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heater in sump
Does a heater in sump work.My heater seems to be on all the time even though my tank is always 76-78.My thought isthe water in the sump passes through so quick does it really have time to heat the water or do all the pumps/power heads actually do the trick.Any comments would be appeciated.
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IMO, it has a lot to do with the total system volume, the amount of turnover flow, and the wattage of the heater.
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Would think if heater wattage was enough for volume, with any sort of flow, system would eventually reach a equilibrium.
btw, I have a 300w heater in sump, ~200g system volume, ~1000gph through sump and heater cycles. |
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I keep a double computer fan on all the time to keep temp down and keep heater going to keep temp up.Do you have a fan or chiller going all the time to
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I have a 300watt heater in the sump for 125gal and it is mostly off other than when the autofill dumps some water.
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Having a fan on all the time probably explains why the heater is always on.
I'm running a controller for both fans and heater. One won't be on if the other is. |
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I have a reefkeeper which controls my heat with a 500w titanium heater. The heater is set in the skimmer compartment of my sump. I have a bypass style refugium. I took the temp sensor and set it in each compartment of the sump and also in the main tank. It showed a temperature difference of 0.1 degrees so I'm thinking nothing to worry about.
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Thanks very much for your replies
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I have 2 heaters in my sump and I don't think they have ever turned on :eek:
Could you try putting them in your overflow maybe that will work better |
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A person told me to set the heater a couple degrees below my low temp.(76) This way the heater safeguards against the temp going so low it kills livestock.
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