what heaters are good

[markeo99]

My heater thermostat is more like a timer than a thermostat is there any good ones out there that have a temps that you can set and they will stay set. say I set at 80 with my house temp at like 72 when my house gets 80 my heater runs just like it would at 72 so then my tank gets to warm I am constintly messin with it so help me out thanks

 

[mr_x]

i have good luck with visitherm stealth heaters.

 

[spiderwoman]

Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2603158
i have good luck with visitherm stealth heaters.
+1
We also have one large Rena which is really nice.

 

[metweezer]

Azoo (but the 50 watt only has a 3 foot cord)

I have to use an extension cord for my 10 gal QT. Jaeger are excellent. I don't know about the stealths but my visi therm deluxe I threw away. Very inaccurate.

 

[peterpaul]

visitherm heaters are what I use

 

[vkuroczka]

I have a Rena and I like it a lot.... I have a Large one on one side of the tank and then a smaller one on the other side. My tank stays at about 78 degree's, and I live in Nevada. During the summer time it stays at 78 (I don't have a chiller), and during the winter time it stays at 78 ..... do some research and see what works for you. The ones to stay away from, are the ones that have that coil like thing in them.... junk.....

 

[alix2.0]

visitherm stealth.

 

[corallover23]

i use shatter proof stealth and they work great

 

[saltman23]

I use Stealths and they work great.

 

[travis89]

I use the Visitherm stealth also.

 

[tizzo]

Whatever happened to Pro won brothers??
I have always used that and a while ago, so did everybody else. What happened... Better one on the market? Or did Pro won prove to be a malfunctioning nightmare for most??

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/2603951
did Pro won prove to be a malfunctioning nightmare for most??

They did for me. I use Jagers now.

 

[stdreb27]

I use texas heat!
Actually jagers seems to work well. I just wish they would tare (for lack of a better term) the heaters better.

 

[scsinet]

Speaking in general, I wouldn't trust any heater's built in temperature scale... indeed the Jagers are calibratable but I still don't use them. The only thing I trust is a digital thermometer tested against another thermometer.

 

[corallover23]

i have a cool little laser i point at it and it tells me the temp! its been the same temp.

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/2604479
Speaking in general, I wouldn't trust any heater's built in temperature scale... indeed the Jagers are calibratable but I still don't use them. The only thing I trust is a digital thermometer tested against another thermometer.
Absolutely, I had 2 thermometers in my large tank and another one in the sump. Then only put 2 heaters in my 180 gallon. Out of fear I'd come home to fish soup. The coldest it would get in my apartment during the winter was about 65 or so. So I really don't have to worry about them freezing. It would take a day or so for unheated water to get that cold. And I checked it constantly.