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I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank. I usually run it right around 78*/79*. Last night my tank was 90* when i got home from work!!! I turned the heater down a couple degrees and it is back to normal this morning but now i'm quite certain i want to replace it. I'm anxiously waiting to see if anyone is unwell after the heat spike :/ I've got 25+ baby bristlenoses in there. I'd be heartbroken over if they died.
I saw a few threads/posts about heaters that mentioned using dual heaters. One post in particular mentioned that it is safer if the heater malfunctions and I was thinking it might be more efficient to have one at either end than all the heat at one end anyways. So I'm considering going with two to replace the one that decided to spike to 90*F last night for no reason. Is dual heaters basically the way to go?
I also saw a few threads about using external controllers. So that is another idea that is on my radar. My budget isn't indefinite, so chances are I will either go with 2 better/more expensive heaters, or 2 less expensive heaters with a controller. Thoughts? Recommendations on controllers? I haven't found any posts about using them, preferences, etc.
Thanks!
I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank. I usually run it right around 78*/79*. Last night my tank was 90* when i got home from work!!! I turned the heater down a couple degrees and it is back to normal this morning but now i'm quite certain i want to replace it. I'm anxiously waiting to see if anyone is unwell after the heat spike :/ I've got 25+ baby bristlenoses in there. I'd be heartbroken over if they died.
I saw a few threads/posts about heaters that mentioned using dual heaters. One post in particular mentioned that it is safer if the heater malfunctions and I was thinking it might be more efficient to have one at either end than all the heat at one end anyways. So I'm considering going with two to replace the one that decided to spike to 90*F last night for no reason. Is dual heaters basically the way to go?
I also saw a few threads about using external controllers. So that is another idea that is on my radar. My budget isn't indefinite, so chances are I will either go with 2 better/more expensive heaters, or 2 less expensive heaters with a controller. Thoughts? Recommendations on controllers? I haven't found any posts about using them, preferences, etc.
Thanks!