heater question

3m

3m

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after a very frustrating bout with heaters I am finding that after about 9 months my heaters tend to wig out and loose all sense of temp and cook my tank. currently i have a Won heater with the external temp adjuster. but even set at 76 now it litlerally takes the tank to 84 degrees. I get so frustrated because i am tired of buying new heaters. what's a good heater to get?
 
scsinet

scsinet

Active Member
What size heater is it? Is this on the 75 in your profile?
Heaters that are too oversized can overheat the tank because of residual heat stored in the element's ceramic after the thermostat cuts off. You shouldn't have more than about 400-500 watts on that system.
That said though I have had numerous problems with Won units overshooting the set temperature. Get rid of that junk heater and get a Jager or a Visi-Therm.
 
3m

3m

Member
okay thanks, its a 300W heater but its just total crap. I'll look into another make and appreciate the input
 
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