HEATER FAILED AGIAN! Any brand/style recommendations?

[Funkytone]

Originally Posted by mildcustom2

I am using a single aqua medic 500w titanium heater and external aqua medic electronic controller in my 210. Complete package cost me 115.00$ The heater is in my sump and very consistant. The nice thing is that by having a seperate external controller is that the only way its going to fail is if I break it. The only good heater in my opinion is one that is electronic or solid state (same thing) if it dosn't say any of the later on the package its probably a cheap mechanical bi metal thermostat wich can fuse the contacts together leaving the heater on.

Sean

Did you get it brand new for $115? where abouts?

-Tony

[chevyjaxon]

my tronic 300w heater has been going strong 4 years now

[mark]

Think relying on a single thermostat is taking a chance. The heater part is usually fine it's the thermostats that are crap.

Get a controller and have either it set at tank temp and the heater slightly higher or the other way around don't really matter.

And Tronics are not foolproof, mine 200W failed stuck on.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Funkytone

Did you get it brand new for $115? where abouts?

-Tony

Oceanaquatics sells them...don't know if that is the price though.

[mildcustom2]

Did you get it brand new for $115? where abouts?

-Tony

I bought mine brand new from Ocean Aquatics for 115$ I don't think you could go wrong with this setup. Its listed on Ocean Aquatics web page at www.oceanaquatics.com.

Sean