Heater recommendations

GQuinn · 10/27/2007, 03:06 PM

I have a Medusa temperature controller, but I need to replace my heater. Can someone recommend a good durable one.

Thanks in advance,
Gary

FishAreFriends2 · 10/27/2007, 03:21 PM

ebo jager

beaniebeagle · 10/27/2007, 09:07 PM

2nd jager

and yes, they are fully submersible. they just dont have some U.S. certificate because they moved their company. but certified in europe and other areas to be fully submersible

mine have been fully submersed for a year and a half...I still put my hand in the water next to them like I'm not supposed to

Reefjunkee · 10/27/2007, 09:16 PM

I personally like to use titanium heaters.I have had glass heaters spontaneously pop in My sump(twice) and scare the living sh#t out of Me.I`ll never use one again.

mdelcomyn · 10/29/2007, 09:55 AM

Ebo Jaeger--I have had one running for literally 10 years w/no problems.

slowsoaks · 10/29/2007, 10:26 AM

I have had good luck with ebo jaeger. I recently purchased a aqua medic titanium heater and am using that with a medusa controller with good results.

marxxx · 10/29/2007, 01:39 PM

I use several ebo jager heaters. I prefer to use them with an external thermostat/controller and feel very comfortable with them. I have never not run one submerged....

I like titaniums for being shatterproof but have not found them to be as long lived as glass heaters.

saltysupply · 10/29/2007, 01:43 PM

I second the jager, ive posted some info on them below

http://www.saltysupply.com/Jager-Mod...ters-s/165.htm

pjf · 10/29/2007, 05:55 PM

I have a Medusa HC-150 controller. The heaters that I've used with it are:

- The Eheim Jager which can be calibrated, and
- The Fluval Tronic which has rubber guards on both ends of the glass tube and can be set on the bottom of a sump without suction cups.

If you've purchased the A-20 calibrating thermometer from Sea Life Supply, you will probably appreciate the calibration feature of the Eheim Jager heaters. There is a review of Miller & Weber calibrating thermometers in the review section (http://www.reefcentral.com/modules.p...content&id=179).

Since the Medusa has been discontinued, have you thought about your next controller?

10/27/2007, 03:06 PM	#1
GQuinn Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 982	Heater recommendations I have a Medusa temperature controller, but I need to replace my heater. Can someone recommend a good durable one. Thanks in advance, Gary

10/27/2007, 09:07 PM	#3
beaniebeagle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: baltimore md Posts: 387	2nd jager and yes, they are fully submersible. they just dont have some U.S. certificate because they moved their company. but certified in europe and other areas to be fully submersible mine have been fully submersed for a year and a half...I still put my hand in the water next to them like I'm not supposed to __________________ stupid questions do not exist, just too many stupid people Current Tank Info: 120g,1260 eheim,reef octo skimmer,vortechs x2,tek 8X54w, 2 false percs,1 bartlett anthia, 1 baby mandarin, 2 purple firefish, 2 green gobies, 1 citron goby, 1 bengai cardinal

10/27/2007, 09:16 PM	#4
Reefjunkee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Evans,Georgia Posts: 633	I personally like to use titanium heaters.I have had glass heaters spontaneously pop in My sump(twice) and scare the living sh#t out of Me.I`ll never use one again. __________________ "It was only 20 dollars honey (yeah right)and when it grows bigger I can frag it sell it and triple my money!!!" Current Tank Info: 92 corner bow,160lb`s Figi,SPS,LPS and a few softies,EuroReef CS8-3 skimmer,MRC dual reactor,OM supersquirt on Iwaki MD30rlxt w/4 returns,2 Tunze 6055`s w/multicontroller,poseiden auto top off,aqualogic 1/3 chiller,blah,blah,blah,blah

10/29/2007, 09:55 AM	#5
mdelcomyn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 109	Ebo Jaeger--I have had one running for literally 10 years w/no problems. __________________ Mike D Current Tank Info: 120 gallon

10/27/2007, 03:21 PM	#2
FishAreFriends2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,163	ebo jager

10/29/2007, 10:26 AM	#6
slowsoaks Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ocean grove n.j. Posts: 103	I have had good luck with ebo jaeger. I recently purchased a aqua medic titanium heater and am using that with a medusa controller with good results.

10/29/2007, 01:39 PM	#7
marxxx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 76	I use several ebo jager heaters. I prefer to use them with an external thermostat/controller and feel very comfortable with them. I have never not run one submerged.... I like titaniums for being shatterproof but have not found them to be as long lived as glass heaters.

10/29/2007, 01:43 PM	#8
saltysupply Moved On Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 274	I second the jager, ive posted some info on them below http://www.saltysupply.com/Jager-Mod...ters-s/165.htm

10/29/2007, 05:55 PM	#9
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	I have a Medusa HC-150 controller. The heaters that I've used with it are: - The Eheim Jager which can be calibrated, and - The Fluval Tronic which has rubber guards on both ends of the glass tube and can be set on the bottom of a sump without suction cups. If you've purchased the A-20 calibrating thermometer from Sea Life Supply, you will probably appreciate the calibration feature of the Eheim Jager heaters. There is a review of Miller & Weber calibrating thermometers in the review section (http://www.reefcentral.com/modules.p...content&id=179). Since the Medusa has been discontinued, have you thought about your next controller?