What is the best tank heater

[watchguy123]

I got a 180 gallon tank and looking for a heater. what do you all recommend

 

[solitude127]

Eheim Jager attached to a controller for me.

 

[babyjess210]

Eheim Jager attached to a controller for me.

WRONG!!! Eheim Jager attached to an APEX controller. lol

 

[JasonG]

Eheim Jager attached to a controller for me.

+1 I have a 300w on my 125 broodstock set up and always within .2 of my temp

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[johnwin84]

wrong..2 eheim Jager. One attached to the Apex another one attached to a ranco controller

 

[Clifford]

Jali 800 watt titanium on an apex.

 

[triggerman71]

Same jager heater on tank for over 10 yrs.

 

[CamelMD]

I've read that the cobalt neotherm are rock solid and very precise.

 

[yaridong]

Eheim jager. German products are always top notch

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[solitude127]

wrong..2 eheim Jager. One attached to the Apex another one attached to a ranco controller

I think this is how I'm going to setup my heaters when I start up my tank again.

 

[Reefomeez]

I had an eheim stop working on me and another that leaked stray voltage. I still have one (the third) but for mixing water. For my new tank I got a Finnex titanium heater. I bought the one without the controller since I'm using my Apex to control it. You'd need a controller, either Ranco or Apex/Reefkeeper, to make it work for you without cooking the livestock but it seems rock solid and works very fast.

 

[solitude127]

I had an eheim stop working on me and another that leaked stray voltage. I still have one (the third) but for mixing water. For my new tank I got a Finnex titanium heater. I bought the one without the controller since I'm using my Apex to control it. You'd need a controller, either Ranco or Apex/Reefkeeper, to make it work for you without cooking the livestock but it seems rock solid and works very fast.

I wonder what the failure rate of the APEX temp probe is? It would make me nervous have a single point of failure.

 

[Reefomeez]

I wonder what the failure rate of the APEX temp probe is? It would make me nervous have a single point of failure.

I'm planning on adding a second heater. And I might add a ranco to the current one as well as backup.

 

[solitude127]

I had an eheim stop working on me and another that leaked stray voltage. I still have one (the third) but for mixing water. For my new tank I got a Finnex titanium heater. I bought the one without the controller since I'm using my Apex to control it. You'd need a controller, either Ranco or Apex/Reefkeeper, to make it work for you without cooking the livestock but it seems rock solid and works very fast.

BTW, how old were the heaters?

 

[Reefomeez]

The two failures were a year old.

 

[GoReef165]

JBJ True Temp Digital Controller w/ Heater - 800 Watt

I have one and love it.

 

[RileysReef]

JBJ True Temp Digital Controller w/ Heater - 800 Watt

I have one and love it.

If I have an apex is it worth getting the one with the controller? Kinda overkill right?


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[Zoarder]

If I have an apex is it worth getting the one with the controller? Kinda overkill right?


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Not really, have the heater control the temp and just setup the apex to shut it off in case it gets too hot as a fail safe, thats what I'm doing. Same heater 800 watts on my 160 gallons of water.

 

[RileysReef]

Not really, have the heater control the temp and just setup the apex to shut it off in case it gets too hot as a fail safe, thats what I'm doing. Same heater 800 watts on my 160 gallons of water.

Great idea! Thanks!


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