Aqua Medic Temperature Controller??

kstuart · 08/21/2006, 10:41 PM

does anyone have or used the Aqua Medic Biotherm Temperature Controller? I'm considering it and looking for opinions

kstuart · 08/22/2006, 06:13 AM

nobody?

phishlet · 12/15/2006, 07:56 PM

bump Anybody?

just dave · 12/15/2006, 08:34 PM

They have bot been out too long.

I have seven of them in operation but it's only been for a short period of time but so far so good.

I noticed the new Won Brothers unit is the same except for the color .

phishlet · 12/16/2006, 07:52 AM

Ok. That's scary. Considering the track record of Won brothers over heating etc. it would be very scary to consider that the controller is the same.

gabe3d · 12/16/2006, 08:34 AM

I was going to buy one with the matching titanium heaters, but if they are the same exact things as Won Brothers then i'll pass on it. Anybody know if they are indeed the same thing?

just dave · 12/16/2006, 08:52 AM

I don't know if it is the exact same unit. It just looks like it except for the color. It could very well be a knock off of the AM unit.

gabe3d · 12/16/2006, 09:00 AM

Yeah you are right, i just looked them up and they resemble each other quite a bit minus a few cosmetics. Thanks for pointing it out, lets hope someone knows for sure.

BOKER420 · 12/16/2006, 05:29 PM

I just sent my aqua medic controller back today. It was reading my tank temp at 73 degrees so of course the heaters were on. But the actual temp in the tank was 83 degrees. Its a good thing I have small heaters and that I was watching it, otherwise it would have cooked my tank. I bought the controller back in mid June so it was a little over 6 months old. It worked great up until then though.

They are giving me a full credit for the controller.

yettihead · 12/16/2006, 09:10 PM

I have been using one for about 1 year now. It is also hooked into my Aquatronica controller for some redundency. So far I have been extremely happy with the unit. It ran by its self for about three months before I bought the Aquatronica controller. I did a lot of research and it was between the Biotherm or the Finnex heaters. I am happy with my decision.

steve the plumb · 12/17/2006, 12:32 AM

I have the unit and I was happy with it.It was a degree off in temp from testing with a therm that I had my friend check at his work.I never had a problem with it.It was 1 to 2 degreee diff but heater was in my sump and you will always see a diff in tank sump temp(I had mh bulbs)

BOKER420 · 12/17/2006, 02:32 PM

Unless your return pump is 100 gph your tank sump wouldn't be much over a few 10ths of a degree different then your tank.

08/21/2006, 10:41 PM	#1
kstuart Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 413	Aqua Medic Temperature Controller?? does anyone have or used the Aqua Medic Biotherm Temperature Controller? I'm considering it and looking for opinions __________________ 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

08/22/2006, 06:13 AM	#2
kstuart Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 413	nobody? __________________ 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

12/15/2006, 07:56 PM	#3
phishlet Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,458	bump Anybody? __________________ (reef a quar i um) n: Water-filled enclosure where a constant supply of money is thrown. Current Tank Info: 350 gallon Hex; 8 gallon nano

12/16/2006, 07:52 AM	#5
phishlet Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,458	Ok. That's scary. Considering the track record of Won brothers over heating etc. it would be very scary to consider that the controller is the same. __________________ (reef a quar i um) n: Water-filled enclosure where a constant supply of money is thrown. Current Tank Info: 350 gallon Hex; 8 gallon nano

12/15/2006, 08:34 PM	#4
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	They have bot been out too long. I have seven of them in operation but it's only been for a short period of time but so far so good. I noticed the new Won Brothers unit is the same except for the color .

12/16/2006, 08:34 AM	#6
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	I was going to buy one with the matching titanium heaters, but if they are the same exact things as Won Brothers then i'll pass on it. Anybody know if they are indeed the same thing?

12/16/2006, 08:52 AM	#7
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	I don't know if it is the exact same unit. It just looks like it except for the color. It could very well be a knock off of the AM unit.

12/16/2006, 09:00 AM	#8
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	Yeah you are right, i just looked them up and they resemble each other quite a bit minus a few cosmetics. Thanks for pointing it out, lets hope someone knows for sure.

12/16/2006, 05:29 PM	#9
BOKER420 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MN Posts: 320	I just sent my aqua medic controller back today. It was reading my tank temp at 73 degrees so of course the heaters were on. But the actual temp in the tank was 83 degrees. Its a good thing I have small heaters and that I was watching it, otherwise it would have cooked my tank. I bought the controller back in mid June so it was a little over 6 months old. It worked great up until then though. They are giving me a full credit for the controller.

12/16/2006, 09:10 PM	#10
yettihead Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hubertus, WI Posts: 127	I have been using one for about 1 year now. It is also hooked into my Aquatronica controller for some redundency. So far I have been extremely happy with the unit. It ran by its self for about three months before I bought the Aquatronica controller. I did a lot of research and it was between the Biotherm or the Finnex heaters. I am happy with my decision.

12/17/2006, 12:32 AM	#11
steve the plumb Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,664	I have the unit and I was happy with it.It was a degree off in temp from testing with a therm that I had my friend check at his work.I never had a problem with it.It was 1 to 2 degreee diff but heater was in my sump and you will always see a diff in tank sump temp(I had mh bulbs)

12/17/2006, 02:32 PM	#12
BOKER420 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MN Posts: 320	Unless your return pump is 100 gph your tank sump wouldn't be much over a few 10ths of a degree different then your tank.