Any more German heaters on the market, even Jager is made in China.

[DavidZ]

I know we don't like to review products here, but who bought what in the last year and how are things going in respect to heaters. I see there are several new models out.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

find the old ones lol i am at the point now where i think everyone should just get a external thermal controller. though i still have some of the glass visa therm

 

[Cichlids007]

i have been using a jager with no problems for a year now!

 

[bradlgt21]

I bought a jager about a year ago I think, it still works great and the glass is super thick. I understand things can still fail but this feels to be built really high quality.

 

[platytudes]

Sorry to derail, but I really want to know why heaters are having so many problems...for most hobbyists, they are as essential a piece of equipment as a filter or light. Why are manufacturers not making them like they used to? Why is quality control no longer a priority with them They are an expensive, but simple to construct, basic piece of equipment. If they're going to charge $25 for an 100 watt heater, I expect it to work for a long time.

 

[DavidZ]

I agree with you guys, I do have 2 backups from 5 years a go.
A friend of mine is setting up and asked which heater to buy and I started looking and I been finding most are made in China now.
Anyone using Rena smart heaters, he din't realy want to go with glass.
Mine are all glass heaters.
Bob agree, I will start buying up used heaters, might be the best way to go, :thm:

 

[bradlgt21]

What about the Fluval E Series. The highly digital super smart heaters. I have one for my 29 and it really is a smart heater. I even forget to unplug it during water changes and it never causes me problems.

I have only owned 3 heaters, Jager, Fluval E series, and a Marineland and the marineland shattered. The other 2 have been great.

 

[jaredc]

I just got a Jager about 3 weeks ago and so far it's been great. I had a Visi-Therm Stealth that was part of the recall, so Marineland swapped that out with a glass Visi-therm. I had the new one for about 4 days and it was completely inaccurate. I never did get the temp stabilized with it. I called Marineland and arranged to send that one back and just get the refund check for the recalled Stealth. I went out and bought the Jager and have been extremely happy with it. I don't think the temp has varied by more than 1 or 2 degrees since I installed it. I was really impressed with the quality and feel of the Jager, even though it was manufactured in China. Hope that helps some.

 

[DavidZ]

I have been hearing a lot about Jager, maybe that is the best choice on the market at this time

 

[DavidZ]

Have you seen these Sera heaters - made in Germany - any ideas?

http://www.mrfishproducts.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=95