Heater Selection.

[KingNeptunesBounty]

I have a 120 gallon aquarium that I'm looking to purchase heaters for. I was considering two 300 watt Marineland Stealth Visi-Therm heaters. I know these heaters are like staples in the aquarium hobby and they get the job done. Recently I have been reading about Titanium Heaters but the majority of these require seperate controllers that I plan on using in the future but not currently. Are their any benefits over these titanium heaters or should I just keep ip simple and use the marineland or another heater like Jager? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[fallenlordz]

I had problems with a couple of jager heaters. I would use Stealth Visi-Therm heaters instead. Now I use a reef keeper controller also.

 

[batt600]

Get a Titanium heater so you dont have to worry about it cracking on you one day.

 

[TripleT]

Google:

"marineland stealth explosion"

"marineland stealth beware"

"marineland stealth failure"

etc.

 

[KathyC]

No matter what heater you decide upon it should be run via a controller for safety purposes.

btw- I have a 120 and only run 2 x 100w heaters to keep the temp where I want.

 

[johnny roastbeef]

I really like the Fluval E series digital heaters the best. They are microprocessor controlled, and have a easy to read digital display, with colored backlight which indicates whether you are within the set temp (green) , or red for too hot, and blue for to cold.
Check them out.

http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/addinfo/fluvaleseries.cfm

 

[funkmaster]

Titanium heater is the best i will never use another

 

[Bob 1000]

They all suck,,lol.. Using any of them is at your own risk, I tried them all even in line ones that have failed yearly.. Good luck in your searches..

 

[UnknownWaters]

Titanium heaters are the way to go IMO

 

[Bob 1000]

I like the titanium also but I even had one of those blow up in my hand.. It looked like a generator exploded in my living room..

 

[Dre]

If you read past post you will see that Titanium heater can cause serious
injuries to you and your animals .Keep in mind they are some crappy heaters on the market .I use Rena,Visi-Therm Deluxe,Ebo-jager fully
submersible.Choosing the wattage will depend on how low the temp. falls in the colder months and water volume. As Kathy stated ,you can use two small heaters instead of a large one.

 

[kaOzGrUnT]

I used the ViaAqua Titanium Heater for about a year and a half, when I needed to transfer my fish from one tank to the other I came across the Stealth Visi-therm and that's the one I am currently using, Both are great. I am breaking down the old tank and at this moment I haven't replaced the Stealth with the Titanium.
Both are great, just be ready to pay the $$$$

 

[seldin]

...No matter what heater you decide upon it should be run via a controller for safety purposes....

+1

I bought a ReefKeeper LIght controller for $99 new after being recommended from MR. It's great for the heater, chiller, fan, lighting, etc. Highly recommend a controller.

PS. I recommend 2 heaters for display tank and 1 heater for sump. Yes, you can get 1 heater for everything, but I would not want to go that way.

 

[KingNeptunesBounty]

Thank you for the recommendations guys.