Heater for 220g

[cbrack83]

I am setting up a 220 gallon aquarium. I am getting new heaters and I am trying to decided how many I should get plus what wattage. Any and brands you recommend?

 

[wdebenedettojr]

I would get a titanium one. 1000 watt. If you have an apex you can just get a heating element and have the apex control it. If you don't have an apex they sell them with controllers.

 

[cbrack83]

A single titanium would be enough? Would it be wise to have a backup?

 

[wdebenedettojr]

If it were me I would do 2 1000 watt heaters.

 

[Marshall O]

And I would recommend running them off a controller, for sure.

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[Flame Angel]

Redundancy, redundancy

 

[reefstarter]

electric heating elements for aquariums generate around 3 BTU's per watt . And a BTU is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water 1 degree. water weighs around 8.33 lbs per gallon . I also don't like having just one heater in case of failure . They usually stick in the on position so like using a bunch of smaller ones like 300 watt each . I took all my electric heaters out and ran a coil off my boiler because I have heard so many stories of tanks being nuked by electric heaters either sticking on , voltage leaking or its contents leaking in to tank . But there is the formula

 

[cbrack83]

Thanks for the formula reefstarter... It was very helpful...