Been in the hobby a little over two years. In that time I have kept a 55 gallon and two 20 gallons and now have just a 260. In that same time period, I have had one heater fail on, one dump voltage into the tank and three more just quit. The latest of which was a rather expensive Aquatop 500 watt titanium heater with the built in controller. That one had only been running about a month. Edit: I neglected to mention I was running two 500 watt heaters, which seemed to work pretty reliably. Didn’t run continuously once I insulated the sump.
Is it normal to burn through this many heaters in two years or am I just incredibly unlucky?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a brand/model that is perhaps a bit more reliable?
Is it normal to burn through this many heaters in two years or am I just incredibly unlucky?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a brand/model that is perhaps a bit more reliable?
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