New heater shopping

[kodi3100]

Anyone use the fluval m series heaters mine is getting old and would like to replace before it fails the fluval looks nice but seems to have mixed reviews
Any input would be appreciated

 

[Big G]

Aqueon Pro Heater. Great reviews. Life time guarantee.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Here's the poop on heaters.....regardless of the brand, run all heaters through a controller, because all heaters will fail....period!!! If you don't have a full blown tank controller, consider a Ranco, or you could also DIY a controller for around $30 - $35.

I'd also suggest you run two heaters, undersized, so that when one craps out, and you see your tank at 74 degrees, but everything is still alive, you know you have a bad heater.

Now, all that being said, my favorite heater is the Eheim Jager....the thickest glass of all glass heaters. The only thing I don't like is that they are long. Make sure it will fit.

 

[kodi3100]

Here's the poop on heaters.....regardless of the brand, run all heaters through a controller, because all heaters will fail....period!!! If you don't have a full blown tank controller, consider a Ranco, or you could also DIY a controller for around $30 - $35.

I'd also suggest you run two heaters, undersized, so that when one craps out, and you see your tank at 74 degrees, but everything is still alive, you know you have a bad heater.

Now, all that being said, my favorite heater is the Eheim Jager....the thickest glass of all glass heaters. The only thing I don't like is that they are long. Make sure it will fit.

So I went with the cobalt 200 watt got decent reviews and on your suggestion have a heater control coming as a back up my house stays a solid 70 deg all year long so I just need a little heat in those cold months when it drops a little at night but like many I had a freshwater tank that turned into a fish fry a couple years ago so heaters scare me don't know why I never thought of a control as a backup
Great tip