a bonus
Hope that helps
Josh, Boston

XtrmCHoPZ · 05/21/2006, 12:03 PM

Visi-therm stealth heaters

Lpsfanatic338 · 05/21/2006, 12:19 PM

Ebo-Jager

todd2000 · 05/21/2006, 12:27 PM

Visa-Stealth are good, and I use the bottled DISTILLED water from wal-mart, .62 cents a gallon, and you can't get any purer. 0 TDS. It's the store brand labled Sodium Free Distilled Water.

xtrstangx · 05/21/2006, 12:56 PM

Finnex Titanium heaters with the 0800 Controller. You can get them on http;//premiumaquatics.com They are the best heaters.

Buy a RO/DI. I did the math when I set up my 40g tank (total volume of 40g, no sump)... The RO/DI was $100 and buying water was $.39/gal.. It came out to be less than 9 months to pay for itself... not to mention after I added my sump and my MH (more evaporation) it went way less than 9 months.

05/18/2006, 06:56 PM	#1
j007dreamer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 262	Yes again i have questions ? Everyone here has been very helpful .... I still have alot of questions... But for now can someone offer a suggestion? What would be a good brand heater to buy for a 45 gallon tank ? And this question ill admit is stuipd ... Since i dont have a filte for the water and i was told not to use tap water ... Can i just go to Walmart and buy bottled water ??

05/18/2006, 07:02 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	At Walmart, there is a kiosk with bottled water: that is the one to get, not the water from off the shelf. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/18/2006, 08:02 PM	#4
cephlopus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 39	Hydor is making really nice heaters that are inline they plug right into your tubing running from your filter you just cut out a small piece of tubing from your filter and hook the heater to your open cut pieces as for your water I wouldn't use bottled water when i started out i had a bad experience. most local fish stores will sell RO/DI water by the gallon. most the time it is cheaper being only a dollar a gallon so it may save you some cash as well which is always a bonus Hope that helps Josh, Boston __________________ beer is better than school Current Tank Info: 15 gal high reef thirty pounds rock twenty pounds sand barren up for nine months pods every where

05/18/2006, 07:05 PM	#3
j007dreamer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 262	I never seen a Kiosk ... is the bottle water bad ?

05/21/2006, 12:03 PM	#5
XtrmCHoPZ Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 787	Visi-therm stealth heaters

05/21/2006, 12:19 PM	#6
Lpsfanatic338 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, New York Posts: 364	Ebo-Jager

05/21/2006, 12:27 PM	#7
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	Visa-Stealth are good, and I use the bottled DISTILLED water from wal-mart, .62 cents a gallon, and you can't get any purer. 0 TDS. It's the store brand labled Sodium Free Distilled Water.

05/21/2006, 12:56 PM	#8
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	Finnex Titanium heaters with the 0800 Controller. You can get them on http;//premiumaquatics.com They are the best heaters. Buy a RO/DI. I did the math when I set up my 40g tank (total volume of 40g, no sump)... The RO/DI was $100 and buying water was $.39/gal.. It came out to be less than 9 months to pay for itself... not to mention after I added my sump and my MH (more evaporation) it went way less than 9 months.