Need a second heater for in-lin?

BullyBee · Mar 29, 2020

Hey now. I’m gonna be using an in-line hydor heater (200w) for my 40 gallon breeder. Should I use a second heater in tank just in case or is the in-line e good enough. I know if it was regular ol’ quartz heaters I’d be using 2. Just not sure with in-line

dankaqua · Mar 31, 2020

Even with a good quality inline heater, there's no guarantee of problem-free operation. In the end, a controller that controls the heater and alerts you to any malfunction is "real" safety. Anything else is just plug-and-pray. There are cheapo units like Inkbird, but I'd take the 10 year approach and go with an Apex.

homer1475 · Mar 31, 2020

ROFL

"Plug and pray" definitely stealing that one.

BullyBee · Mar 31, 2020

dankaqua said:
Even with a good quality inline heater, there's no guarantee of problem-free operation. In the end, a controller that controls the heater and alerts you to any malfunction is "real" safety. Anything else is just plug-and-pray. There are cheapo units like Inkbird, but I'd take the 10 year approach and go with an Apex.

I didn’t know apex made a heating controller