Heaters

[anthony]

Just want to keep all the pins on the best heaters 4A reef aquarium.? I was looking at one of those Cobalts but have never used one but anyone have experience with those? Any information would be appreciated

 

[gill]

My BRS titanium has been flawless.

 

[90gDreams]

Heaters freak me out. They likely are the leading cause of mechanically/electronically induced crashes. I currently do not run a heater. I was running one with an internal thermostat plugged into a back autoaqua kill switch. I like the idea of running two small heaters so in the event of a fail-on one individual either cannot kill, or cannot quickly kill the tank. Also replacing them annually aint a bad approach. Everything ultimately will fail on a long enough timeline and heaters are cheap to replace. Brands are well and good but it all comes down to a 5cent made and china thermostat.

Dumping Kalkwasser from a bad ATO switch is probably the only thing that comes close to the number of kills

 

[hiimsean]

I’ve ran Eheim jager heaters for pretty much every tank I’ve owned in the last 20 years.

 

[Doberman13]

I’ve ran Eheim jager heaters for pretty much every tank I’ve owned in the last 20 years.

Even with Jager heaters I wouldn't run one without a temperature controller. I had a Jager 300w that got stuck on and cooked my 120 planted tank.

 

[hiimsean]

Now days I strictly use a controller for my temps/heaters.

Even with Jager heaters I wouldn't run one without a temperature controller. I had a Jager 300w that got stuck on and cooked my 120 planted tank.

 

[dball711]

A controller is a must with a heater, I love my Hydros set up, controls the heater and sends me a text anytime the temp is out of what I set as. the safe zone...

 

[jason7274]

I use Ehiem heaters as well, but don’t use a controller. Are you talking about an Inkbird controller or something like an Apex?

 

[jcook54]

Eheim Jagers with a controller. I use Inkbirds on the tanks I don't have an Apex on.

I think a controller is important and a fairly cheap "insurance" policy against heater malfunction. However, I had saltwater tanks for 15 year before I every bought a controller but I did always use Eheim Jager's without any issues.

 

[90gDreams]

For those of us not running a controller, can even run it with a controller or inkbird.

Smart Temp Security

Simple Security for your Heaters or Chillers! Pre-Set Temperature Range - 72°F to 84°F Using a tiny temperature sensor AutoAqua's Smart Temp Security system will keep your aquarium safe from temperature dips or spikes. The plug & play design requires no difficult programming with the preset...

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[york1]

eheim and finnex titanium heaters on a ranco controller have never failed me. (brb gonna go knock on wood) I ran cobalt heaters a few years ago. 2 failed out of 3. One i caught before it did any major damage and the other wiped out most everything in my biocube. The 3rd is now harder to find than jimmy hoffa's body.