Heaters ya'll are using?

[Derekreefer]

I have a 29 gallon aquarium. Currently I have a RENA Smartheater which works ok, but I a want something that is thinner and not so bulky.

Has anyone used a ViaAqua Titanium heater or a Finnex HMO Series?

[pbnj]

Sorry, skimmer and return pumps generate all of the heat I need.

[Derekreefer]

OK......my tank is in the front living room (concrete floors) and I use T5 lighting. I have the Rena heater set at 77 and it turns on and off all night.

[+mcallahan]

I have a ViaAqua Titanium Heater. Works good but the temp dial is way off. It's set to 81 and my Apex and an old skool floating thermo both say 78.

I talk about Titanium Heaters

[Robb in Austin]

The Ti heaters get the best reviews. I've had good luck with the VisiTherm Stealth models.

That said, I don't use one anymore. I have 5 T5s over my 58 and, with the house set to 73, the current temp is....drum roll...according to my lab grade thermometer...27C! That's 80.6F for you non metric types. I do have my skimmer and a MJ1200 feeding a BRS Dual media reactor(so some of that heat is dissipated in the transfer) in the tank which both contribute heat, so YMMV. Currently, all 5 T5s have been burning for about 6 hours.

Is there a use for them, sure. Am I going to add one this winter, which is actually the first one with out a heater? Not unless it gets really cold in the tank.

[JasonJones]

I have used ViaAqua Titanium heaters on several tanks. Always work great but you can't trust what the temperature says on the dial, check with a thermometer.

[DaJMasta]

I've got a Marineland stealth in both my 7.5G and my mixing bucket, both have been great fully submerged. In my 24G nano cube I use a 100W Jager that's large.... but is going fine all the same. None of the dials are accurate according to the temps my thermometers measure

[medi]

I ran a finnex titanium heater on my solana and loved it. The temp was always spot on.

[+lewk]

I use a ViaAqua and a Finnex on my 135. ViaAqua has been good temp wise, but now I run it off an Apex. The Finnex is good, had some issues when I first got it, it would turn off after about 15 minutes, and give off this horrible high pitched noise. Finnex support was great, I sent it in for replacement, and they sent me one back with a check to cover the postage to send it in.

I was running the Marineland Stealths, but switched after reading about a few blow up on some folks.

[Timfish]

Bump. It's that time of year again! If you use them check them to make sure they're working right. If you need one the titanium ones are much better than glass (less likely to explode if water get's inside it).

[victoly]

Six year zombie posting, impressive!

[Timfish]

[Wade]

I've been using a Fluval E300 in my DT and have been pleased with it so far.