I used this heater on a 50 gallon planted tank running inline with a rena xp3 canister filter. When I switched my tank over to start reef keeping it just didnt seem to work any more. It was only 6 mos old when it croaked. I still have it but haven’t tried it again in a year. I am thinking that my initial reef tank was too small and there was not enough tank volume for it to work properly. I now use a Catalina 500w titanium heater in the sump of my 60 tall reef. I wont buy another one I cant trust its reliability now. I have a 3000.00 reef system and need reliable equipment.

I have used this heater for about 2 years with a 50 gallon tank and it worked well until it started leaking. My ground fault circuit kept faulting when I plugged in the heater, and on closer inspection there was a small amount of water leaking from the heater casing which must have caused an internal short.

I am going to use another one even after this experience because I really like having an external heater for my tank and this is the only one I have found which fits the bill.

Anyone who doesn’t run on a ground fault circuit I highly recommend one!

This product works great I have a reef tank and I have been runing the heater for about a month now and it holds the temp right on target

Seller was very fast with the order came in 4 days with 7-10 day shipping That was great…………..Thanks so much for everything!

Bigger than I suspected it would be, but it works fabulously. It does have 3/8″ ID connectors which was not convenient for all my other 1/2″ OD stuff so I had to make a trip to the hardware store. Other than that – it’s doing a great job!

I am a long time fish keeper now specializing in discus. I have owned just about every brand of heater in my over thirty years in the hobby. No heater I have even owned is comparable to this one. It is quite simply far better than any other aquarium heater. Easy to set, accurate, holds temperatures extremely stable. It must be used with a canister filter which I notice the Informational Blurb does not include, but if you run a canister filter on your aquarium this is the one to own.