controller for heater

paraletho · 07/14/2008, 08:44 PM

I'm really having trouble regulating my temp. The heater is ample but the thermostat and adjustment is to variable. Sometimes it sticks on sometimes it sticks off. Only two months into this so Im still trying to piece it together. What kind of options do I have for an inline controller and what kind of price range do they have?

biger · 07/14/2008, 09:15 PM

Ranco or Aqua Logic, both about the same, around a hundred bucks but well worth it. I always suggest to read Beans article on heaters. Go to more articles and look for the one on heaters.

http://www.beananimal.com/home.aspx

biger · 07/14/2008, 09:17 PM

Oh and welcome to Reefcentral! Great bunch of guys here.

reefergeorge · 07/14/2008, 09:26 PM

I got my Aqua Logic from a fellow reefer new for $40. He was using a Reefkeeper, and it came with his chiller.
Look around, and you will find one for a bargain. You wont regret it.

paraletho · 07/14/2008, 09:33 PM

Thanks for the info Ill check them out

biger · 07/15/2008, 12:51 AM

http://www.aqualogicinc.com/products...lers/index.htm

kau_cinta_ku · 07/15/2008, 03:18 AM

I like the ranco myself. I have been using the dual version for 2 years and never had a problem. I run my fans and heaters off of it to keep my temp stable.

biger · 07/15/2008, 09:10 AM

Ranco and Aqualogic are almost identical in looks and function. I wouldn't b suprised if they were made by the same company.

reefergeorge · 07/15/2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by biger
Ranco and Aqualogic are almost identical in looks and function. I wouldn't b suprised if they were made by the same company.

On the inside of my aqualogic it is says . They are the exact same.

reefergeorge · 07/15/2008, 07:58 PM

Sorry don't know what happened. I meant it says Ranco on the inside of my aqualogic

07/14/2008, 08:44 PM	#1
paraletho Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sabine Pass TX Posts: 433	controller for heater I'm really having trouble regulating my temp. The heater is ample but the thermostat and adjustment is to variable. Sometimes it sticks on sometimes it sticks off. Only two months into this so Im still trying to piece it together. What kind of options do I have for an inline controller and what kind of price range do they have?

07/14/2008, 09:15 PM	#2
biger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 777	Ranco or Aqua Logic, both about the same, around a hundred bucks but well worth it. I always suggest to read Beans article on heaters. Go to more articles and look for the one on heaters. http://www.beananimal.com/home.aspx __________________ "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Current Tank Info: 180 gal in wall

07/14/2008, 09:17 PM	#3
biger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 777	Oh and welcome to Reefcentral! Great bunch of guys here. __________________ "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Current Tank Info: 180 gal in wall

07/14/2008, 09:26 PM	#4
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	I got my Aqua Logic from a fellow reefer new for $40. He was using a Reefkeeper, and it came with his chiller. Look around, and you will find one for a bargain. You wont regret it. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

07/14/2008, 09:33 PM	#5
paraletho Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sabine Pass TX Posts: 433	Thanks for the info Ill check them out __________________ There is no better feeling in the world than waking up in the morning and knowing you're doing what you were born to do. It's your life just do it Current Tank Info: 32month old 58 gallon (GBTA,Mushrooms,Dendros,Ricordea,Red Planet,Lobo, Open Brain,10" Torch,Hammer/Frogspawn Xbreed, Mated Pair Ocellaris, Powder Blue ,CB shrimp, assorted cleanup crew) mag 9, 6x39 T5 ATI; 21 mth old 125 gal SPS 50 gal sump/refugium

07/15/2008, 12:51 AM	#6
biger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 777	http://www.aqualogicinc.com/products...lers/index.htm __________________ "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Current Tank Info: 180 gal in wall

07/15/2008, 03:18 AM	#7
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	I like the ranco myself. I have been using the dual version for 2 years and never had a problem. I run my fans and heaters off of it to keep my temp stable.

07/15/2008, 09:10 AM	#8
biger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: colorado Posts: 777	Ranco and Aqualogic are almost identical in looks and function. I wouldn't b suprised if they were made by the same company. __________________ "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Current Tank Info: 180 gal in wall

07/15/2008, 07:58 PM	#10
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	Sorry don't know what happened. I meant it says Ranco on the inside of my aqualogic __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.