question Hagen Fluval 200 Watt E-Series Electronic Aquarium Heater

[rmalford]

300 should be good... always a rating to two higher imo. Indoor tanks give a lot of room for error though so either would work.

Then, why did you say this?

[eklikewhoa]

A rating or two... not the biggest you can go. LoL!

[HERM]

I need to upgrade the heater in my 200 gallon , What would be my best bet ? Thanks in advance.

[eklikewhoa]

I have a 75w on my 30g but the house never fluctuates much and I threw this tank together the cheapest I could.

[rmalford]

A rating or two... not the biggest you can go. LoL!

Ah yes! Agreed. 300 watt heaters on 15 gallon tanks would probably not be a good idea.

[rmalford]

I need to upgrade the heater in my 200 gallon , What would be my best bet ? Thanks in advance.

How about two 300 watt eheims? Hidden away in your sump?

[eklikewhoa]

I need to upgrade the heater in my 200 gallon , What would be my best bet ? Thanks in advance.

In the larger tanks I prefer going with the titanium heaters with remote temp dial. or splitting the work load amongst multiple heaters.

[eklikewhoa]

I run wet/drys on most my tanks though so all the unsightly equipment isn't seen.

[HERM]

I've been doing a lot of reading on wet drys , never put one together .

[eklikewhoa]

Imo easier than hassling with a canister.

Buying a commercially available one is really straight forward. Hands down the best filtration you could have on a tank.

[HERM]

I'm running a fx5 , what size, and brand would be best ?

[eklikewhoa]

Pro-clear has been great to me but anything similar works, that's the great thing about them, they all are pretty similar its just what you use for the return pump.

For your 200g along with the FX5 I would go with the largest PC or whatever you can fit under the tank.