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MarineGP · 01/12/2019, 07:59 PM

To reduce the number of cycles on the power bar I have my range set at about 2 degrees and I have the heater matched to my tank size 250 watts for a 90 gallon. The tank cools slowly from 80 to 78 over about 3 hours and the heater is turned on for about 2 hours to slowly reheat back to 80. There are 4 to 6 cycles per day -- so there is very little 'stress' on the power bar.

I should be long planted by the time the power bar fails for this reason.

01/12/2019, 07:59 PM	#5
MarineGP Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Dartmouth NS Posts: 20	To reduce the number of cycles on the power bar I have my range set at about 2 degrees and I have the heater matched to my tank size 250 watts for a 90 gallon. The tank cools slowly from 80 to 78 over about 3 hours and the heater is turned on for about 2 hours to slowly reheat back to 80. There are 4 to 6 cycles per day -- so there is very little 'stress' on the power bar. I should be long planted by the time the power bar fails for this reason.