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RE: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #756



Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:18:51 -0500
From: "Schenck, Lyndle" <lschenck at dcscorp_com>
Subject: Heating Cable Sources

>>This is done totally off the top of my head, and I may have missed
> something, so please correct me if I'm mistaken. The point I am trying to
> make is that plain wire is unlikely to work in this application without
> something to increase the resistivity of the conductor. Therefore, I'd
keep
> looking for the special wire that Bill Wichers mentioned.
>
> Michael,
> Please take a moment to review the archives before jumping in to the
> discussion.  This topic has been covered in INCREDIBLE detail several
times.
> Your numbers appear to be OK but you are working backwards.  First
determine
> the wattage you require.  From your dimensions, I assume you have a 70
> gallon (265 liter) tank.

Well what's wrong with rehashing the whole discussion over again every
coupla weeks?? ;-)  You're quite correct, I should've checked before
posting - I've obviously stepped into ad nauseum territory...

Best,
Michael