Aquarium heater recommendation

[cleon1990]

What heater should I go with for a 600 gallon tank?

 

[polyppal]

Multiple high voltage Eheim Jagers on a controller

 

[cleon1990]

Multiple high voltage Eheim Jagers on a controller

Thank you gonna try out two 300watt on a inkbird controller.

 

[Gtinnel]

Thank you gonna try out two 300watt on a inkbird controller.

It depends upon your tank temp, ambient temp, etc but 600 watts for a 600 gallon tank seems low to me.

 

[polyppal]

you might need 3 for such a large tank

 

[Sean Clark]

I would run atleast 3 600w, probably 4 and have them all on separate controllers.

 

[Gtinnel]

I run 600 watts on my 125, although during the winter my skimmers outside air intake causes me to need more heating. During the summer I could probably get away with 300 watts.

 

[Sean Clark]

I run two separate 300w so 600w as backup heaters for my 200 gallon. I typically only need a 4-6 degree rise if that though.

 

[polyppal]

I would run atleast 3 600w, probably 4 and have them all on separate controllers.

^ id do similar, but I don't trust those ink bird things - id run them on a controller using the controllers thermostat

The Helio PTC heaters are also supposed to be very serious quality but are very expensive

Helio PTC Smart Heaters

Smart, Safe & Stable Aquarium Heating PTC Solid-State Ceramic Heating Technology Overheat-Resistant Titanium Heating Elements Dedicated Smart Controller with Audible Alarms Remote Titanium Temperature Probe Supports Single or Dual Heating Elements Magnetic Holders for Secure, Tool-Free Mounting...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

OP if your setting up a 600g massive reef tank, its gonna get real expensive real fast

 

[ZombieEngineer]

You want three 500-600W heaters that each have their own thermostat and are controlled by a heater controller of some kind (apex,, inkbird, etc).

 

[cleon1990]

So I bought two 300 watt ehiem heaters and it’s holding the temp at 75.5f and confirmed it with the Hanna salinity salt checker since that also tells me temp lol. thank you all for your comments and recommendations

 

[Muffin87]

Slimline Schego titanium heaters use PTC for better thermal management | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Heater manufacturer Schego showed off a new PTC titanium aquarium heater at Interzoo 2022. Thinner and much longer than existing models these 5/8” thick slimline heaters come in similar wattages from…

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Id keep these in mind.

 

[ZombieEngineer]

Slimline Schego titanium heaters use PTC for better thermal management | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Heater manufacturer Schego showed off a new PTC titanium aquarium heater at Interzoo 2022. Thinner and much longer than existing models these 5/8” thick slimline heaters come in similar wattages from…

reefbuilders.com

Id keep these in mind.

The problem with those is they do not have their own thermostat. The last thing you want is heaters that rely on a single point of failure. Heater controller goes out of calibration, probe falls out of the tank, etc you might cook your tank. If the heater has a built in thermostat, it's a little more likely to fail on its own, but the entire system of controller + heater is waaay less likely to fail.

 

[Mikedawg]

So I bought two 300 watt ehiem heaters and it’s holding the temp at 75.5f and confirmed it with the Hanna salinity salt checker since that also tells me temp lol. thank you all for your comments and recommendations

Since you live in Miami I assume ambient temp in room with tank is relatively high year round and, hopefully, two 300 watt heaters will be sufficient

 

[Sleeping Giant]

What heater should I go with for a 600 gallon tank?

One that hooks up to your gas, lol similar to a pool heater I would think. That's a lot of water to heat.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[BZOFIQ]

I'd say 2x 300W and 2x 600W setup in stages, preferably on 2 different controllers.