best heater for a fluval flora (8 gallon)???

Stinkmonky · 11-26-2012, 10:17 PM

Hey guys im looking for a reliable cheap heater to use in a fluval flora because the water is at a chilly 60 degrees Farenheit and i want to keep CRS.

Stinkmonky · 11-26-2012, 10:22 PM

also it would be neat if the heater could be set to a certain temperature so that it would properly respond to room temperature fluctuations (keeping in a high school biology lab). I've never had to deal with heaters so they're not familiar turf.

Say Car Ramrod · 11-26-2012, 10:37 PM

Reliable and cheap is an oxymoron with heaters. I run a 25w eheim jager heater in my aqueon 8. Theyre super reliable.

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Stinkmonky · 11-26-2012, 11:09 PM

25$ seems fair! Looks like a nice heater. Thanks for input! Anyone else have ideas?

captnphil · 11-27-2012, 01:30 AM

Eheim are the best i've seen and i never cheap out on such things!
I do have a fluval E-50 in a 10g
Its nice, looks hard to break and a 2 in 1 since you get a digi thermo.

vnghost · 11-27-2012, 04:36 AM

i had a cheap heater in my fluval flora. it never worked, would only work if i turned it on to 92f which everything would die in. i bought an eheim jager 25 w and my water is always at the temp i want it to be at. very reliable and easily calibrated. you do have to calibrate it to make it work well. keep in mind it is a pretty big heater for only 25w.

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Stinkmonky Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 388	best heater for a fluval flora (8 gallon)??? Hey guys im looking for a reliable cheap heater to use in a fluval flora because the water is at a chilly 60 degrees Farenheit and i want to keep CRS.

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11-26-2012, 10:22 PM	#2
Stinkmonky Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 388	also it would be neat if the heater could be set to a certain temperature so that it would properly respond to room temperature fluctuations (keeping in a high school biology lab). I've never had to deal with heaters so they're not familiar turf.

11-26-2012, 10:37 PM	#3
Say Car Ramrod Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Westfield, MA Posts: 81	Reliable and cheap is an oxymoron with heaters. I run a 25w eheim jager heater in my aqueon 8. Theyre super reliable. Sent from my Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2

11-26-2012, 11:09 PM	#4
Stinkmonky Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 388	25$ seems fair! Looks like a nice heater. Thanks for input! Anyone else have ideas?

11-27-2012, 01:30 AM	#5
captnphil Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Quebec city Posts: 20	Eheim are the best i've seen and i never cheap out on such things! I do have a fluval E-50 in a 10g Its nice, looks hard to break and a 2 in 1 since you get a digi thermo.

11-27-2012, 04:36 AM	#6
vnghost Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 216	i had a cheap heater in my fluval flora. it never worked, would only work if i turned it on to 92f which everything would die in. i bought an eheim jager 25 w and my water is always at the temp i want it to be at. very reliable and easily calibrated. you do have to calibrate it to make it work well. keep in mind it is a pretty big heater for only 25w.