submersible heaters

I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.

Everbody seems to like the VisiTherm Stealth, except for the bright red
button :-).

I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

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"lgb" wrote in message
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I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua
titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.



I've gone to Ebo-Jager in all tanks, fresh and marine. IMO, best mix
of cost vs. function.

billy

"Billy" wrote in message
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"lgb" wrote in message
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I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua
titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.



I've gone to Ebo-Jager in all tanks,

I use exclusively ebo-jager in all of my tanks as well. They are great BUT I
will buy visitherm stealths in the future exclusively as it is much more
reliable seeming and I have heard that the current models of ebo-jagers are
being phased out by the company producing them. I recommend visitherm
stealths over all others, then the hydor submersibles, then the tronics,
then the renas, then all of the other generics (i.e. ebo-jagers, etc.). Good
luck and later!

fresh and marine. IMO, best mix
of cost vs. function.

billy

EBO-JAGER all the way!!!!


"lgb" wrote in message
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I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.

Everbody seems to like the VisiTherm Stealth, except for the bright red
button :-).

I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

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BNSF = Build Now, Seep Forever

I tried the EBO-JAGER and found the calibration to be off and hard to
adjust and maintain the temperature. Plus, it is so visible and hard
to hide. It would pop out of its suction cup bracket.

I'm a VisiTherm Stealth fan,. I have two of them. One in the 55
gallon and one in a 29 gallon. That red button is a sore point but if
you adjust the height to where the black top is even with the water
surface you can't see it. The adjustable temperature dail is right
on. They are easy to hide. The one in the 55 gallon is mounted right
in the middle of the tank and you have to look for it to locate it.

My future 29 gallon will have a VisiTherm Sleath.



On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 19:50:52 -0400, "CanadianCray"
wrote:

EBO-JAGER all the way!!!!


"lgb" wrote in message
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I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.

Everbody seems to like the VisiTherm Stealth, except for the bright red
button :-).

I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

--
BNSF = Build Now, Seep Forever

On 2005-08-07, lgb wrote:
I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

I have the Marineland Dual Temperature one - it's an interesting idea.
Non-adjustable - you can pick two temperature (I think 74F and 80F).
The heater is specifically designed to maintain either one very
accurately.

It's kind of a grey/black color, so it doesn't hide too easily, and
during and Ich outbreak, I did wish I could've pushed the temperature a
little higher (actually ended up adding a second heater to take it to
82, ish). All in all, it's not bad, but I wouldn't buy it again.


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make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:10:40 -0700, lgb wrote:

I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.

Everbody seems to like the VisiTherm Stealth, except for the bright red
button :-).

I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

I use Rena heaters. I don't have any trouble with them and the ones I
have have lasted forever.

-Derek

"Derek W. Benson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:10:40 -0700, lgb wrote:

I've been looking at submersible heaters. I liked the Via Aqua
titanium
one with the separate control, but after reading the reviews, the
love/hate ratio is about 50/50 so I'm scratching that one.

Everbody seems to like the VisiTherm Stealth, except for the bright
red
button :-).

I may well go with that, but after browsing in the local fish stores,
I'm also impressed with the AllGlass and the Rena submersibles. I'd
like comments from any and all who've had experience with either one.

I use Rena heaters. I don't have any trouble with them and the ones I
have have lasted forever.

-Derek

I bought a Rena when they first came out because the specs were great,
and took 2 back as defective and kept the 3rd as it was only grossly
offset in temperature (but tracked well). I've since bought Rena again
and they are fine now, so it was growing pains for a new product. I've
used Thermals (ok, nothing special), and Tronics (very nice). I'm very
happy to see more competition on the market now.

Note that Rena is an analog heater and some of the others (ie: Tronics)
are digital, so that's not an even comparison. When analog contacts
can't be serviced (as in a submersible), you're better off with a digital
heater (though the new analog contacts are much much better than the old
HOB heaters like Radiants). jmo
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I had bad luck with the Jager heater too and will never but one again. I
only had it for 6 months but within the last month I've hadto keep it at 90
degrees for the real temp to be 80. More importantly it fluctuates 5
degrees or more at times. For a heater that is supposed to be the best, it
aint!

In article ,
says...
Note that Rena is an analog heater and some of the others (ie: Tronics)
are digital, so that's not an even comparison. When analog contacts
can't be serviced (as in a submersible), you're better off with a digital
heater (though the new analog contacts are much much better than the old
HOB heaters like Radiants). jmo

I don't know if the Stealth or AllGlass are digital or not. It wasn't
obvious in the online ads I read. I'll look again, but if someone knows
for sure, please post. I'll look at the Tronics.

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