Experiences With Heater-filters?

[ellena]

I'm trying to google these, but results are for either heaters or filters
What brands do them and are they any good? I'm looking for an external one which can stand on the same level as the tank, with about 300lph turnover.

 

[three-fingers]

Eheim do external heater-filters, but apparently they aren't very reliable (and right enough, I usually only hear about them when they stop working).

Hydor did internal ones that I find petty good. I have 3 "Hydor thermopumps", do a great job. The filter versions just come with a sponge attachment.

Other than that, you could go with any decent external filter and add a Hydor external inline heater.

 

[ellena]

Brilliant, thanks for that tip That gives me so many more options. They seem only to come in 200w and 300w, would that be overkill on a 7gall?

 

[Geoff1991]

Id say so, but i use a 200w on a 15gallon without problems

 

[three-fingers]

200w would just mean that if the heater broke, things would overheat faster. But if a 25w heater was to stick on, it would still overheat the water pretty fast anyway.

 

[ellena]

I saw these in my LFS today, can't see quite how they fit, but might be an option and they start at 50w (and are cheaper )

 

[three-fingers]

They fit inside the tank, and act as an intake stem for the external filter.