Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Any suggestions on heater brands that are good and a reasonable price to pay? im guessing 300w for a 200L tank is enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 lol here we go again I used to buy $20 jebo heaters in Auckland but most on here say they're not that good. And in all honestly most of them dont even last their year long guarantee period (I used to keep receipts and take them back get new ones).. I think masterpet ones have a good rep and reasonable price.. Jager used to be good but don't think they're as good anymore all the old ones I have are going strong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 yea im not after top of the line like many would suggest, just something that will work and not crap out on me all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Aqua Ones are OK for the money. Jaeger last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ive got a Jager it works great best buy for my tropical tank when i hot the tank animates did a full set up and i had to get a new heater because it craped out after a few months :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 yeah thats what i dont want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Jaeger can be adjusted to the correct temperature also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je_suis_ketan Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Any suggestions on heater brands that are good and a reasonable price to pay? im guessing 300w for a 200L tank is enough? I thought it worked out at 1W per L. When I bought my setup I got a 200W heater for 200L tank. I guess you could look at it that if you get a higher wattage heater than is required for the tank, the heater won't be on as much and will probably last longer. Any thoughts? YAY my 100th Post!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have had a couple of disasters with cheaper brands so now I always buy Jager heaters. I'm not sure how many watts to litres it is but on the Jager brand they tell you how much it should be able to heat. I went a bit OTT on my 60 litre tank and have a 150w in there and its fine, just goes on and off when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 depends on room temp and tank temp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ive been through 4 jebos, only 1 was any good, went for aqua ones after that & have had to take 3 back, now i have jager & it keeps the temp within .3 of what you set it at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 IMHO and from experience...read I learnt this the hard way... I think that 2 heaters is best when dealling with tanks 150-200 l plus. stops cool spots in tank creates thermal cycling of water and if one heater craps out then serious but not life threatening in an Alien vs Pred kinda way. HTH Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ok so now thats come up one 300wish or 2 smaller 150-200w? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 true, safe than sorry. its not something that worries me in summer but over nite in winter if your heater fails it could mean trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 especially being in chch the last few winters brrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 i would get two 200 watt normal heaters or 2 150 watt jager heaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je_suis_ketan Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I concur, If you drove a car at the red line constantly it would break down a lot sooner than say if you drove it sensibly. - Just to give you an engineers opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I concur, If you drove a car at the red line constantly it would break down a lot sooner than say if you drove it sensibly. - Just to give you an engineers opinion read's je_suis_ketan's sig.......... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I concur, If you drove a car at the red line constantly it would break down a lot sooner than say if you drove it sensibly. - Just to give you an engineers opinion Except that's not really the case with heaters. The part that fails is the thermostat(90% of the time anyway). The thermostat only wears when it's switched on or off. So it will last longest if it's either constantly on or constantly off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Ive always had elite brand and never had a problem the only problem I have with them is that the cords are only just long enough to go into the cupboard below them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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