Any suggestions for make of heater ?

[Alan Silver]

Hello,

Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?

TIA

--
Alan Silver

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Any suggestions for make of heater ?
>From: Alan Silver

>Date: 9/29/2003 9:07 AM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Hello,
>
>Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
>bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?
>
>TIA
>
>--
>Alan Silver

If memory serves me right (I haven't bought a new one in years), is that it's
15 watts per gallon.
Someone please check that for me. = )
As for type..submersible is the way to go.
Most hang on the back type are junk.
Then, you get into cheap model vs. high end models.
I had a not so cheap, cheap model made by Wisper (submersible), and the black
coating on the outside of the glass-used to disguise the inderds-peels off.
I've had 2 do the same thing. I won't buy that cheap anymore.
I've heard good things about Tronic, and Visatherm, and am sure there are great
other ones that I am forgetting, but it's a start.

[Donald Kerns]

Alan Silver wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
> bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?

I've had best luck with Ego-Jager and Visitherm. (Don't cheap out, a
cheesy heater can cook your buddies...)

Also, life is too short to worry about heaters that are not fully
submersable...

-Donald
--
"When you've lost your ability to laugh, you've lost your ability to
think straight." -To Inherit the Wind

[Bob Alston]

Ebo Jager. Just ordered another one to replace another brand which is
heating too high.

--
Bob Alston

bobalston9 AT aol DOT com

"Alan Silver"
> wrote in
message ...
> Hello,
>
> Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
> bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Alan Silver
>

[Cris]

3-4 watts per gallon is plenty!
I like Ebo-Jager heaters. They have more exacting controls and work
very well.
Cris

On 29 Sep 2003 14:40:37 GMT, (TYNK 7) wrote:

>>Subject: Any suggestions for make of heater ?
>>From: Alan Silver

>>Date: 9/29/2003 9:07 AM Central Daylight Time
>>Message-id: >
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
>>bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>--
>>Alan Silver
>
>If memory serves me right (I haven't bought a new one in years), is that it's
>15 watts per gallon.
>Someone please check that for me. = )
>As for type..submersible is the way to go.
>Most hang on the back type are junk.
>Then, you get into cheap model vs. high end models.
>I had a not so cheap, cheap model made by Wisper (submersible), and the black
>coating on the outside of the glass-used to disguise the inderds-peels off.
>I've had 2 do the same thing. I won't buy that cheap anymore.
>I've heard good things about Tronic, and Visatherm, and am sure there are great
>other ones that I am forgetting, but it's a start.

[Dinky]

"Cris" > wrote in message
s.com...
> 3-4 watts per gallon is plenty!
> I like Ebo-Jager heaters. They have more exacting controls and work
> very well.
> Cris
>

And go forever, even with the abuse I put them through. <g>

[Cris]

Oh, and another note - 2 heaters at half wattage is better than one at
full wattage unless it's in a small tank. If 1 fails the other is
there to back it up - or if 1 gets stuck on and overheats it won't
overheat as badly as one at double the wattage.


On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:59:51 GMT, Cris >
wrote:

>3-4 watts per gallon is plenty!
>I like Ebo-Jager heaters. They have more exacting controls and work
>very well.
>Cris

[Haywire]

I've have a Hagen, Tronic, Marineland (from their kit) and 3 Ebo Jagger's

I will only buy Ebo's from now on. Glass is tough (2mm) they really are
calibrated, set my Ebo' for 29degC and that's exactly what I'll get
constantly.

"Bob Alston" > wrote in
news:sWYdb.33553$Ms2.1520@fed1read03:

> Ebo Jager. Just ordered another one to replace another brand which is
> heating too high.
>

[fisherman]

Alan Silver > wrote in message >...
> Hello,
>
> Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
> bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?
>
> TIA

IMHO, you can't get a better heater than Ebo Jaeger. They're a little
more expensive but they're completely submersible, I've checked the
temp shown on their dial against the temp in the tank with a digital
thermometer and never found an Ebo off more than a degree, they're
tough to break and easy to set, and they last a long time. Rule of
thumb - 5 watts per gallon should be all you need. I'd recommend two
heaters in anything over 55 gallons - more consistent temp throughout
the water column and if one does fail, you have the second to keep
things somewhat steady until you can replaced the failed heater.

[Alan Silver]

>Just about to buy a heater for a new tank and confused by the
>bewildering variety. Any comments about any ?

Thanx to everyone who replied. It looks like the Ebo-Jager gets the vote
then. I like the idea of two small ones, I'll have to see if I can work
out where to put a second (going for a tank with no visible equipment).

Thanx again to everyone.

--
Alan Silver