Grrrrrr aquarium heaters

[marisa]

I am setting up a simple styro box incubator for some corn eggs that are almost here. So two weeks ago at Walmart I see a simple heater and grabbed it. Didn't work so I took it back and got the best one they had. The new one wouldn't even TURN ON! GRRR and now I am getting down to the wire here with my female already shed and about to lay in the next week.

So I'd like to know what brand aquarium heaters you guys use, how much they cost and where I can get them! (ontario thanks! :P)

Marisa

[BoidKeeper]

One word, Tronic! They start at about $50.
I messed around with a cheap one once. It's not worth it. The thermostates suck and the control knobs are a pain.
Cheers,
Trevor

[wyz]

I'm at my 2nd Hagen heater... they suck !

I heard Tronic and Ebo Yager are good, but you need to put near to double the $$$. That's what I should have done in the beginning

WYZ

[ChokeOnSmoke]

I use Tronic and it seems to have worked fine thus far

[marisa]

In my fish aquarium I have a Ebo Jager. It has worked EXCELLENT for the past year + So I might just look into buying the same kind....but so far Tronic has been highly recommended by you guys and a couple other people I have asked.

Thanks!

Marisa

[Scales Zoo]

Can you lay both the Tronic and Ebo Jager ones right under the water, cord and all?

I've seen people do it with the Ebo Jager's, but If I'm not mistaken there is a line on it saying don't go past here.

I've got a submersable heater I was gonna try, but I'm not sure that I trust fully submerging it. I think I'll put it on an angle so I don't risk water getting where it shouldn't.

Ryan

[latazyo]

yes, ebos are completely submersible they're all I use in my aquariums and in a cooler there's no reason you couldn't use a 50, 75 or 100 watt which are constantly on ebay for about 18 bucks shipped (usd)

[corrado]

Ebo yager are the best heater i have use but my incubator are heat whit a reptile heat pad whit a home thermostat it work very well.

Sebastien

[corr]

I believe the line on the Ebos is not to fall below rather than go above. Ebos are the best and not much more than Tronics at Aquarium Services.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Here's MY vote....

Don't bother with an aquarium heater. Run some heat tape along the bottom of the cooler and control it with a dimmer or a thermostat. Keep the egg box moist/humid.

When I had my python incubator up and running with a Tronic heater, I had the thing shut off on me a few times... I have NO idea why. Since I have changed to a "dry" incubator, it runs like a charm.

I also had a cooler run with a little 50W aquarium heater last year and had the water evaporate... now THAT'S no good. At least I noticed the problem in time!

But that's just MY vote!

Good luck!

[concept3]

ive had like 5 tropical fish aquariums going at once before, i use tronic in the one i have now, they are very easy to set, they have a dial and the temp you want, but those cheap purplish hagen ones will outlast any tronic twice. they are not the most accurate but value wise are the best

[BoidKeeper]

Do any of you use a thermostate like a helix with your submersable heater?
Cheers,
Trevor

[Scales Zoo]

Trevor, Jeff Favelle uses one as a back up, I think, I'm sure he'll see this.

I'd just use a second heater, set just a tad lower than the first, incase the first one would happen to quit.

Ryan

[Jeff_Favelle]

Visi-therm or Ebo-jager. If I had to choose, I'd pick Visi-therm. Don't cheap out on a submersible. 2 CORN eggs pays for a good heater, so why bother?

Yes, I plug mine into a Helix as a back-up as well. Why risk it when you can spend $200 to protect $30,000 worth of eggs at any one time?

[Scales Zoo]

So the Helix would also shut the unit off if it was overheating, right? A wafer thermostat could also be set up to do the same thing.

Do you use a second heater incase the first one craps out?

Have you spent the $150 to get the "Eliminator", to use as back up. When you have $30,000 worth of eggs in there, it is worth it.

Ryan