What is the best heaters on the market

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poppalina

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I am so sick of heater failures, I have used fluval, ehiem, marineland and aqueon and none seem last. Thank goodness I run double on heaters so no losses yet but this is just crazy. I have done some reading on the titanium heaters are they worth the hype.
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Not sure but I'm happy with my hydor inline heater and used stealth heater submersible been in my tank for couple years now. Been looking at the fluval e series heater nice option to see the temp.


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Depends why it's breaking.

If it's breaking from fish beating on it like some ca/sa cichlids do, then yes, a titanium heater is a lot better.

If it's breaking from the temperature regulator that's submerged in the tank with most submergible heaters, you might do better with something with an external temperature controller. That way the controller is out of the water and doesn't get messed up from being in the tank. If your fish dont bang on heaters, I would just get one of these and call it good.

If you're just looking for a more reliable standard fully in tank heater, check out the Eheim Jager. They've got a very good proven track record with fishkeepers. They're as reliable as it gets for a completely in tank heater.

If you want even more reliability, get an external temperature controller. You can get ones that come with a lot of titanium heaters. People have varying success with these, and certain brands seem to do better than others. It seems like you either get a titanium heater that'll work forever, or you get one that's going to crap out on you in 3 months. That's the risk you take with the titanium heaters. But they're really your only choice if youhave big fish that attack heaters other than putting the heaters in a sump or plumbing them inline.

Your other option for an external temperature controller is the ranco ETC. Lots of people use these. It allows you to turn your Eheim Jager's into externally controlled heaters. This way you just turn your Eheim Jager all the way up, and the Ranco ETC controls when the Eheim Jager turns on and off. This is a super reliable way to heat an aquarium since if your heater fails in the ON position, the ranco ETC controls it, and your tank won't overheat. And with the Jagers set to their highest setting, they will rarely fail in the OFF position, but if it does, your tank will just lose heat until you hook up another heater.

Hope that helps.
 
The majority of new heaters are made or made from parts made in China. Guaranteed until lunchtime. LOL! The thermostats in the heaters are the problem.
 
The majority of new heaters are made or made from parts made in China. Guaranteed until lunchtime. LOL! The thermostats in the heaters are the problem.

Exactly. Every heater on the market is made from fairly cheap low quality material, and over the years I have owned or seen every brand out there fail, including all of the brands mentioned thus far.

Personally I run external controllers for just this reason, two devices now have to fail in order for my fish to get cooked. The brand I use are no longer made, but they have been running problem free for several years. Not cheap, but they offer a little extra peace of mind.

This way you just turn your Eheim Jager all the way up, and the Ranco ETC controls when the Eheim Jager turns on and off. This is a super reliable way to heat an aquarium since if your heater fails in the ON position, the ranco ETC controls it, and your tank won't overheat.


I couldn't disagree more, a heating device should never be turned up more than a few degrees above the max of the desired temp. In your scenario if the controller failed (and trust me they do) you now have a situation where you have created the potential of cooking every fish in the tank.


BTW - to the person using the Stealth heater, you might want to read this;
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11202.html
 
Thank you everyone for your advice the Fluval heaters were thermostat failure my Ehiem Jäger that failed I thought was the same but my Mobas were getting ready to spawn and do get rowdy so my tanks will be getting the Ehiem Jäger heaters and because my Fronts can't behave will be getting titanium
 
The best heater I found was made by Tetra beleive it or not. The one I have is made in Germany, had it on my 50 breeder for four years now without fail. jags barely last a year for me.
 
"Aquarium" heaters are garbage. They're simply not reliable.

Get a Ranco controller with a titanium rod and never worry about it again.
 
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