New Heater

[MJC8719]

My heater has broken and no longer works. I am wondering what the best brand of heater is to buy and how many watts it would need to be for a 29 gallon tank.

Thanks

 

[acefred]

I like my tronic, not sure of size for your tank............................

 

[Rebgen]

100 watts should cover you nicely if your ambiet room temp is within 15 degrees or so of 75F.

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I'd recommend Tronic or Ebo-Jager as reliable brands to consider. Feel free to do a search to answer any questions on these. You'll find a lot of excellent information.

 

[alex7ktrc]

50 watt would be a little to low, 100 watt would be overkill but it would definetly be good for your tank, and that way if u ever got a bigger tank, you could use the 100 watt, and maybe add more. Id go with the 100 watt tronic/juger. Godd luck!

 

[jordank]

100 watt isnt really overkill... the general rule I see is 5 watts per gallon for tanks under 50 gallons..
150 watt would be ideal
100 watt would work
50 watt wouldnt

 

[JSchmidt]

Two 50s would be good for a 29, as long as it's not in a room that experiences dramatic temp shifts. (In a room that gets cold at night, for example, a pair of 75s might be better.)

I like Ebo Jager and Tronics the best.

Jim