Stay away from inline heaters b/c of failure rates?

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bradleyheathhay

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I'm setting up a 125 using 2 eheim canisters and just now as I was researching inline heaters I came across advice to avoid them b/c their failure rates are higher than other types. Is this true? And is it enough of a bother that I should look into hang ons or submersibles? I'd really like to keep the heater out of the tank if at all possible.
 

dudley

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I have had no problems with my 3 Hydor ETH inline heaters since purchasing them at least 5 years ago.
 

bradleyheathhay

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Also I've been told if I go with one of these Hydor inlines I'll want to use a digital temp controller to guard against overheating. The ReefKeeper Lite Basic setup has been suggested for around $120. If I go this route spending $120 for a temp controller (plus a whole lot of other programmable functions) should I look at any other controller other than this ReefKeeper for around the same price?
 

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hydor inlines are my longest running heaters a good 5 years atleast. You can get stand alone digital heater controller for less but if you like the features of the RK its worth the money and they do have the lowest cost basic setups, the basic Apex controller runs like another $100.
 
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