Equipment Review and Discussion :: Temperate controller

[str1p]

After years of struggling with heater reliability and accuracy, I decided to try the jbj trutemp titanium heater. It worked great for about the first 8 months and now the controller unit is failing. So my question is, has anyone here used any of the ranco aqua stats or any other ranco controller? I've read on some other forums and reef tankers swear by them.

[devilduck]

I've been looking in to these controllers too as an added safety feature. If something if good enough for reef keepers with thousands of dollars in coral and fish, it's good enough for a turtle tank!

[VeipaCray]

Ranco controllers are great as they are commercial pieces of equipment. However, for about the same price you can get a digital aquatics aquarium controller (the reef keeper light). It will come with a temperature probe, a brain, and 4 controlable outlets. Plug your heater into one of the outlets and you're all set. Now you have 3 more outlets to control lighting or whatever else you'd like

[DavidY]

I've used the BlueLine temperature controllers on my reef tanks with good success and they are much cheaper... http://www.championlighting.com/product ... 413&page=1