Equipment Review and Discussion :: which water heater to buy?

[francinemarie]

i'm not sure what water heater to buy. i heard the marineland ones were good, but i read ChrisBarnett's post on his marineland heater dying out for some reason, so i'm hesitant to buy one. which do you guys think i should buy?

[Daniel3507]

i would go ahead and get the marineland. i have heard way more good things about the stealths than the bad even after reading the post chris made

[francinemarie]

i would go ahead and get the marineland. i have heard way more good things about the stealths than the bad even after reading the post chris made

mmk, thanks for your input . anyone else have other opinions?

[BullDog]

I've heard almost all good things about the stealths, though I've never had one.
I bought the cheapest I could find for Frankie's tank, and I couldn't be happier with it! It's the Hagen Elite 300W. It was $29.99, but I bought a second one for backup on sale for only $18!
http://www.hagen.com/canada/english/aqu ... 7540011001

[Chrisbarnett]

I would also go with the Marineland visi therm stealth. Even though mine just crapped out for no reason. I think I got a lemon heater.

I also like the Theo Hydor heaters though(what I just got for my tank after my marineland). Ebo Jagers are pretty good also.

[ytse411]

I HAD to invest in a Stealth - Sylvia has cracked so many glass heaters! This one is all black plastic; I've had it over a year now, and it works great...lets off a lot of heat!

I'm very happy with it and will buy another once she cracks the older, glass heater.

[francinemarie]

I've heard almost all good things about the stealths, though I've never had one.
I bought the cheapest I could find for Frankie's tank, and I couldn't be happier with it! It's the Hagen Elite 300W. It was $29.99, but I bought a second one for backup on sale for only $18!
http://www.hagen.com/canada/english/aqu ... 7540011001

i've heard great things about the stealths too. And nice steal! i usually check ebay to find cheap prices.

[francinemarie]

I would also go with the Marineland visi therm stealth. Even though mine just crapped out for no reason. I think I got a lemon heater.

I also like the Theo Hydor heaters though(what I just got for my tank after my marineland). Ebo Jagers are pretty good also.

how long did you have the marineland before it died? lol, what's a lemon heater? i've never heard of Ebo Jagers, but they look good . thanks for your input

[francinemarie]

I HAD to invest in a Stealth - Sylvia has cracked so many glass heaters! This one is all black plastic; I've had it over a year now, and it works great...lets off a lot of heat!

I'm very happy with it and will buy another once she cracks the older, glass heater.

aww, thank's for the warning. i'll make sure i get a good plastic heater. thank you

[Chrisbarnett]

I had it for a little over 4-5 months.

A lemon heater is just like a lemon car, a random piece of crap that breaks all the time when they are usually reputable. I still have faith in the Stealth heaters though, I just got unlucky.

[francinemarie]

I had it for a little over 4-5 months.

A lemon heater is just like a lemon car, a random piece of crap that breaks all the time when they are usually reputable. I still have faith in the Stealth heaters though, I just got unlucky.

haha ok, thank you

[steve]

As a precaution, please plug your aquarium equipment into a GFCI outlet

[francinemarie]

As a precaution, please plug your aquarium equipment into a GFCI outlet

i might have it plugged it in that already, but what exactly is a GFCI outlet? those types where they are all plugged into one spot & there's a button to turn the power on & off? i'm sorry if that was a bad description

[Chrisbarnett]

That's a surge protector. GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. You should be able to easily find one at a local hardware store.

[francinemarie]

That's a surge protector. GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. You should be able to easily find one at a local hardware store.

oh ok, i've got them all plugged into one thank you!!