What do you use for (safe) heaters?

kstuart · 05/10/2006, 07:06 AM

What does everyone use in the way of a heater that is safe? I've heard good and bad things about Titanium/metal heaters and i've heard good and bad things about ebo's, whats everyone using and whats the best way to protect my tank from heater screwups?

raskal311 · 05/10/2006, 07:40 AM

No heater at all

dang mag 12 and 65watt fuge light that runs at night produce enought heat to keep the tank at 74 in the winter. This last winter I started using 2Ã¢â‚¬Â thick styrofoam to cover the front panel at night which keepts the tank at a nice 78. Not sure about your winter but CA can hit the low 40s at night.

uberfugu · 05/10/2006, 07:58 AM

I've been using ebo jager for years with no failures. I have a few of the old green ones and a few of the new Ehiem ones.

Craig Lambert · 05/10/2006, 07:58 AM

I think the best thing to do is to run two high quality heaters (I like Ebo-Jeager), plug them into a power strip, and then plug the power strip into a controller. You only need a single stage controller to run your heaters, and they are a great insurance policy in protecting your tank. When heaters fail, they are likely to stick in the on position and cook your tank. The controller will turn it on and off as needed, so that can never happen.

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E-A-G-L-E-S · 05/10/2006, 08:01 AM

'Controller" ....i will be selling this in a day or two for a good price...just to let you know
http://www.toofishy.com/product.php?...cat=759&page=1

hopper · 05/10/2006, 09:37 AM

Finnex makes a good heater and you can get a controller as an option for this heater. Got mine about a month ago and it has worked fine so far. Premium Aquatics has them. I like the idea of having its own controller in case it does stick on. I would stay away from the Won Brothers Pro Heat heaters. This is what I had before and both of them went bad.

05/10/2006, 07:06 AM	#1
kstuart Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 413	What do you use for (safe) heaters? What does everyone use in the way of a heater that is safe? I've heard good and bad things about Titanium/metal heaters and i've heard good and bad things about ebo's, whats everyone using and whats the best way to protect my tank from heater screwups? __________________ Computers allow us to make mistakes faster then any other invention in history....except for tequila and handguns Current Tank Info: 90g RR Display, 2x250w PFO HQI MH's, Phoenix 14k, ASM G3, ACJR, Tunzes/Multi Controller, Kalk Reactor, Basement Sump Room

05/10/2006, 07:58 AM	#4
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	I think the best thing to do is to run two high quality heaters (I like Ebo-Jeager), plug them into a power strip, and then plug the power strip into a controller. You only need a single stage controller to run your heaters, and they are a great insurance policy in protecting your tank. When heaters fail, they are likely to stick in the on position and cook your tank. The controller will turn it on and off as needed, so that can never happen. http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...ic.asp?CartId= __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

05/10/2006, 08:01 AM	#5
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	'Controller" ....i will be selling this in a day or two for a good price...just to let you know http://www.toofishy.com/product.php?...cat=759&page=1 __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

05/10/2006, 07:40 AM	#2
raskal311 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Orange County Posts: 5,274	No heater at all dang mag 12 and 65watt fuge light that runs at night produce enought heat to keep the tank at 74 in the winter. This last winter I started using 2Ã¢â‚¬Â thick styrofoam to cover the front panel at night which keepts the tank at a nice 78. Not sure about your winter but CA can hit the low 40s at night.

05/10/2006, 07:58 AM	#3
uberfugu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oak/SF Bay Area Posts: 358	I've been using ebo jager for years with no failures. I have a few of the old green ones and a few of the new Ehiem ones.

05/10/2006, 09:37 AM	#6
hopper Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bossier City, La. Posts: 623	Finnex makes a good heater and you can get a controller as an option for this heater. Got mine about a month ago and it has worked fine so far. Premium Aquatics has them. I like the idea of having its own controller in case it does stick on. I would stay away from the Won Brothers Pro Heat heaters. This is what I had before and both of them went bad.