which heaters?

[rbtwo4]

which heaters are best and wont malfunction?

 

[rebelson]

Eheim Jager is my first choice.

 

[KathyC]

A heater should ALWAYS be run off a controller so it will shut down when it breaks..no heater can ever be trusted 100%.

I personally like the Ebo Jagers - reliable to the temperature they are set for.

The BEST thing you can do when purchasing a heater is to buy 2 of them instead of 1.
For example: If you need 200Watts to keep your tank at the right temp - purchase 2 100W heaters. If one ever breaks your tank will not get overly cold and if one ever overheats your temp won't cook as quickly and you have a chance to find the issue (but then again you will have them on a controller so the controller will shut them both down if there is an issue )

 

[Awibrandy]

A heater should ALWAYS be run off a controller so it will shut down when it breaks..no heater can ever be trusted 100%.

I personally like the Ebo Jagers - reliable to the temperature they are set for.

The BEST thing you can do when purchasing a heater is to buy 2 of them instead of 1.
For example: If you need 200Watts to keep your tank at the right temp - purchase 2 100W heaters. If one ever breaks your tank will not get overly cold and if one ever overheats your temp won't cook as quickly and you have a chance to find the issue (but then again you will have them on a controller so the controller will shut them both down if there is an issue )

Unless of course you run in to my previous 2 malfunctions. One exploded, and electrocuted my anemones as well as shocking me. The other developed a tiny pin head size hole; must have leaked something cause it just about wiped out my fish population. Both heaters were on Ranco controllers.

Don't take any heater for granted even when running them on controllers. They don't just get stuck on off or on.;(
BTW, I know run Ebo Jagers. Both are set at 77, and if ran without controller they stay on until the water temp reads 82. Go figure....:headache:

 

[rbtwo4]

ugh of all the issues with these heaters and the technology of light skimmers and everything else y hasnt a company built a GREAT heater?

 

[csauer52]

ugh of all the issues with these heaters and the technology of light skimmers and everything else y hasnt a company built a GREAT heater?

I think it's a right of passage in reef keeping to roast at least one tank because of a heater malfunction.

In my case, my 5 yr old son pulled the probe out of the tank when we were cleaning one weekend. We left for a while and came home to a smelly, steaming tank. Literally, steam coming of the top of the water. Must have been 160*+.

My wife was soooo pissed, the house smelled for a week!

 

[rbtwo4]

damn csauer i dont know whether to laugh or feel bad for u.

 

[mbg75]

Before you get a heater, install a ground probe in the tank...there's no way around that.

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[plateboy3293]

or titanium with temp probe secured to tank
On a controller of course

 

[rbtwo4]

Thx for input y'all I'm already ordering a controller just need to decide on actual heater

 

[duke62]

via aqua titanium heater love mine and had it for almost 3 years

 

[csauer52]

damn csauer i dont know whether to laugh or feel bad for u.

It was a couple years ago so i'm def over it by now. Feel free to laugh at this point, just make sure you don't make the same mistake

 

[Reef Reaper]

jager!