Heater Recommendation

tehon3299 · 03/12/2006, 07:38 PM

I am looking for 2 heaters for my 90g AGA. They will be placed in my 40g sump so it does not matter what they look like. They just need to be reliable. I like the +/- .5 degree range of the Jager heaters? Can anyone recommend these or tell me how they work or something that is better?

Thanks!

tehon3299 · 03/13/2006, 06:29 AM

Bump. Anyone??

jt_redmist · 03/13/2006, 11:22 AM

You will get different opinions on this, and this is mine. I have several Jagers from a few years old (green one) to most current (black one). I personally do not care for them. I do however think their older models are more reliable than the new ones as far as keeping stable temp goes. Why don't I care for them, because they don't always turn on when they should, and turn on when they shouldn't. Having said that I went and replaced all my heaters with Finnex titanium using their controller. I've been monitoring it and my temp swing between day and night is no more than 0.6 F. I think that's pretty accurate. Time will tell if I like Finnex or not, but so far I'm happy. Although the Finnex controller seems to do its job, I still want to connect a Ranco to it to be safe. Good luck with your decision.

JT

03/12/2006, 07:38 PM	#1
tehon3299 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 268	Heater Recommendation I am looking for 2 heaters for my 90g AGA. They will be placed in my 40g sump so it does not matter what they look like. They just need to be reliable. I like the +/- .5 degree range of the Jager heaters? Can anyone recommend these or tell me how they work or something that is better? Thanks!

03/13/2006, 06:29 AM	#2
tehon3299 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 268	Bump. Anyone?? __________________ +90g AGA Megaflow +30g Custom Sump +100lbs Live Rock +ASM G3 Skimmer

03/13/2006, 11:22 AM	#3
jt_redmist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bay area, CA Posts: 354	You will get different opinions on this, and this is mine. I have several Jagers from a few years old (green one) to most current (black one). I personally do not care for them. I do however think their older models are more reliable than the new ones as far as keeping stable temp goes. Why don't I care for them, because they don't always turn on when they should, and turn on when they shouldn't. Having said that I went and replaced all my heaters with Finnex titanium using their controller. I've been monitoring it and my temp swing between day and night is no more than 0.6 F. I think that's pretty accurate. Time will tell if I like Finnex or not, but so far I'm happy. Although the Finnex controller seems to do its job, I still want to connect a Ranco to it to be safe. Good luck with your decision. JT