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Im in the process of gathering new equipment as i will be stripping my 55g tank soon.

i was wondering what brands of heaters are recommended..

i was thinking of two 150w heaters for the tank. would this be enough?

thanks!

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I have two Sera's in my 5ft tank they also came with a good gurantee, yes they cost more but a good heater is one of the most important piece of equipment you put into a tank. I would also buy a spare you can count on it to break down just at the wrong time. Two is certainly the best way to go.
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I believe Tetra also make a good heater.

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Personally, I like the Visi-Therm Stealth heaters. I've had great luck with them, but not with the Tetra Whisper I used.

As far as wattage, that sounds good to me. The two heaters will be better than one, like Keith said.

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Thanks for your responses keith and sirbooks

i want a reliable heater thats for sure!

i have been looking at the sera, fluval and jager brands.

i will try n search for that other brand.. i havent seen it on any australian sites...

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If you can find the Ebo Jager, they're the way to go. However, they've stopped producing them over two years ago so the ones you find won't be replenishing themselves. They're high quality, and very reliable.

As mentioned above, sera and visi-therm (stealth models especially) are also reliable brands, as are Rena-Cal excels.

I use Jager heaters in all of my tanks, and I've been very happy with them. They keep a steady, accurate temperature, they are very heavy duty, and I personally think they are more attractive than many other heaters.
Two heaters would definitely make your tank a mare even, stable temperature overall, but my not be necessary. One 200 watt heater in my 65 gallon tank keeps thing nice and stable for me. If you have a 4' or longer tank, two heaters may be the way to go.
If you are using a cannister filter, I've also heard some very good reviews of the in-line heaters from Mardel (I think, it might be Rena). It would mean less equipment in your tank.

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Would two 125w eheim jager heaters be enough in a 55g tank?

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Hi,
The general rule of thumb is that the heater(s) total
wattage should be 5 watts/gallon. 55x5=275, I'd say that
depending upon the location of the tank (near a outside
wall, a furnace output, a window) the 250 watts would be
acceptable in most circumstances.
Frank


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Thanks for that calculation Frank!
im gng to visit some LFS and see what good brands i can find!

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I find the vistherms to be fairly acurate,
I do not recoment Theo heaters though. I found the thermostats on them to be extremely off, by almost 10 degrees, luckily i did not put it in a system with fish! has anybody else tried Theo heaters, i think they are made by hydor

Theo heaters are nothing but trouble. They float. If they malfuntion they need to be returned to Italy. I have had them (both) stick on. Visitherm Stealth is by far my favorite, I just wish there was a tiny LED when it is on. I know the idea is to be easy to camoflage but listening for the clicking on and off is hard.

I always go with 2 undersized heaters if the tank is decent sized. One sticks on it can't cook the tank and the other will stay off. If one fails and stays off the fish don't get chilled.

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