All Discussions Tagged 'heater' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T15:38:21Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=heater&feed=yes&xn_auth=noaquaponics safe water heater element???tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-10:4778851:Topic:4218572012-12-10T03:59:15.194ZBenjamin Udy - Super Geniushttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Ben205
<p><span>does anyone know of a 120v stainless steel water heater element? It seems most all you can find online are 240v or if they are 120v they are copper, nickel or zinc. Also, when talking stainless steel, what is the difference between r</span><span>esistored stainless steel and non-resistored stainless steel? Would they both be considered safe for aquaponics?</span></p>
<p><span>does anyone know of a 120v stainless steel water heater element? It seems most all you can find online are 240v or if they are 120v they are copper, nickel or zinc. Also, when talking stainless steel, what is the difference between r</span><span>esistored stainless steel and non-resistored stainless steel? Would they both be considered safe for aquaponics?</span></p> DIY Heater, build your own 2000 watt heater for $20 ***DONT USE COPPER OR NICKEL ELEMENTS!tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-11:4778851:Topic:2466372011-11-11T03:51:09.409ZRob Nashhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobNash
<p>submersible virsion... <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/diy-heater-submersible-heater-build-your-own-2000-watt-element">http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/diy-heater-submersible-heater-build-your-own-2000-watt-element</a> ...this how-to has the link for the stainless elements.</p>
<p>After many variations, this is the simplest heater I've been able to build. I had to come up with this last year while waiting for my $600 heater to be built and…</p>
<p>submersible virsion... <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/diy-heater-submersible-heater-build-your-own-2000-watt-element">http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/diy-heater-submersible-heater-build-your-own-2000-watt-element</a> ...this how-to has the link for the stainless elements.</p>
<p>After many variations, this is the simplest heater I've been able to build. I had to come up with this last year while waiting for my $600 heater to be built and delivered. when it finally arrived, I just left it in the box and continued to use the home built unit.</p>
<p>DO NOT USE THE COPPER ELEMENT FROM HOME DEPOT! YOU MUST ORDER A STAINLESS STEEEL ELEMENT. ....This is a 2000 watt element from Home Depot, a 1-1/2" to 1" reducer, a 1-1/2" uniseal, and a fitting with net pots to keep the fish off the element. I found that a heavy duty timer works for a thermostat. I run it for 15 mins on the hour to keep my 150 gallon tank toasty. this would be adjusted according to your needs. i have used this on as much as 600 gallons, but would recommend going to the 240 volt, 4000 watt for anything over 400 gallon. Note - the 2" net pots slip right onto a male threaded 1-1/2" nipple.</p>
<p>The top pipe is optional, i like to keep it as tall as the water level will allow. This will create a convective flow of water across the element. Works great!</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656365629?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656365629?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" height="233" width="298"/></a>here is the newer version...</p>
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