superman
Fish Addict
When I saw this heater on ebay I started to drool http
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I found that there was little on the internet for reviews, but I went ahead and took the chance. I recieved the unit nicely packaged within a couple of days from www_aquacave_com , he has great customer service and good correspondence. (so you can depend on this guy if you are looking to purchase one of these units)
I was worried that one of my roommates or his friends might see the lighted display and dial and "play" with it no even knowing that he would kill my fish, so I ended up putting this unit on a tank that is temporarily at my fiance's house.
As soon as I hooked it all up I was impressed by it's "real time" temperature readout. The temperature readout fluctuates about every second, this means that this isn't a unit that only recieves a reading every 10, 30 or even 60 seconds like some digital thermometers. I also was impressed by the bright red digital readout, it lit up the room at night!
I set the dial on the unit to about 77 degrees F. The readout on the unit showed 78.4 degrees F. I went and had dinner then went to a movie, so about 5 hours later I came back and it was reading about 78.5. I decided to watch the unit while it went throught two complete cycles of heating and cooling. The heater let the tank cool down to right between 78.3 and 78.4 before it kicked in. The heater then heated until the readout read 78.9. I watched it do this twice like clock work. I then went to bed and slept for 10 hours. I got up and looked at the unit and the heater was just turning off, and it was turning off with a readout of 78.9 just like the night before.
This review is obviously not a review on the durability since I have only had the heater for two days, but is a review of the initial reliance of the heater.
One other thing I wanted to bounce off of you guys. It is pretty obvious that glass and titanium heaters are the leaders in the industry right now, but has anyone thought about the heating differences of the two? I work with titanium a lot, and in working with it I have found that it holds heat very well for long periods of time...unlike glass does. I have been wondering if there would be a benefit in having titanium over glass (strictly in terms of heating) because there would be a less drastic teperature drop when the heater turns off. A titanium heater will cool off more slowly than a glass one will. Do you see this as a pro or a con of a titanium heater?
I will be keeping you guys up to date on the new Pro Heat II heater. I look forward to hear your opinions and feedback on the review and the titanium vs. glass issue. Thanks guys!
/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=2311463134I found that there was little on the internet for reviews, but I went ahead and took the chance. I recieved the unit nicely packaged within a couple of days from www_aquacave_com , he has great customer service and good correspondence. (so you can depend on this guy if you are looking to purchase one of these units)
I was worried that one of my roommates or his friends might see the lighted display and dial and "play" with it no even knowing that he would kill my fish, so I ended up putting this unit on a tank that is temporarily at my fiance's house.
As soon as I hooked it all up I was impressed by it's "real time" temperature readout. The temperature readout fluctuates about every second, this means that this isn't a unit that only recieves a reading every 10, 30 or even 60 seconds like some digital thermometers. I also was impressed by the bright red digital readout, it lit up the room at night!
I set the dial on the unit to about 77 degrees F. The readout on the unit showed 78.4 degrees F. I went and had dinner then went to a movie, so about 5 hours later I came back and it was reading about 78.5. I decided to watch the unit while it went throught two complete cycles of heating and cooling. The heater let the tank cool down to right between 78.3 and 78.4 before it kicked in. The heater then heated until the readout read 78.9. I watched it do this twice like clock work. I then went to bed and slept for 10 hours. I got up and looked at the unit and the heater was just turning off, and it was turning off with a readout of 78.9 just like the night before.
This review is obviously not a review on the durability since I have only had the heater for two days, but is a review of the initial reliance of the heater.
One other thing I wanted to bounce off of you guys. It is pretty obvious that glass and titanium heaters are the leaders in the industry right now, but has anyone thought about the heating differences of the two? I work with titanium a lot, and in working with it I have found that it holds heat very well for long periods of time...unlike glass does. I have been wondering if there would be a benefit in having titanium over glass (strictly in terms of heating) because there would be a less drastic teperature drop when the heater turns off. A titanium heater will cool off more slowly than a glass one will. Do you see this as a pro or a con of a titanium heater?
I will be keeping you guys up to date on the new Pro Heat II heater. I look forward to hear your opinions and feedback on the review and the titanium vs. glass issue. Thanks guys!
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