Can i put a 250watt heater on a 29gal?

[cichlidcichlid]

I was just wondering if it would overheat my 29gal. The 150watt i have now is not doing exactly what i want. This is because the house temp is set at 64 and it doesn't go up ( except for in the summer then i have the opposite problem). Anyway i was wondering if the bigger wattage heater would keep the temp more stable instead of bouncing 4-5 degrees a day.

Is vis-therm a good heater?

[mg6682]

Yes, that heater will work. Design-wise, it works the same way as a 100 watt heater, just puts out more watts, so it'll heat the water faster. I've had a couple visi therm heaters and they've worked fine.

[Rbishop]

Visi-therm is great. If a cold room is the issue, I would double up on two lower wattage ones.

[Hound]

I would say it would work, but I'll also point out that a visi-therm stealth 100 watt heater is rated to keep a 30g aquarium at 18f above ambient temperature. In your case that would be about 82f. A visi-therm deluxe 150 watt is rated to do the same in a 40g aquarium. The stealth 150 watt is rated to keep 45g aquariums at 18f above ambient.

A bouncing temperature could be an indication of not having enough water circulation.

[Mgamer20o0]

yes there could be a couple of things going on.

[cichlidcichlid]

i have a penguin 200 and a 150watt heater by hagen i think.

[Mgamer20o0]

where is the heater located? i try to have 2 heaters on all my tanks. even the small ones.

[cichlidcichlid]

It is located right beside the filter about 1 1/2 -2 away.

[Shelby_Tempo_GT]

Visi-therm is great. If a cold room is the issue, I would double up on two lower wattage ones.


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This is also a contingency in the event one heater dies.