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09-12-2006, 06:41 PM
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| | Plankton
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 |  Which is the best heater to buy?
I am going to set up a 42 gallon reef tank and was wondering what is the best heater to buy to get a stable temperature and is reliable. | 
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09-12-2006, 06:56 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Will it be in the tank or in an outside filter, refuge, or sump?
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09-12-2006, 07:01 PM
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| | Plankton
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It will be inside the main display tank. | |
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09-12-2006, 07:21 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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I would pick up one of the titanium heaters. You will have less of a chance of it breaking due to rock slides. | |
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09-12-2006, 07:25 PM
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| | Blue Ringed Angel
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Originally Posted by LVReefer I would pick up one of the titanium heaters. You will have less of a chance of it breaking due to rock slides. | I agree. However, don't buy one made by Won Brothers. Their thermostat's are notorius for sticking and frying people's tanks. _________ Curt  | |
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09-13-2006, 07:08 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Originally Posted by inwall75 I agree. However, don't buy one made by Won Brothers. Their thermostat's are notorius for sticking and frying people's tanks. | Yep happend to me. Water went up close to 100. nothing survived.
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20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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09-13-2006, 07:21 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Happened to me as well. It's a shame too because I really like Won Brothers heaters. | 
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09-13-2006, 07:25 AM
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| | Stylophora
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Originally Posted by amcarrig Happened to me as well. It's a shame too because I really like Won Brothers heaters. | That sucks.... So CyberGuy stay away from the Won Brothers heater, but do get a titanium one. Better safe than sorry.
Hey amcarrig, thats a nice sig you got there!!!! 
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09-13-2006, 08:09 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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Originally Posted by m_lacom99 Hey amcarrig, thats a nice sig you got there!!!!
Marc. | No kidding huh? Only problem with it is that I now have a hankering for a big plate full of Cajun shrimp....not sure why though  | |
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09-13-2006, 08:36 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Which Titanium heater are you guys using? Brand? Watts/tank?
I am using a Visitherm Stealth Heater which has worked great and always keeps the tank around the same temperature +/- 1 degree. But it is HUGE and I was looking to get something smaller to put in a sump. Any recommendations?
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Started 03/2006
46 Gallon, Aqua C Remora w/ Maxi-Jet 1200, 2 Hydor Koralia #1, Penguin Bio-Wheel 200 Filter (w/ no Bio-Wheel), 65 lbs live rock, 60 lbs live sand, Coralife 36" Lunar Aqualight 2x96w with LEDs.
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Fish: 2 false perculas, 1 Coral Beauty, 1 diamond goby
Inverts: 10 hermit crabs, 2 nassarius snails, 7 turbo snails, 1 electric blue crab, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp.
Corals: Colt Coral
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