Heater Placement?
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Lupin
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Horizontal, since hot water rises and circulation supposedly is increased. This should help make water more evenly heated.
Not trying to argue, just providing a different answer
Not trying to argue, just providing a different answer
Horizontal at the bottom or horizontal at the top? (I'm picturing bottom, but just want to make sure)
hmmm i never thought to put it by the intake to circulate the water thats a very smart move i think i might have to move mine lol thanks
I do mine vert, 1 in each corner on the 120, 1 in 1 corner on the 30 , and 1 behind each of 2 the hob filter tubes on the 125.
I'm moving mine horizontally too. I was looking at my 55 long today and I thought maybe it might be cooler in the right corner, because my heater is in the left corner.
i keep mine horizontally at the bottom/center of my 55g tank. deco hides the heater and there is a lot of water movement ther from the fillter.
i had my heater on the opposite side of the tank as my filter intake in the vertical position. the heater would get bubbles on it when it heated up, this bothered me. then I moved the heater right next to the filter intake vertically, the increased waterflow past the heater prevents bubbles from forming on the heater at all when it heats up, I have a feeling no bubbles on the heater allows for better heat transfer into the water. not to mention the heated water is immediately circulated throughout the tank by the filter resulting in a more stable temperature. also the heated water going directly up the intake might even help the bacteria colony in the filter since I believe they like warmer temperatures.