Topaqua heater

[Zebra]

Hello,

I bought these heaters cheap on eBay about a month back and they arrived today.

These are Topaqua brand 50w QUARTZ (not glass) "explosion proof" aquarium heaters-

220-250v 50-60hz. Made with Asian plug.

They cost $15ea with free shipping.

 

 

 

So far they seem quite accurate, After installing them and plugging them in I set the temp to 21c and noticed the thermostats seem to line up with my thermometers quite closely straight off the bat.

Green light= at temp.

Red light= heating on.

This tank is still cycling with new black earth, now the heaters in I'll get some plants in too, bentonite everywhere lol

Edited July 22, 2017 by Zebra

[NoGi]

Nice but keep an eye out on the temps, there is a reason some things are cheap ?

[Zebra]

Cheers, I was curious about that too, sometimes you can buy the same products a lot cheaper with Asian power plugs like co2 solenoids etc, they seem to charge twice as much for an AU plug.

I have a glass thermometer in the tanks and use a laser thermometer aswell and so far they seem to be working really well. 

They were made in P.R.O.C which I think embrace communism, I did some googling cause it's the first time I've seen that written p.r.o.c 

I'll keep monitoring them and see how they go, seem very god value for the price so far.

The suction cups on one are a bit skewy but should straighten out in the warm water I hope.

ive got another cheap carbon fibre heater coming soon too.

[Zebra]

Ive got one of these in my CRS tank set to 21-22c, And I've been monitoring it since it's been installed, with both a glass and laser thermometer, so far they are spot on.

Edited July 12, 2017 by Zebra

[Zebra]

So far after using this in my CRS tank with tons of babies, great stable temperature with no random fluctuations, I'm really happy with this product.

A great low cost introduction to external temperature control for any tank, even compared to pricing of standard known heaters.

Ive found a good place to source these products if you need :) 

Hit the link and you should be able to receive a 5% discount with your first purchase:

Co2 Art

http://r.sloyalty.com/r/vGQsTGYE54Mu

Edited July 14, 2017 by Zebra

[Zebra]

After watching closely these seem quite good, stable temp no defects. 

Great product imo. 

Lots of CRS babies in the tank.

Hope this helps anyone interested in buying one of these.

The suction cups were a bit skewy but not enough to complain about really. 

Edited July 22, 2017 by Zebra