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Hi everyone! First post here as I've mainly lurked for a good amount of years and recently decided to join the forum.
Anyway, I've got a question. After searching through the countless threads on heaters and whatnot, I generally see that people use and recommend 2 heaters instead of 1 for fail-safe purposes. Now I've been in the aquarium hobby for 5+ years and have always used 1 per tank and always had no problems.
I recently obtained a 60 Gallon and my 2 month old 300-Watt visitherm is already failing due to condensation. I have been using the 5 watts per gallon rule for all these years however, I just purchased a single Fluval 200-Watt E Heater and wanted to know if 1 heater will be enough in terms of even heat distribution. The tank is circulated by a Fluval C4, Aquaclear 500, and 2 Maxi Jet 600's in each corner of the tank. Plenty of water circulation and 1 heater has never been a problem for me but I guess I just need reassurance on the whole subject of even heat distribution.
Anyway, I've got a question. After searching through the countless threads on heaters and whatnot, I generally see that people use and recommend 2 heaters instead of 1 for fail-safe purposes. Now I've been in the aquarium hobby for 5+ years and have always used 1 per tank and always had no problems.
I recently obtained a 60 Gallon and my 2 month old 300-Watt visitherm is already failing due to condensation. I have been using the 5 watts per gallon rule for all these years however, I just purchased a single Fluval 200-Watt E Heater and wanted to know if 1 heater will be enough in terms of even heat distribution. The tank is circulated by a Fluval C4, Aquaclear 500, and 2 Maxi Jet 600's in each corner of the tank. Plenty of water circulation and 1 heater has never been a problem for me but I guess I just need reassurance on the whole subject of even heat distribution.