Heating System Upgrade - Reefer XL425

Bato367 · Dec 17, 2022

Can you tell when I installed the @Innovative Marine Helio heating system? Default is 77 then I set to 78.

Loving it so far!

The swings were from a 500w Finnex controlled by an InkBird WiFi (horrible - had to adjust calibration by 7 degrees, probe not replaceable).

But to be be sort of fair, the 300w ViaAqua (integrated controller) failed at some point, so the Finnex wasn’t enough power. But when both old heaters were working, still had crazy swings etc.

HankstankXXL750 · Dec 17, 2022

I just got a set for my 200g frag. I love it too.

Bato367 · Dec 17, 2022

HankstankXXXL750 said:
I just got a set for my 200g frag. I love it too.

It was well thought out and designed. Works amazing. I’m a Helio fan.

HankstankXXL750 · Dec 17, 2022

I’m not sure, but I think the price has gone down. I was using finnex and I think they are junk. My lfs swears by them, I have 6 tanks with two heaters each, plus one heater for each of my 6 qt setups and I have had at least 4 failures and have several that the dial is no where close to the actual heat it sets at.

One of them failed the night before we left town. Thought I smelled something hot, and finally found it behind my big QT observation setup. The controller was melting. If it had happened the next day, I expect the house would have burned down while we were gone.

Bato367 · Dec 17, 2022

HankstankXXXL750 said:
I’m not sure, but I think the price has gone down. I was using finnex and I think they are junk. My lfs swears by them, I have 6 tanks with two heaters each, plus one heater for each of my 6 qt setups and I have had at least 4 failures and have several that the dial is no where close to the actual heat it sets at.

One of them failed the night before we left town. Thought I smelled something hot, and finally found it behind my big QT observation setup. The controller was melting. If it had happened the next day, I expect the house would have burned down while we were gone.

Wow! Yes, heaters are no joke.

I used to like my InkBird controllers but this one did it for me. Customer support basically told me my swing were within specs and it was fine. Had a mind of its own.