Lyana Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 My heater is driving me nuts! I have an aquatop gh 75w in my ten gallon Taiwan bee tank and have it set for 73, but it lets the water get down to 68 sometimes before it will come on, then it heats it up to 75 before turning off. I've tried messing with it and sometimes it doesn't swing as bad. I notice the heater will come on after the lights go out and heat it high a lot of the times. The average I see through the day is 71-72. I have a digital themomoter but tested with a glass one and it said the same temperature. I've had the heater a little over a year but I'm not sure if it's always done this because I didn't notice until I got the digital themomoter. Is this just what cheap heaters do? It's annoying because I don't want to buy another heater and have it do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 My heater is driving me nuts! I have an aquatop gh 75w in my ten gallon Taiwan bee tank and have it set for 73, but it lets the water get down to 68 sometimes before it will come on, then it heats it up to 75 before turning off. I've tried messing with it and sometimes it doesn't swing as bad. I notice the heater will come on after the lights go out and heat it high a lot of the times. The average I see through the day is 71-72. I have a digital themomoter but tested with a glass one and it said the same temperature. I've had the heater a little over a year but I'm not sure if it's always done this because I didn't notice until I got the digital themomoter. Is this just what cheap heaters do? It's annoying because I don't want to buy another heater and have it do the same thing. Yes, this what cheap heaters do, you have to be diligent and keep an eye on them.. I bought 13 in different wattage's and maybe 4 of them work right. I decided to bite the bullet get the higher dollar Cobalt and its worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Yes, this what cheap heaters do, you have to be diligent and keep an eye on them.. I bought 13 in different wattage's and maybe 4 of them work right. I decided to bite the bullet get the higher dollar Cobalt and its worth every penny. Glad it's not just me, wish I had know this before. I've been reading that aqueon pro and ehiem heaters are supposed to be good too, do you have either of those? I have a regulator aqueon heater in my planted tank and it only fluctuates 2-3 degrees from what I can tell. Btw, did you buy the neo-therm or easy-therm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Aqueon Pro are nice. I have a 50w in my 20L set to 75-76, and its stays at 75-76 all the time. Lyana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 For card, I would ONLY use Aqueon Pro because imo this is the BEST heater in the market. For neos, I would use either Ehiem or ViaAqua. Everyone says a lot of good stuff about ehiem but when I got a few, I was VERY disappointed. Lyana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Glad it's not just me, wish I had know this before. I've been reading that aqueon pro and ehiem heaters are supposed to be good too, do you have either of those? I have a regulator aqueon heater in my planted tank and it only fluctuates 2-3 degrees from what I can tell. Btw, did you buy the neo-therm or easy-therm? For me personally, im not a big fan of aqueon and I use to use ehiem's for 20+ years. I also used heat controllers (thermostat) like these http://jehmco.com/html/temperature_controller.htmlwith any brand titanium heater.The Cobalt neo-therm is the first heater I fully trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I have Via Aquas on my large tanks, and the temp is steady. Having said that, if the power goes out, the digital resets itself to 78F. The manual dial doesn't. Both these are several years old though. They may have improved it by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I've been using both the Cobalt Neotherm as well as Hydor Theo (75W) heaters in my tenners with very little temperature sway, but they are in a fairly temperature consistent location (basement). Neither brand keeps the exact temperature you set them to, however they do maintain constant temperature. I also use a Hydor in-line heater for my 40B..........if I could I would go in-line on all tanks. loubapache 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Fan Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 My apologies for hi-jacking this thread.... Can anyone recommend a good nano heater available in the Canadian market? The one I have is not very stable. It does not have a thermostat and keeps its temperature based on ambient room temperature. Respectfully, Stuart Tankful in Vancouver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Idk if there are Amazon has these little 10w heaters that seem to keep my 2.5 at 73-74 with ambient room temp between 60-80 (winter to summer). http://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-AQE06194-Heater-Aquarium-10-watt/dp/B009ETLY30 They're great and only about $15. Also I got 2 adjustable Marina 25w heaters for $13 each at this Chinese fish store in SF (6th ave aquarium) that, when turned all the way down, keep my 3g at 72 and, when set to 74, keeps my 10g at 74! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 what about a separate thermostatic controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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