submersible water heater

[Burned Haze]

Well I have bought a few 15-25 dollar submersible water heater from amazon in the past few years (only 1 is still alive) and I was wondering what brands you guys use and if you guys could direct me to a model for 30-50 gallons and be sturdy enough to last (I’m willing to pay a little bit more for not junk or not a fire/explosion)

Thanks!

 

[cemchris]

@Aqua Man

 

[Burned Haze]

I have owned that model before and was a little disappointed how long it lasted, that’s why I went to buying amazon versions lol ( failed within a year and I only heated the Rez for a few hours every time )


Hate rebuying equipment when I’m even being light on the heater with running it for just a few hours a week. i’m Sure there’s more heavy duty brands out there or I’m overthinking it

Thanks

 

[Kraken.headz]

I've always used the active aqua 350w titanium heaters.
Right now I'm using an Anova Sous Vide heater/circulator. It's awesome, but not submersible

 

[threatco]

@Aqua Man @cemchris **Necro Bump**

Looking for some updated recommendations on Aquarium Heaters.

As seen in my other thread below, I have a new reservoir holding about 40 Gallons in it and I let it get pretty cold sometimes so I want to warm it up.

Setting up new ebb and flow grow space.

Got my clones rooted and ready to go. I have a room which holds my hot water tank which has 66 in by 42 in of available grow area. I'll be adding posts as I go along with more details. Included in the pictures is one of the shark bite tees that was too small to fit in tubing normally so I had...

www.thcfarmer.com

Most items I feel great just researching my self and buying whatever, but the reviews I am seeing on Amazon freak me out a bit.

My goal here is to simply have one that will not die/explode/overheat and has a semi-decent temperature setting fidelity.

I don't know if you simply have to pay 2x-3x more than the most common one to achieve this. Or if there is just some reliable go-to brand the community knows about.

Ideally, this item would be available for sale in $CAD.

Some contenders I have found are below, feel free to comment on them

 

[Aqua Man]

@Aqua Man @cemchris **Necro Bump**

Looking for some updated recommendations on Aquarium Heaters.

As seen in my other thread below, I have a new reservoir holding about 40 Gallons in it and I let it get pretty cold sometimes so I want to warm it up.

Setting up new ebb and flow grow space.

Got my clones rooted and ready to go. I have a room which holds my hot water tank which has 66 in by 42 in of available grow area. I'll be adding posts as I go along with more details. Included in the pictures is one of the shark bite tees that was too small to fit in tubing normally so I had...

www.thcfarmer.com

Most items I feel great just researching my self and buying whatever, but the reviews I am seeing on Amazon freak me out a bit.

My goal here is to simply have one that will not die/explode/overheat and has a semi-decent temperature setting fidelity.

I don't know if you simply have to pay 2x-3x more than the most common one to achieve this. Or if there is just some reliable go-to brand the community knows about.

Ideally, this item would be available for sale in $CAD.

Some contenders I have found are below, feel free to comment on them

If you want the best I would suggest colbalt. Eheim are a good option. Size will depend on the temp increase you need. If under 5f of heating100w will be good if under 10f heating a 150w would be good for your 40gal.

Make sure the temp is low enough for your needs some start at 70f the colbalts start at 66f. Do not buy a preset heater

 

[threatco]

I assume it does not hurt to go a bit bigger on wattage in case I upscale or consolidated reservoirs in a year or two?

 

[Aqua Man]

I assume it does not hurt to go a bit bigger on wattage in case I upscale or consolidated reservoirs in a year or two?

Absolutely