View Full Version : New 55g tank setup needs help......
I知 setting up my new 55G tank I have two 100 watt痴 Heaters for it are they will be ok or I need additional heating for it? And I知 also going to use fluval404 and AC300 I知 ok on filtering side or not? Thanks for your input......:)
superjohnny
05-15-2003, 1:39 AM
How much heat you need kinda depends on the difference between ambient temperature (room temp) and your tank temp. If you keep a pretty warm room you shouldn't need much heating. If you live in Greenland you may need a bit more ;)
If you upgrade go with Ebo Jager dude... they make excellent heaters.
Depending on how many fish you keep that filtration should be fine.
Your heating setup is fine. Your filtration is more than enough (but people seem to like that around here).
NJ Devils Fan
05-16-2003, 5:20 PM
Well, it mostly depends on the temperature of the room where the tank is. If the room is about 80 degrees, go with about 2 watts per gallon. If lower, go with 5 watts per gallon.
ROLLIN
05-16-2003, 8:14 PM
If youre not going to have a planted tank, you should go with either a penguin 330 or an emperor 400 instead of the cannister. Much cheaper and IMO better. The AC 300 can help with the mechanical filtration, and the 2 bio-wheels will be plenty enough to handle biological filtration. In a non-planted aquarium I would take bio-wheel filters over cannister filters (or any other filters actually) any day.