Fluval E heater / inkbird

[ukminipainter]

Hi

Anybody running a Fluval E heater and InkBird combo ? I’ve just set mine up and Ive got a feeling it’s not gonna work (on and off , loosing 1 degree ) surely the E series Fluval maintains a temp so it doesn’t fluctuate by 1 degree ??? I’m thinking the E series heater isn’t designed to be turned on and off woth a controller

TIA

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

It should work with the controller, though I'd treat the controller more as a safety net if the heater sticks on rather than use it to turn the heater on/off

 

[blaxsun]

It should work with the controller, though I'd treat the controller more as a safety net if the heater sticks on rather than use it to turn the heater on/off

This. Just set the T1/T2 temperatures on the Inkbird higher and lower than your Fluval heater. Then the Fluval will turn itself on/off and the Inkbird is there as a backup in case it ever overheats.

 

[Malcontent]

I measured it once and without digging around for the .csv file, I think the Fluval E was maintaining water temperature within 0.1 F.

There is a weird long delay when the heater initially powers on before it actually starts heating.

It also performs best with the plastic guard removed.

I use these heaters without a secondary controller because the electronic thermostat should fail off rather than on like a mechanical one.