Heating Element and Controllers..Need your opinions!!!

[ddiver]

So which ones do you guys/gals use?

My 2nd Blueline just crapped out on me.When my first one went i thought it just crapped out because it was old but my second one is less than a year old and its doing the same thing.I googled to see if others have had the same problem and there have been 2 recent posts in December by reefers saying that it was something to do with halide ballasts interfering with the controller.

So i'd like to know which Manufacturer/Brand others use and prefer...TIA

 

[Pizzapro83]

Finnex and ranco controller

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

been using a marineland stealth with ranco for 6 years no problems.

 

[ddiver]

bump..

 

[Harry_Y]

I use 4 Jagger heaters and an RKE as a controller

 

[laynframe]

I use Jagger and Ranco as well!!

 

[subielover]

Stealth heaters with an ACIII for me.

 

[milkman]

I have two Ranco's on separate systems each hooked to three Ehiem Jager 200w heaters for redundancy.
I carry a spare Jager heater which I can drop into either sump if there is a problem. Even if one of the heaters fails, the other two in each sump can maintain the temp. I have never had a Jager fail and have lost several Finnex and Marineland Stealth. I use the Stealth I took out of service to heat my saltwater makeup storage, which is about the only place I would trust it. The Jagers are very reasonably priced at about $22 for the 200w.