power heads and heaters that work

sidd129 · 09/17/2018, 03:18 PM

As I sit here going thru my pile of powerheads and heaters that don't work. I wonder, what is out there that does work. Because I know what products don't. What power heads and heaters do you have that have stood the test of time. I do have a Seio that just keeps goin. I tried the Jebao rw-15p and they did not last. I also picked up a couple of used mp-10's, one works still but the other I don't know what is wrong with it. I have a couple Maxijets that no longer work either.

So what brands of powerheads and heaters work for you for the long haul.

slief · 09/17/2018, 04:27 PM

Tunze power heads have never failed me. I have some in my tank that are 10 years old and still going strong. Can’t say much about heaters because it’s been well over a decade since I used one.

tom obrecht · 09/17/2018, 04:29 PM

Tunze and Finnex titanium heaters. Anything in saltwater with eventually fail but Tunze has proven the best for me. Heaters are going to fail more often but these have proven the longest lasting for me.

homer1475 · 09/18/2018, 12:40 AM

Define long term.... 2 years, 3 years, longer?

I've had a pair of Vortech MP10's for the entire time I've been back in the hobby, so 4 years now with 0 issue. Using the same finnex titanium heater also.

kurt_n · 09/19/2018, 10:36 PM

Tunze powerheads, hands down. Give them a vinegar bath every 4-6 months and they just keep on hummin'.

I've had luck with Jager heaters, but I'm running them on a controller so that probably helps a bunch. I've had an Aqueon Pro heater in my salt water storage container forever (well, not really... but I lost track) with no issues - and it runs a *lot*.

Gorgok · 09/20/2018, 04:40 PM

One of my pp-8s died on me a bit back (probably only about 2 years old) so i dragged out my old Tunze 6025s from a previous tank as a stopgap before replacing it. They had been taken out of service and just let dry as is. A little vinegar bath and toothbrush action and they are running just fine.

I do plan to replace the pp-8 with another one (though now im not in a hurry), but leave the 6025s in as well. Everything seemed to like the added flow anyway.

The 6025s have been in all sorts of shape, coated in thick algae, coralline, etc... never had any issues with them. Even now they probably would have started just fine if i just plugged them in, but i didn't want the old gunk in the tank...

09/17/2018, 03:18 PM	#1
sidd129 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tomahawk, WI Posts: 543	power heads and heaters that work As I sit here going thru my pile of powerheads and heaters that don't work. I wonder, what is out there that does work. Because I know what products don't. What power heads and heaters do you have that have stood the test of time. I do have a Seio that just keeps goin. I tried the Jebao rw-15p and they did not last. I also picked up a couple of used mp-10's, one works still but the other I don't know what is wrong with it. I have a couple Maxijets that no longer work either. So what brands of powerheads and heaters work for you for the long haul.

09/17/2018, 04:27 PM	#2
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	Tunze power heads have never failed me. I have some in my tank that are 10 years old and still going strong. Can’t say much about heaters because it’s been well over a decade since I used one. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

09/17/2018, 04:29 PM	#3
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	Tunze and Finnex titanium heaters. Anything in saltwater with eventually fail but Tunze has proven the best for me. Heaters are going to fail more often but these have proven the longest lasting for me. __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

09/18/2018, 12:40 AM	#4
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Define long term.... 2 years, 3 years, longer? I've had a pair of Vortech MP10's for the entire time I've been back in the hobby, so 4 years now with 0 issue. Using the same finnex titanium heater also. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/19/2018, 10:36 PM	#5
kurt_n Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,592	Tunze powerheads, hands down. Give them a vinegar bath every 4-6 months and they just keep on hummin'. I've had luck with Jager heaters, but I'm running them on a controller so that probably helps a bunch. I've had an Aqueon Pro heater in my salt water storage container forever (well, not really... but I lost track) with no issues - and it runs a lot.

09/20/2018, 04:40 PM	#6
Gorgok Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,904	One of my pp-8s died on me a bit back (probably only about 2 years old) so i dragged out my old Tunze 6025s from a previous tank as a stopgap before replacing it. They had been taken out of service and just let dry as is. A little vinegar bath and toothbrush action and they are running just fine. I do plan to replace the pp-8 with another one (though now im not in a hurry), but leave the 6025s in as well. Everything seemed to like the added flow anyway. The 6025s have been in all sorts of shape, coated in thick algae, coralline, etc... never had any issues with them. Even now they probably would have started just fine if i just plugged them in, but i didn't want the old gunk in the tank...