Rooster
Fish Herder
I read this time and time again, so decided to take a poll on the topic... a LOT of newbies (beginners) come to our forum for advice, and I feel it only fair to separate hearsay from fact.
One of these "ghosts" is that you HAVE to use a specific sized heater for a certain sized tank... and it simply isnt true (in my opinion) !
You are perfectly "safe" in using a larger than recommended heater - the thermostat will sort the temperature.... the only danger that IS possible, but unlikely, is that the thermostat sticks "on" and the water overheats.
But HOW MANY of us have actually HAD THIS HAPPEN ???
For the purposes of sanity, the term HEATER is used to denote a heater+thermostat pair - the most common unit in use.
One of these "ghosts" is that you HAVE to use a specific sized heater for a certain sized tank... and it simply isnt true (in my opinion) !
You are perfectly "safe" in using a larger than recommended heater - the thermostat will sort the temperature.... the only danger that IS possible, but unlikely, is that the thermostat sticks "on" and the water overheats.
But HOW MANY of us have actually HAD THIS HAPPEN ???
For the purposes of sanity, the term HEATER is used to denote a heater+thermostat pair - the most common unit in use.