Habitat - Indoor :: Upgrade the heater?

[TrooperRES]

i got a 100W fluval tronic at the moment w/ my 25 gal tank. but soon im goin to upgrade the aquarium to probably a 55 gal. is there ne need to upgrade the heater to a 200W fluval tronic? or is stayin w/ the old one alright.

[cam722]

From what I've read (I'm upgrading too) 100watt heater is good for 30gallon tanks.. 55 gallon needs a 200watt.

so yeah, I think you need to upgrade it, just like I do

[GouzlanTheAmerican]

i woudl upgrade to an even bigger heater than 200w so that when you upgrade the tank you wont need to get another heater. i am not shure if it works this way, or maby the water will get too hot. i am not shure.

[cam722]

i like the visi-therm stealth heaters.. and a 250 is like $17.00 at BigAl's.. not a huge cost to upgrade.

[GouzlanTheAmerican]

WoW visatherm's are like $30 at the stores here. i didnt check big al's. darn i could have gotten a better heater for cheaper.

[cam722]

LOL yep live and learn.. did the same thing myself. The petstore is DOUBLE the price at BigAl's heck even DrFosterSmith's is half the price as the pet store. I've learned that unless its an emergency purchase, I buy online..

[TrooperRES]

really its that cheap at bigal's? hmm i never bought nething online, i guess ill go look, how much do they charge shipping/handling?

[cam722]

ok... s/h is like $6.95 for up to $35 at BigAl's..

DrsFosterandsmith are having a sale on them.. shipping is $7.95 up to $30.. obviously the more you send shipping goes up but not more than a $1 or so per increment. That's why I try to do a large order ever so often, get extras and then you don't run out.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 2004&Nty=1