Which would you choose?

[Mgamer20o0]

AC and its members who stay up on this. good reason to check the site more often.

 

[cichlidcichlid]

What would be a good brand of a glass heater?

 

[cichlidcichlid]

Heater Question

I have a 50 watt heater on a 29 gallon would this be ok for short term? I don't want to run my stealth heater so this is my only option.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

i am still using the visi therm glass heaters

 

[Mgamer20o0]

depends on the temp of the room.

 

[napsterninja]

With ebo jager (old one before eheim took over) and fluval m series I had good experiences with. Stealth was bad for me when it either stop heating or another that sometimes turned on and sometimes not. Still haven't returned mines yet.

 

[BettaFishMommy]

the only heater i trust nowadays is the Elite brand one. never had one fail, stick on, or blow up (my biggest worry!).

this:

 

[bluemeate]

my 300w aqueon heater makes a very obnoxious knocking noise depending on how its positioned *i think*

so yeah, not aqueon heaters

Ive had 3 of them and they all did that.

 

[iheartbettas]

i own 3 hydor heaters and one eheim heater. I have no complaints with any of them. The numbers on the thermometers don't mean anything though. You really just have to adjust it manually in my opinion.

 

[Willard2.0]

I highly recommend using a digital controller like this one. I have been using it for over a year and it is the best purchase I've made. It is perfectly accurate against both of my thermometers.
The only catch with using it is you have to do a bit of wiring, they do not have standard outlets on them. Basically if you can replace a light fixture, you can wire this. Also, make sure you get the 110V version if you are in the US.

Combine the controller with 1 or 2 cheap heaters and you are good to go.