Hi y'all,
What size heaters are you using?
I am finding out that a 300W heater is not enough for my 180 after switching the metal halide to LED's. After the switch, I was using two Eheim heaters (150W + 75W) until one of them broke. I was lucky that it was the 75W heater that broke (and stuck). The tank temp did not go up much at all (only up to 81 or so). The new 300W titanium heater is quite underpowered. It's on all the time yet the temp is only at 77 during the day. It drops to 75 at night. I am considering adding another heater strip, but I am not sure what wattage I need.
What size heaters are you using?
I am finding out that a 300W heater is not enough for my 180 after switching the metal halide to LED's. After the switch, I was using two Eheim heaters (150W + 75W) until one of them broke. I was lucky that it was the 75W heater that broke (and stuck). The tank temp did not go up much at all (only up to 81 or so). The new 300W titanium heater is quite underpowered. It's on all the time yet the temp is only at 77 during the day. It drops to 75 at night. I am considering adding another heater strip, but I am not sure what wattage I need.