Finnex tube with a ranco. Can’t go wrong.
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I just recently set up two 10 gallon tanks. One for feeders, one for QT. The Eheim has a temp swing of 0.7°. An Aqueon Pro has a swing of 1.4°. I don't think either would cause an issue, but the Eheim is more accurate.Eheim Jager has my vote too.
Remember, the wattage is based on temperature rise over ambient. I have a 150 watt in a 10 gallon in my basement, but the ambient temp is 50°.Beginner , last week I went on a rock and was just picking up various items to start my saltwater tank and as I was leaving petsmart I said I need a heater !! I sought out and looked and most I didn’t like then ended up picking up a Eheim 150w ! I have a 36 Bow so I’m definitely over sized but I’m ok with that and by reading quite a few of these comments in the thread it seems I picked a good one and Eheim has a good reputation!
I have one heater in my sump right now but I do have the one I started my tank with and ungraded to this flat heater. Not sure of the name brand because my sister gave it to me. My biggest problem as of now is keeping a steady temperature in the winter. We heat will a wood stove so my aquarium temperature fluctuates some. It doesn’t fluctuate in temperature by big degrees just a degree or 2 . So is this really bad and is there anyway to control it better??
my office tank (24 gallon) can go from 78.6 to 79.4 with no apparent ill effects. I would be sure any fish or coral you put in are not too temp sensitive.So I have read that you want to keep the tank water between 72 and 78 degrees and I usually keep my temperature around 77 degrees. It can fluctuate one to 2 degrees in either direction depending on the weather outside and if our wood stove is cranking out heat. I was wondering if this is okay or no?
I run 2 200(w) Cobalt Aquatics Electronic Neo-Therm Submersible Aquarium Heaters in my 120 mixed reef and absolutely love them. In my opinion what separates them from the rest, is they have a super flat design with an easy to set "one touch" control system. The advanced electronic thermostat is accurate to ±0.5° and includes a LED that displays both the Set Temp and Tank Temp simultaneously and has a Set temperature range from 66° up to 96°. For ultimate safety and reliability, integrated thermal protection circuitry shut the heater down before it can overheat and its shatterproof outer casing make the Neo-Therms virtually indestructible. and they fit perfect in my sump with my @reef Octopus Regal Intl Protein Skimmer.
My LFS recommended the Cobalt Aquatics Electronic Neo-Therm heater and I placed their 200w model in my sump this week. I have a RS Reefer 250 with 56 gallons in the display and 11 gallons in the sump, it came preset at 76 degrees and I left it this way and it seems to be working perfectly. I had considered other heaters but really liked the flat design of this heater.
Finnex tube with a ranco. Can’t go wrong.
None, basically. Bundling the "controller", thermocouple and heating is a recipe for disaster. I started using a separate Johnson commercial controller with replaceable temperature sensor (heat shrink the sensor with adhesive marine shrink wrap) as a controller. Set low and high temps, and the controller controls a 120 V outlet. Set your heater in the middle of the low and high range. Much better built and no more expensive that aquarium models.One of the most important and dangerous pieces of equipment to use in your reef is a heater! Get a good one and all is well. Get a bad one and you could kill your tank!
In your experience what is the BEST aquarium heater you have used for your reef to date and why?
Example: Set controller ON at 77 deg. OFF at 80 deg. Set heater at 78 deg. Heater thermostat fails in on position, controller cuts power. Fails in off position, need another heater. Aquarium controller + two heaters better option but for lone tank in remote location this works.So do you just set the thermometer 2 max temperature and let the controller decide when to turn them on and off
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Example: Set controller ON at 77 deg. OFF at 80 deg. Set heater at 78 deg. Heater thermostat fails in on position, controller cuts power. Fails in off position, need another heater. Aquarium controller + two heaters better option but for lone tank in remote location this works.So do you just set the thermometer 2 max temperature and let the controller decide when to turn them on and off
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Where are you getting these recommendations? What is the ambient temperature. I have a 210 and the temperature rarely drops below 79 and that is without any heaters. Just pumps.Is the Finnex 800w heater with the controller a good price at $100 ?
I'd still need a second heater for our 125g reef.
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