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#21 Riggers

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Posted 12 October 2015 - 02:38 PM

If I had a dedicated fish room, I would heat the room rather than have individual heaters in tanks.


I heated my whole fish room at one stage, then I sold the heater and went for individual heaters instead, the power cost was just too high for my liking using a panel heater...

Nowadays it's jäger eheim all the way, 3 year warranty, shatterproof glass and excellent heating elements keep my tanks super stable :)

#22 LexAgate

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Posted 12 October 2015 - 05:34 PM

Jäger is looking good for my 64L fry tank!

I have (who knows) in my 140L that is OK seems quite a dodgy heater ( moisture inside all of it) plus it can only hear to 25 and it's set on 28-29!

I have a... This for the 260L, should I keep it? I have no idea how old it is!

Any recommendations if I chose to replace it?


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#23 Westie

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 10:25 AM

Well I'm oficially over using Eheim Jager heaters any more. This week I've had dramas with it, being my third Eheim heater I've had problems with. I have calibrated this troublesome heater 3 times now, and it was set to 26 degrees (calibrated only a month back) but heating the tank to 30. And now it looks like there is water bubbles under the glass, near the heating element. The quality just isn't there any more IMO.....



#24 sandgroper

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 12:04 PM

I gave up on them a long time ago Jas. I've been using Shogun heaters since and have yet to have any problems.



#25 Westie

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 01:18 PM

I considered the Shogun, but after reading this from the Doc, I'll probably give it a miss -->

We have stopped the shoguns and titans due to the number of warranties - we still carry the Eheim jaeger heater for those that still believe in them - warranties are still high (~10%), but random...

 

At least we are in to weather where I don't really need a heater again for at least the next 4 or so months



#26 Jules

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 02:14 PM

Now the challenge to keep a 1000lt tank under 27 for the summer.



#27 Westie

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 05:28 PM

Run the aquarium fans above the surface of the water

#28 Mr_docfish

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 08:16 PM

Hey Jules & Jason, you want to try these??

http://www.aquariumo...tz-heater-800w/

Taiwanese, not Chinese.... 100% electronic with a number of protective features. Being electronic, they won't change their temp setting like bimetal strip units like 90% of other heaters on the market - Eheim Jagers included....

By the way,

We also have larger chiller units, also from ISTA in Taiwan....

#29 Westie

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Posted 26 April 2016 - 10:58 PM

Well now that the weather is a lot cooler, I'm going to pick up this heater on the weekend:
http://www.aquariumo...tz-heater-500w/
I know I said this before, but I am DONE with Eheim Jäger heaters.
Looking forward to trying out something different

#30 Delapool

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Posted 28 April 2016 - 07:22 AM

I had a look and all AquaOne. I've been lucky I guess and never had a heater problem (touch wood) from buying pretty much the closest heater on the shop rack.

I was wondering if there is a heater life that anyone has worked out? Like if they should be replaced every 5 or 10 years or something.

#31 Androo

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Posted 28 April 2016 - 07:42 AM

I was always told every two years

#32 Delapool

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Posted 28 April 2016 - 10:59 AM

Yikes! I'm way over. One would be 4 years I think. I got rid of some as the newer ones had better safety cut-outs I think.

#33 Westie

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Posted 30 April 2016 - 09:23 PM

4 years? Yep I'd replace that. Better than your fish being cooked or the heater not turning on at all

#34 Delapool

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Posted 01 May 2016 - 12:55 PM

4 years? Yep I'd replace that. Better than your fish being cooked or the heater not turning on at all

Perfect excuse to go into the lfs 😀

(That's why I hate seachem safe - I have about 600 years of it left).

#35 LexAgate

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Posted 01 May 2016 - 07:12 PM

Anyone had an thermometer switch incase the heater breaks or malfunctions... The switch recognises a very high temperature and switches the heater off at the power.... Does that exist...? I'm running... 2x enheim 300w 1x jaeger 100w 1x Aqua one 200w 1x Aqua one 300w

Edited by LexAgate, 01 May 2016 - 07:14 PM.


#36 Westie

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Posted 01 May 2016 - 09:49 PM

I know that Vebas sell a thermostat thingy (sounds legit ha ha) which you can plug the heater power plug in to, so it switches the heater off if the heater stays on.

#37 BengaBoy

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 08:02 AM

not a thermostat
but I have these digital thermometers on my main tanks
http://www.jaycar.com.au/p/QM7209

have an audible (ok-ish) alarm for max/min so you can tell if your tanks are overheating in summer even with no heater.
also good cause you can check the min/max readings since you last set it so you can easily see what temp the tank got down to in the middle of those winter nights.

 

I tried the cheapies off evilbay - the blue and black ones - complete crap. bought 2 and both had different faults.






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