Tank heater

[TX_Paratrooper]

I’m acquiring a new 90g tank with sump tomorrow and it apparently needs new heaters. I’ve been out of the hobby for a very long time and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for heaters.

[mcgyvr]

Eheim jager heaters with an external controller like a ranco to keep them in check..

[hkgar]

I prefer Titanium heaters. No breaking.

[billdogg]

Eheim jager heaters with an external controller like a ranco to keep them in check..

If they just weren't so darn long. +1 on using a external controller. A very small price to pay for piece of mind. All heaters fail. If they fail on your tank is probably cooked.

I prefer Titanium heaters. No breaking.

I've switched to all titanium as well. Got tired of bumping them in the sump and then finding the broken glass using the Braille method. The probable electric shock was just an exciting bonus!

[Uncle99]

I would recommend the Fluval E-Series 300w and backed up by the ink-bird temp
Controller.

The new fluval E Series is a digital heater unlike the Jager which has stuck
With the old Contact points which is known to fail. This problem can be overcome with the addition of a digital temperature controller. Digital heaters can fail as well, but it appears less

Fluval has moved us forward in heat control by:
- in the appropriate size tank, keeps temp variance of .5 degree max. Only the cobalt exceeded this important factor, the Jager comes last at 3 degree variance.
- shows target and current temp at all times
- colours it’s temp in blue, green, red (too cold, on target, too hot)
- shuts down automatically when temp rises more than 3 degrees from target
-shuts down automatically when removed
- comes in plastic, easy to remove cage to protect inhabitants
- low flow warning.


About the same price as the others except cobalt which has a variance of 0-.1 degree!! Wow!

In Canada, 300 watt heaters run about 45-70 dollars except for the cobalt which is double

With the new fluval, I really think I got a great heater, so for 65 bucks Canadian ( likely 40-45 bucks US) comes with a lot of info.

Gone are the days of just on and off

[Dmorty217]

I would set the tank up and let it run for a few days and see if a heater is even necessary. My tank is in my basement and the heaters haven't been plugged in now for the past year and a half and my tank sits between 74-76 degrees.

[_DZ_reef]

Look in to Kobalt neo-therm heaters very good piece of equipment. I have no idea why ppl still recommending out dated jagers it is piece of junk owned when I started like 7 of them never accurate.

[brody83]

You can run 2 smaller heaters so that you have a backup in case one dies.

[hkgar]

You can run 2 smaller heaters so that you have a backup in case one dies.
+1

Always