TX_Paratrooper
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I'm acquiring a new 90g tank with sump tomorrow and it apparently needs new heaters. I've been out of the hobby for a very long time and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for heaters.
Tank heater
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billdogg
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If they just weren't so darn long. +1 on using a external controller. A very small price to pay for piece of mind. All heaters fail. If they fail on your tank is probably cooked.
I've switched to all titanium as well. Got tired of bumping them in the sump and then finding the broken glass using the Braille method. The probable electric shock was just an exciting bonus!
I would recommend the Fluval E-Series 300w and backed up by the ink-bird temp
Controller.
The new fluval E Series is a digital heater unlike the Jager which has stuck
With the old Contact points which is known to fail. This problem can be overcome with the addition of a digital temperature controller. Digital heaters can fail as well, but it appears less
Fluval has moved us forward in heat control by:
- in the appropriate size tank, keeps temp variance of .5 degree max. Only the cobalt exceeded this important factor, the Jager comes last at 3 degree variance.
- shows target and current temp at all times
- colours it's temp in blue, green, red (too cold, on target, too hot)
- shuts down automatically when temp rises more than 3 degrees from target
-shuts down automatically when removed
- comes in plastic, easy to remove cage to protect inhabitants
- low flow warning.
About the same price as the others except cobalt which has a variance of 0-.1 degree!! Wow!
In Canada, 300 watt heaters run about 45-70 dollars except for the cobalt which is double
With the new fluval, I really think I got a great heater, so for 65 bucks Canadian ( likely 40-45 bucks US) comes with a lot of info.
Gone are the days of just on and off
Controller.
The new fluval E Series is a digital heater unlike the Jager which has stuck
With the old Contact points which is known to fail. This problem can be overcome with the addition of a digital temperature controller. Digital heaters can fail as well, but it appears less
Fluval has moved us forward in heat control by:
- in the appropriate size tank, keeps temp variance of .5 degree max. Only the cobalt exceeded this important factor, the Jager comes last at 3 degree variance.
- shows target and current temp at all times
- colours it's temp in blue, green, red (too cold, on target, too hot)
- shuts down automatically when temp rises more than 3 degrees from target
-shuts down automatically when removed
- comes in plastic, easy to remove cage to protect inhabitants
- low flow warning.
About the same price as the others except cobalt which has a variance of 0-.1 degree!! Wow!
In Canada, 300 watt heaters run about 45-70 dollars except for the cobalt which is double
With the new fluval, I really think I got a great heater, so for 65 bucks Canadian ( likely 40-45 bucks US) comes with a lot of info.
Gone are the days of just on and off
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