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- From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.aquaria
- Subject: Re: heaters
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.222848.12139@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 03:28:48 GMT
- References: <Bxwnvy.8Cw@ecmwf.co.uk>
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- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- In article <Bxwnvy.8Cw@ecmwf.co.uk>, sya@ecmwf.co.uk (Adam Bracewell) writes:
- > Hi netters,
- >
- > Just been reading the FAQ for these groups and something struck me as odd.
- > In the section titled Starting a new Aquarium, the heater wattage recommended (as a rule
- > of thumb) is 2.5 watts per gallon.
- > My question - is this really enough ? I've recently seen 8 watts/gal recommended.
-
- I've seen 5watts per gallon posted in more thatn one peice of literature, so
- that's what I go by. I'd say 2.5watts per gallon would be the minimum I would
- supply...anything more than around 5 or 8 would just be 'extra security' I'd
- think.
-
- -Matt
-