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After spending the last 12 years with reef tanks, I was only concerned about how to cool an aquarium.
Now that my next project is a high-tech planted tank, heat is an issue that needs to be addressed.
My aquarium is 135 gallons but after the substrate, wood and rocks, the actual water volume will be close to 100 gallons. Finnex Ray2 lighting will be used, which will add minimal heat during the day.
For aesthetic purposes, I want as little equipment to be showing in the tank. It may be an overkill, but I will be using a 500 series Aquatop canister with UV and a Eheim 2217. Unfortunately, the Aquatop has 3/4 inch i.d. tubing, which will not facilitate the external CO2 system (Green Leaf Aquariums). No manufacturer currently makes a CO2 system compatible for 3/4" hosing. Rather than discard the Aquatop System, it will be used in tandem with the Eheim system. Another goal is crystal clear water.
It is a fact that canister filters generate heat, and two of them should be additive.
My question is:
I would like to use the 300 watt in-line Hydor heater, the biggest in-line heater currently on the market. Ambient temperature is normally around 72 F, and therefore the general "five watts per gallon" rule may not apply due to other sources of heat generated from lights and the canisters. What do you think of using the in-line Hydor system? I have a 400 watt and 150 watt submersible for backup but I would prefer no "machinery" in the tank if possible other than the siphon tubes from the external filters.
Mike
Now that my next project is a high-tech planted tank, heat is an issue that needs to be addressed.
My aquarium is 135 gallons but after the substrate, wood and rocks, the actual water volume will be close to 100 gallons. Finnex Ray2 lighting will be used, which will add minimal heat during the day.
For aesthetic purposes, I want as little equipment to be showing in the tank. It may be an overkill, but I will be using a 500 series Aquatop canister with UV and a Eheim 2217. Unfortunately, the Aquatop has 3/4 inch i.d. tubing, which will not facilitate the external CO2 system (Green Leaf Aquariums). No manufacturer currently makes a CO2 system compatible for 3/4" hosing. Rather than discard the Aquatop System, it will be used in tandem with the Eheim system. Another goal is crystal clear water.
It is a fact that canister filters generate heat, and two of them should be additive.
My question is:
I would like to use the 300 watt in-line Hydor heater, the biggest in-line heater currently on the market. Ambient temperature is normally around 72 F, and therefore the general "five watts per gallon" rule may not apply due to other sources of heat generated from lights and the canisters. What do you think of using the in-line Hydor system? I have a 400 watt and 150 watt submersible for backup but I would prefer no "machinery" in the tank if possible other than the siphon tubes from the external filters.
Mike
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