henward Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/addinfo/fluvaleseries.cfm jsut wondering, are these as good as jagers? seems more precise in terms of controlling temps. says 300w only heats 375 litres. while jagers 300w is rater for more. but in theory, the same wattage would literally produce same heat in the water..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 i have one an e300 works ok cant say its better or worse than a jager its a bit smaller than a jager and looks cool its main point is it that it is micro-processor controlled and takes a measurement from the glass of the unit rather than the air inside the unit(like a thermostatically controlled one) it has no thermostat to crap out but is susceptible to power surges as i found out :facepalm: . i think the jager rating of 1000l is for a tank in a room with an ambient temperature of 22 deg i doubt the e300 would do that but for our purposes in nz a jager wont either . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 i gues in theory it should work the same, but i dont know - its difficult to know unless you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Henwad, considering how heavily your fish room is insulated, I highly doubt if the rated power difference between the Jager and the Fluval will be noticed. With good water turnover and ambient temperature that as close to the tank temperature as possible, I think that paying more (I'm assuming) for the Jager is not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcculloch Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Jagers have a more efficient coil which allows them to heat more water than other heaters for less wattage. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Jagers have a more efficient coil which allows them to heat more water than other heaters for less wattage. :thup: its certainly a lot bigger i thinking the surface area has something to do with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Jagers have a more efficient coil which allows them to heat more water than other heaters for less wattage. :thup: OK, that's a game changer then! :-? I guess in the long run the money saved on heating cost will outweigh the initial extra cost of the Jager.. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Fluval E 300W =$105 Eheim Jager 300W =$77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 my problem i believe is just my changer, i have turned it down as mys tocking has dropped dramatically, its got no issues. when the other 1200L is gone from the system, i will move from 4 to 3 300w jagers. thats ok, problem soslveD: mind you, the fluval looks fricking awesome though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yeah it does have some swag to it bro hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Fluval E 300W =$105 Eheim Jager 300W =$77 Really?? Wow.. I always thought that Eheim would be more expensive than Fluval! Live and learn.. :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Really?? Wow.. I always thought that Eheim would be more expensive than Fluval! Live and learn.. :sage: Your not comparing apples with apples, the M series Fluval would be the same as the Jagar. The E series has electronic temperature control, where as the Jager has the metal strips and contacts that are less inaccurate and can jam on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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