Wattage Of Heater

[lilfishie]

well i really need to get heaters for my two 2.5 gallons and the 3 gallon, they are all acrylic, so what wattage is best to use?

many thanks Lilfishie

 

[Teelie]

I'd say a 5 watt heater. Something that small doesn't take much to heat.

 

[lilfishie]

thats what i was thinking but thought i had better check

 

[gilaesther]

When I was thinking of getting a 2.5 gal, I couldn't find any low wattage heaters that have a temp dial. I only found one that just heats everything up by a certain number of degrees, don't remember how many off hand.

I ended up with a 6 gal to make that issue easier to resolve. Is there such a thing as a 5 watt heater?