Heater Advice

[Twinklecaz]

With my new tank (Fluval Roma 125) I get a free heater. It's the Fluval Mirrored M Series Heater 150watt.

What are people's experiences with it? Is it good? Is that the right wattage? The heater I have now (name escapes me, begins with 'J') is brilliant and has never let me down so if the Fluval M Series has any bad reports, I'll just get a new J one.

 

[minnnt]

It will be fine, the E series from fluval is a nightmare.

 

[alihar]

M seiries is fine never had problems with them.
As minnt said e seiries is a nightmare

 

[fishprotector]

I have an E300 in my 300l and have never had any issues with it. It keeps the water at 24-25 and has done so for well over a year. Have you guys had problems with them or something?

 

[mitch70]

I have a fluval M series in my Roma 240 - no problems and looks good as well.

 

[onidrase]

I've heard bad things about the fluval m series heaters. Lots of stories of them cracking, exploding, or the temperatures being out of balance, etc. But then again, I've never heard of a perfect heater. All of the heaters and companies pump out the occasional dysfunctional heater.

 

[Bugdozer]

I have an E50 and so far no problems with it. And the thermostat is accurate to within less than half a degree. That's good enough for me.

 

[minnnt]

A lot of members had issues with the E series heaters displaying 'low flow' even when next to the filter outlet.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Jager was the name I was looking for. Was recommended to me on here a couple of years ago and has been a brilliant heater.

But if you all think the M series is ok then I'll use it. It is free after all lol. 150watt ok?

 

[mitch70]

I have 150watt in my 240 litre - no problems at all - you should be fine.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Thanks. Thanks for your help everyone.

 

[minnnt]

Jager are made by eheim. Great heaters.

1w per litre is recomended. Any less and its working overtime so in theory could wear out quicker.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I've had Juwel; Rena Smartheaters and Visitherm over the last two years or so...

The Juwels always underheated (30C setting would just about manage 25C on a good day). I think my 50W one is on the way out after 2 years, but in fairness it has spent most of its life in my 130l 620T, far less than the 1W per litre advice.

The Renas overheated (20C would do 23C on a bad day, even using the connector kit to use the heater as the intake strainer of my Eheim 2078 filter, plus one of them failed just a few days befoe Xmas last year)

The Visitherms have been good, the dial gives very close real world temps. When examining the first two, I managed to shear the external adjustment knob, but after thorough testing to ensure it was still watertight I still use it today and a flat-headed screwdriver can adjust the temp setting! Plus the supplied heatguards are great for protecting silly fish that love to cling to objects, I have at least a couple of Synodontis nigriventris with heater burns from the Juwels!