60 Cube heater ideas

[motoking_1990]

In the meantime, while getting all the gear to setup the 240 gallon main display, I decided I wanted to setup my 60 gallon cube. It used to be a planted freshwater tank with a Oase Biomaster 250 cannister filter. (Which I still have)

In the cube I am wanting to make it a water change only tank with no filtration to start out. Something similar to the BRS E170. Right now, I am trying think of a way to hide a heater inside the tank. It currently has no HOB anything so everything will have to be inside the tank. When it was freshwater, the Oase has a built-in heater, so it wasn't visible. I ordered a maxspect jump L290 and the caribsea reef tree. I want to do bare bottom sps dominate. I see a lot of talk about the titanium heaters but have no experience with them. When I was last in the hobby Neotherm was really good and was what I used and never had any issues with the 2 I had on my 90 gallon for 5 years. From what I have researched people started having issues with these and I am not sure they even make them anymore. Has anyone setup a cube and how did you setup the heater exposed? What is everyone using for heaters now days? Is the inkbird a reliable controller?

 

[lapin]

Inkbird, Helios, make good heaters with controllers. Ranco makes a good controller. Titanium is the new std in heaters.
Many people connect the controllers to an Apex for backup issues like, over heating, which does not happen too often like it used to.

 

[motoking_1990]

Inkbird, Helios, make good heaters with controllers. Ranco makes a good controller. Titanium is the new std in heaters.
Many people connect the controllers to an Apex for backup issues like, over heating, which does not happen too often like it used to.

Thanks! I will take a look at these.

 

[motoking_1990]

I feel like I should buy the hang on the back filtration system. That way all the detritus and stuff can be caught at least. Keep it out of the water column.