Would this produce good heat distribution in my tank

[Emeraldtarpon]

Hi TFFers,
a quick question on heater placement...
Would placing the heater under the spray bar produce a good distribution of heat throughout the tank (4ft-200L...Canister 1400l/hr)?
Here's a VERY rough example of what im talking about (trying to draw something on computers is a nightmare lol).
Its straight forward...The SB stands for spray bar and the H is the heater.

One thing i do want to ask is how far below the spray bar should the heater be placed?
Many thanks, appreciate the replies

 

[Colin_T]

You can have the heater near a filter outlet to help circulate the warm water. Or just have the heater in the middle of the tank (on the back glass) and let the current circulate the water.

I prefer heaters in the middle of the tank so they warm the tank more evenly. This is a bigger issue in tanks with only a small amount of water movement. If you have heaps of water movement, it doesn't really matter where the heater goes.

 

[10 Tanks]

Hello Emerald. How warm is the room where you keep the tank? If you keep the room a fairly constant temperature that's suitable for your fish, you may not need to go the expense of a heater. I keep my house at 72 degrees in the Winter and 77 in the Summer, so I don't need to heat my indoor tanks.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[vince82]

Unless you have extremely low flow, it literally does not matter.