Heater controller/thermostat

[BullyBee]

I haven’t found any “thermostats” or heater “controllers on the usual aquarium websites. What do you guys use?

 

[W1ngz]

I have an inkbird myself, but what are your 'usual' websites?

Perhaps you missed these:

https://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Finnex-HC-0800U-Electronic-Temperature-Controller.htmlhttps://www.aquariumdepot.ca/zilla-temperature-controller-500-w.htmlhttps://www.petsandponds.com/en/clearance-items/p17747365.html

 

[BullyBee]

I guess I overlooked those lol

What makes them so great compared to a regular heater and a thermometer?

 

[Copingwithpods]

Here's what I use

 

[BullyBee]

That looks fancy. I just went with the finnex one.

 

[Copingwithpods]

That looks fancy. I just went with the finnex one.

Just looks it, I picked it for $39 1 degree swings and automatically turns on cooling and heating, not too bad for a budget controller.

 

[BullyBee]

I’m thinking of using an inline heater. Just to have less **** in the tank. I wonder how accurately these work with those

 

[Copingwithpods]

Should work just fine I've used mine with a cobalt neotherm and now a brs titanium. With the cobalt I set it 1 degree hotter than the controller and it ran fine until the upgrade.

 

[Auquanut]

I've been running an inline heater on my 93 gallon FW tank for about 6 or 7 years now. It has stayed dead on 98 degrees and I love it. It's probably the only reason I've stayed with the canister filter. There shouldn't be an issue with using a controller, but You'll want to make sure it's suitable for marine tanks. Mine isn't.

 

[Gary Inwood]

I went with an STC-1000 controller and have no problems with it keeping my reef at the right temperature.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Temperat...585225?hash=item288183b8c9:g:e7YAAOSwtYtdNAZu

 

[vetteguy53081]

I use inkbird controller- has been reliable

 

[BullyBee]

I went with an STC-1000 controller and have no problems with it keeping my reef at the right temperature.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Temperat...585225?hash=item288183b8c9:g:e7YAAOSwtYtdNAZu

I was looking at that last night on Amazon!!!!!!!! I was so close to getting it. But I went with the Finnex