What is your favorite heater?

[moortim]

There is only one used thing left in my tank that came from the original owner, my heater, which just kicked the bucket last week . The good news is where my tank sits in my basement the temperature stays right at 78 without a heater and never fluctuates. Unfortunately I don't think that will last once next winter comes so I guess I do need to get a new one.
So my question is, what is everyones favorite heater? the one that died was a 200w stainless steel Via Aqua with an external control for my 55 which seemed to work fine.
Since I don't have to worry about getting one right away I will do some research and get the right one and possibly a controller as well.

Any recommendations would be great (I love a good excuse to buy more new stuff for my tank) .

Tim

 

[Jeff]

I only buy Ebo Jagers right now. They are the only heater that that I have ever owned that not a single one of them has ever died. They also keep a to there .5 degree tolerence.

I also really liked the Won titanium heaters, if someone else could make them and actually make them work. I had three of these heaters in three different tanks. They were very acurate until for one reason they would go up or down by 15 degrees. My last one was a 350 watt that just stayed on. It got a 90 gallon discus tank up to 105 degrees overnight. When I unpullged it and pulled it out of the tank it was so hot that I thought the Titanium was going to melt! Buy far the worst heaters I have ever owned.

 

[Llarian]

The Jager heaters aren't fully submersible, are they?

I wouldn't mind a reccomendation for a fully submersible. I use a won bros for heating salt mix, but I don't trust one in my tank.

-Dylan

 

[Jeff]

Yes they are fully submersible heaters. There are Jager heaters, made in China, and then Ebo Jagers - They are not the same heaters.

The one thing that I don't like about the Ebo Jagers is that they are big. I think that there 250 is like 17" while alot other 350 are like 14".

 

[moortim]

I have used Ebo Jagers in the past on freshwater tanks but if possible I really like the metal ones rather than glass, I have heard bad things about the Won heaters so I agree with you on those.
Anyone else?

Tim

 

[Krish]

The Bahamian sun

 

[Llarian]

Yes they are fully submersible heaters. There are Jager heaters, made in China, and then Ebo Jagers - They are not the same heaters.

The one thing that I don't like about the Ebo Jagers is that they are big. I think that there 250 is like 17" while alot other 350 are like 14".

Ah. I thought Ebo Jager was no longer being made. I'd be thrilled to be mistaken about that. =)

-Dylan

 

[Jeff]

Yah they are still being made, the last one that I bought had Eheims name on the package as well. It was also just called "Jager". I could have sworn that there was another really cheap heater being sold with the name Jager but I could be wrong.

 

[moortim]

The Bahamian sun

Hardy har har, I don't figure you are too worried about your heater compared to your chiller. Then there are those of us that live in Idaho.............

 

[moortim]

How about temp controllers? does anyone have a recommendation for those?

Tim

 

[Krish]

Hardy har har, I don't figure you are too worried about your heater compared to your chiller. Then there are those of us that live in Idaho.............

ROFL!

Ever seen these before???

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...&Product_Code=FC-MP-100&Category_Code=Fishcue

 

[moortim]

ROFL!

Ever seen these before???

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...&Product_Code=FC-MP-100&Category_Code=Fishcue

No I haven't, has anyone used them? There is one customer review that sounds pretty negative but other than that I don't know anything about them.

 

[Krish]

Me either...I just saw them one day browsing, but I usually don't pay any attention to anything to do with heat! I don't know what the heck I am doing here in this thread anyway!!!

 

[shallowreef]

I may sound dorky but i've always used Marineland Heaters. I have had three tanks and used the same heater for each one. They are full submersible easy to adjust and are very reliabel. Unless i have just been really lucky. I buy the 300 watt ones for my 75 and it was under $30. I would suggest that. JMO.

Nick

 

[barrierreefcf]

I have been using Catalina titanium heaters for about a year now and I am very happy with their performance. I have them in about ten tanks and have had no problems.

 

[moortim]

Thanks shallowreef and barrierreef I will check them out.

Tim

 

[shallowreef]

Anytime!

Good luck and let us know what you go with and how it works.

 

[moortim]

So after a week of researching every heater I could find I am going with a 200watt Catalina titanium as recommended by barrierreefcf. Thanks for everyones input. Hey Krish, do you even own a heater?

Tim