good heater for decent price

[wigglejaggles]

Hey Now,

I am putting together a 10 gallon tank and I am thinking about purchasing the Tronic 7'' 50 watt by hagen. Now the heater at big al's online is 15.99

Is this way too much to pay for a heater? I will be putting in a school of cardinal tetras (12) and 2 corys. The cardinals like nice warm water 82-85 constant i am told.

Is it worth paying this much for a really nice heater?

Are there any great heaters for cheaper that ar eknown to work really well?

thanks!

take care,
jared

[Stephen1]

I personally wouldn't skimp on a heater. It's a very important component of your aquarium. Get a good themometer also.

[yhbae]

Definitely. Most of my heaters are Ebo Jagers, but I have a Tronics as well, and they seem well built as well. I believe Big Al's sell both Ebo Jager's and Tronics.

[blitzen25bm]

yea get the ebojager should only be like a dollar more or so.

[JSchmidt]

The difference between the best heaters and the cheapest is so minimal that it really doesn't make sense to scrimp here. The potential for damage caused by a cheapo heater is substantial; buy the best (e.g., Tronic, Ebo Jager) and consider the extra buck or two 'piece of mind insurance.'

Jim

[val]

I'd stick with the Ebo's, best piece of aquarium equipment there is...

Val

[fishfood]

I agree with everytone else that a name band heater, such as a Tronic or Ebo Jaber, are the way to go. I used to by the cheapest glass heaters that I could find and this was a huge mistake. More that once, I almost lost my fish because the heater stuck on.

[dethjam316]

i use visi-therms and ebos...never had a problem with either.