Titanium Heater, 300W, 12" Price: $28.42
Salt water compatible. These submersible heaters offer excellent corrosion resistance. They are 1-1/2" in diameter, very durable and will not crack if accidentally dropped. The optional external temperature controller (not included) has an operating range of 72-93°F and includes a temperature ...
300 watts for 24 hours each day...
That's 7.2 kwh each day, right?
72 cents each day if my cost multiplier is .1 correct?
Is there a way to calculate how much warming effect this would have on a 150 gallon tank being supplied with .3 gpm? It basically would mean each drop of water that comes in at 55 degrees would spend 7 hours in the tank before it leaves.
I don't want to buy this thing and find out that I spend all that money and it warms my tank by 1 or 2 degrees. That's basically what I found out about my insulating hood. This year in the winter I didn't insulate the area around the tanks and they stayed the same temp as they did last year!
