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oops 78.5 lol!
my temp probe just started shooting all over the place last night. guessing this is a sign this is about to go?
So while i have you on the line. 90 gallon with about a 30 gal sump. Heater recommendations?Either that, or the thing needs a leash! [emoji13][emoji12][emoji851]
So while i have you on the line. 90 gallon with about a 30 gal sump. Heater recommendations?
running true temp now. but only one. I know a lot of people recommend 2 heaters any input?
I leave my heater in my return pump section of my sump. Any downfalls to this?
I have 3 of these on my 550 gallon system and they have worked flawlessly for the last 3 years. I have two to back them up. Have not had to break them out as this point.Finnex 500w titanium controlled by a reef keeper. This is flawless
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RULE 1: You must use a temperature controller, regardless of the brand of heater.
RULE 2: Use two heaters in your tank. This way, when one craps out (and it will) the other will maintain temperature, or at least close to temperature.
NOW, as far as choice of heaters:
I believe Ehiem Jager’s are the best. The glass on these things is real thick. The only problem is that they are long.
If you can’t fit a Jager, my second choice is Sera.
WOW mixed reviews so far!
All excellent points, as in my previous post, I just want to add that if the heater fails ... which they will do ... I'd rather have heaters stuck in the off position and have my reef tank slowly cool down than having my fish and corals cooking to death. But then again that's why we split the heating elements into 2 or 3 heaters. IMHO & FWIWI currently use 2 of the Eheim Jagers. One very long 300 watt that sits in my overflow, and the other 200 watt is in my sump.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING... I have them both connected to an American Marine Pinpoint Dual Temperature Controller MADE IN THE USA. By "dual" I mean it can manage 600 watts of heaters and a 1/2 hp Chiller simultaneously. I don't use the chiller outlet.
But this thing keeps the temperature within 1°F. It's set to 77F and when the water hits 77.0 it kicks on, then when it gets to 78F it shuts both heaters off until it drops back down to 77.0 again.
It's one of the best investments I've made for my tank. Because it's not "if" a heater will fail, but WHEN the heater will fail. It'll either get stuck on, boiling your tank, or just die and freeze your tank.
So like others have said, it's best to have multiple smaller heaters in case of failure. That way if it dies, you have others keeping the tank from freezing, and if one gets stuck on, it's not enough by itself to boil your tank.
So for example, if you need a 300 watt heater, buy two 150 watt heaters instead. But try to use a temperature controller for them. It doesn't have to be the $200 one I got (I just didn't want a Chinese crap controller that is as failure prone as the heaters), but get something.
Use a small extension cord that has a plug on one side, that plugs into the controller, and splits to 2 separate outlet dongles on the other so you can plug both heaters into it. They sell them on Amazon.