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fresh
10-03-2006, 03:43 PM
Hi all,

I am just about to go purchase a heater as my previous (ebo-jager) one is stuck on 92+F and for some reason, I have a feeling that my animals won't like that ;)

Anyhow, which heater would you recommend? I have a 72gal tank.

Thanks

Quagmire
10-03-2006, 04:16 PM
I would just stick with Ebo.They're about as unreliable as the rest.

Joe Reefer
10-03-2006, 04:20 PM
I prefer to use won brothers heaters.

BMW Rider
10-03-2006, 05:48 PM
I bought Won titanium heaters mainly to get away from the breakable glass ones. One of them stuck on all the time, another woudn't turn on at all. I ended up cutting the controllers off and putting a plug directly on the cord so that they always powered. They are switched by my Aquatronica controller now. As far as heaters go, they are all kinda flakey it seems, but the Ebo-Jagers seem to be better than most. My suggestion is to figure out how many watts you need, then buy two heaters that add up to that slightly more. That gives you a bit of saftey if one fails, either on or off.

fresh
10-03-2006, 06:18 PM
how do I know the number of watts I need? It is a 72gal tank

Beverly
10-03-2006, 09:41 PM
I'd get two 150w heaters for a 72g. I've used Hagen heaters forever in my tanks. However, no brand of heater lasts forever. I usually get new heaters every 2-3 years to be on the safe side.

AJ_77
10-03-2006, 11:13 PM
ebo-jager calibration thread:

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26958

(just in case you haven't tried this yet)

Johnny Reefer
10-04-2006, 02:33 AM
I've been using Rena heaters for a few years now. No probs.

Coderad
10-04-2006, 03:05 AM
I just bought 2 Visi-Therm STEALTH's So far so good had them running for a couple weeks now. Unbrakeable and lifetime warentey.

kari
10-04-2006, 04:22 AM
One of my heaters apparently just crapped out aswell. GFI receptacle probably just saved me from a new hair-do. Not much point in noting what kind it is since I haven't had much luck with any so far.
It would be nice to find something non glass with a reliable external controller. Maybe the best way to go is like BMW Rider noted.

Joe Reefer
10-04-2006, 02:49 PM
You could do what this (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=923295) guy is doing, I think he is going to use 6 heaters.:mrgreen: