200 watt heater in a 10g

[ilikewomen]

I have a marineland visitherm 200 watt heater from a 29g I took down,will it be ok in my 10g?

 

[luckydud13]

My understanding is, that even though some people think it may "fry the fish" it really shouldn't. It just means that you have that much more variety in temperature and are able to correct and make temperature changes extrememly quickly.

 

[ilikewomen]

Whats funny is that it only has 2 settings, low (76) and high (82) it is the older (2003 i think) model.

 

[customdrum]

should work fine! just put it on 74-78 the 1st 6 hours and check it to see if you need to turn it up!

 

[Mgamer20o0]

its just more likely to wear out clicking off and on more often then it would in a bigger tank.

 

[Rbishop]

Unless you are strapped for cash and can't get a more reasonable sized heater for the 10 gal tank, I wouldn't use it there.

 

[ghinksmon]

It can be fine... until it fails. If a 200W fails "on" it will fataly overheat the tank. Having done this once as a teen, I've favored undersized heaters ever since. I usually go a size smaller than the manufacturer states for tank size. If you only need to heat from room temp 68-70 upto 78-80 you are usually fine with smaller heaters. If your room temp is less (ie cost of home heating fuel) then undersized heaters will show their shortcomings.

 

[smitty]

Don't waste your hard earned money. Use the heater it will simply reheat the water faster