Heaters

[rocknreef]

Any feedback on this product -
500 watt Finnex Analog HMA Series Aquarium Titanium Heater :fish:

 

[rocknreef]

Or any suggestion on quality accurate heaters, and or heater/controllers

 

[edd]

eheim jagger

 

[Reefinny]

ViaAqua Titanium Aquarium Heater - Hands down best I have used.

 

[CleanYourTank11]

Finnex aren't bad but the controllers tend to crap out. Personally I go blue line controller and titanium heater.

 

[rocknreef]

Thanks Folks:fish:

 

[Reefinny]

I have (2) 300w on my system total gallons about 200 and i keep my temp within 0.05 degree consistently.

 

[Master Shake]

eheim is a good company but where they lack the quality like many companies is that they make quartz or glass heaters, better than most standard heaters but best type is the titanium, if you go with finex id say splurge for the digital controller i have it and so far no problem, the jbj's are alright as well, even better thanthem would be their titanium heating elements on a ranco controller

 

[BioMan]

ehiem all the way!! My rule of not using 1 big heater for the whole tank just 2 or 3 smaller ones I believe is best so in case a heater goes berserk it doesn't fry your tank.

 

[rocknreef]

went ahead and ordered the 500 watt Finnex and the digital controller for my 90 gal

 

[Adamc1303]

500W on a 90 is overkill.

 

[edd]

500W on a 90 is overkill.

+1 if that heater sticks your tank will cook.
300w should do it, and much safer to run 2 150w in case one malfunctions.

 

[fredro]

I have an Aqueon 250w running on a Reef Octopus Digital Controller (I don't trust those cheap thermostats to not stick eventually) in the 30g sumo under my 80g DT. I'm going to replace the heater with a 300w Titanium, just because, even though the Aqueon 250w kept the tank within 0.5*F at all times, even before the controller. I agree a 500w heater on a 90g is overkill and possibly an instant oven, if anything happened to go wrong, God forbid. 300w would be plenty on your 90g, or 2 150w's (I think that's what was said) as previously suggested.