Aqueon 300 watt heater won't heat 55 gallon aquarium

Kinection · 12-31-2012, 12:36 AM

I just got a 300 watt Aqueon heater for my 55 gallon aquarium
and it's been at 65F for 4 hours... I've got one of these heaters
for my 30 gallon and it works great. Anyone know what
I can do? I just need to heat the water to 72-73F...

phishfriend · 12-31-2012, 12:58 AM

What's the ambient temp of the room it's in? Your best is to do a 50% WC at about 5 degrees higher then what you want it to be.

stevenjohn21 · 12-31-2012, 01:15 AM

Did you turn the heater to the correct temp whilst it was switched on ? Unplug it, turn to the correct temp and see if that helps.
I use the same heater for my 75 gallon, set at around 78 degrees so i know it will easily heat a 55.

BriDroid · 12-31-2012, 01:40 AM

Is it getting hot when you reach in and touch it?

I'm using one of the Aqueon Pro heaters in my 72 gallon and it's only a 100 watt.

My old one died, so I took this out of my 20 gallon. I was going to buy another 100 watt, but this one is working fine. That bigger one should work on your 55?????

fishykid1 · 01-02-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaticStory

I just got a 300 watt Aqueon heater for my 55 gallon aquarium
and it's been at 65F for 4 hours... I've got one of these heaters
for my 30 gallon and it works great. Anyone know what
I can do? I just need to heat the water to 72-73F...

Another question, did you just put the tank up? I have 300W hydor inline on the 75 and it pulls temp up from 65 at water changes to 79 degrees in about an hour to 1.5 hours.

12-31-2012, 12:36 AM	#1
Kinection Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 929	Aqueon 300 watt heater won't heat 55 gallon aquarium I just got a 300 watt Aqueon heater for my 55 gallon aquarium and it's been at 65F for 4 hours... I've got one of these heaters for my 30 gallon and it works great. Anyone know what I can do? I just need to heat the water to 72-73F...

12-31-2012, 01:15 AM	#3
stevenjohn21 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,018	Did you turn the heater to the correct temp whilst it was switched on ? Unplug it, turn to the correct temp and see if that helps. I use the same heater for my 75 gallon, set at around 78 degrees so i know it will easily heat a 55. __________________ “We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” -Bobby Robson “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” -Gary Linekar "Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over! It is now, it's four!" -Kenneth Wolstenholme

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12-31-2012, 12:58 AM	#2
phishfriend Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 25	What's the ambient temp of the room it's in? Your best is to do a 50% WC at about 5 degrees higher then what you want it to be.

12-31-2012, 01:40 AM	#4
BriDroid Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 173	Is it getting hot when you reach in and touch it? I'm using one of the Aqueon Pro heaters in my 72 gallon and it's only a 100 watt. My old one died, so I took this out of my 20 gallon. I was going to buy another 100 watt, but this one is working fine. That bigger one should work on your 55?????