Planning ahead and need heater...what size heater will fit inside Aquafuge 2 HOB?

[davidinga]

I plan to add a medium or large Aquafuge 2 HOB to my tank in the fuge and was wondering what size heater will fit inside? I was going to buy a EHEIM Jager Heater as they are the most recommended but they are also the longest. My tank is a 46 gallon so I probably need what a 200w heater? A 200w Eheim heater is 15" long; is that gonna fit in a medium or large aquafuge?

It seems most other brand 200w heaters are only 12" long. Why is the Eheim so long?


Thanks

 

[davidinga]

...actually I am probably suppose to run two heaters as a fail-safe huh? So I would need two 100 watt'rs for my 46 gallon.

 

[mojo]

200w would be more than enough... Two 75's would be sufficient, and unless you keep your heat low, I'd suspect two 50's would be just fine as well.

 

[davidinga]

mojo;711313 wrote: 200w would be more than enough... Two 75's would be sufficient, and unless you keep your heat low, I'd suspect two 50's would be just fine as well.

Really? I only need two 50's? I thought the rule of thumb was like 4watts per gallon...

 

[mojo]

Maybe if you live in the arctic. I've never seen that kind of need.

I used to have 500w of heaters in my 800g system, the majority of which was in the 67 degree basement, and I never had a problem keeping things warm enough....