Gaurdian heaters.. anybody use them?

[Camphilophus]

They look like a cheapo version of visi-therm stealths. The claim to be "fully submersible and indestructible." Googling around I did not find a review but they are made by penn-plax which I've never had problems with. I was just wondering if anybody has used them. At $14.99 for a 250watt I figured it's worth a shot but wanted to see what other people had to say about them before I ordered a whole bunch.

http://kensfish.com/guardianheaters.html

 

[Camphilophus]

bump^

 

[Fry]

I've never seen or used one but for a few bucks more why not go with a good heater that you can trust like a Jager. You don't want to skimp on a heater. I personally don't think highly of either Penn Plax or Marineland, their quality seems questionable although Marineland seems to be making good advancements in some areas.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Marineland Stealth Heaters are very nice, an excellent heater for ray tanks. The guardians are made of a metal casing
which like glass can still get hot and cause heater burns.

 

[crisper]

I tried one it failed in a week, definately not recommeded.

 

[Camphilophus]

I've never seen or used one but for a few bucks more why not go with a good heater that you can trust like a Jager. You don't want to skimp on a heater. I personally don't think highly of either Penn Plax or Marineland, their quality seems questionable although Marineland seems to be making good advancements in some areas.

I prefer marinelands visi-therm stealth over my jagers.

 

[fcamargo6thave]

i hate these heaters i couldnt figure out how to set the temperature at the temp i wanted..

 

[CaranxIgnobilis]

One of these heaters poached my friend's fish nicely. They tasted great, btw! J/k, lol. You get what you pay for.

 

[Jamieishard]

heaters arent the place to try and save money... one faulty cheap heater will cost u alot more in the long run i only use stealths and the new fluval E series which are both alot of bang for your buck fluval has digital disp which i love and comes with a heater guard and looks really nice!

 

[fcamargo6thave]

you know what the funny thing is i paid $30 for my heater which i know see is alot more than what i should have paid