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07/28/2006, 04:30 PM
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Moved On
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Heater Suggestions?
I am about to order my heaters and would like some suggestions. Its for a 120g tank with a 20g sump so I am thinking 3 100w Heaters. I want a few small heaters ove 1 big heater to prevent malfunctions.
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07/28/2006, 04:54 PM
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Go with Jager. They are quite good.
If I were you I would put a 500-800 watt finnex on there with a Ranco controller.
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07/28/2006, 05:25 PM
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I've had some smaller Jager heaters and they have been great so far. MUCH better temperature accuracy than my old RENA heater.
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07/28/2006, 05:30 PM
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Jager heaters are glass correct? I was under the impression that glass heaters werent good ... I thought titanium was much better.
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07/28/2006, 05:38 PM
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Please oh PRETTY PLEASE buy one of these. Best thing money could buy for your tank.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ETC-111000-RANCO...QQcmdZViewItem
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07/28/2006, 05:55 PM
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I 2nd that. I'm mad I didn't get a Ranco sooner!
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07/28/2006, 05:56 PM
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Moved On
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I am planning on getting a Aqua Jr. wich has a built in 2 stage heating/cooling controller.
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07/28/2006, 08:52 PM
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I have been very satisfied with the Finnex heater and controller I bought last fall. This was after the Won heaters blew a gasket. The quality of the Finnex is the best I have seen in a heater.
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07/28/2006, 10:37 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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Technically you could just use heaters that are "stuck on" because you will be using them with a controller.
That said, I like my visi-therm stealth heaters. They automatically shut off if out of water, not made of glass, and I have found them to be accurate.
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07/28/2006, 11:05 PM
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Quote:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...ode=Finnexheat |
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07/28/2006, 11:14 PM
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just make sure whatever you get you get a titanium heater. glass heaters inevitably break and can fry everything in your tank. thats coming from word of mouth AND experience.
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07/28/2006, 11:17 PM
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I second the stealth. Mine works great it will be even better once I get an AC Jr.
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