I have a 10 gallon that has finished it's cycling period... I took about 2 months doing so to make sure it worked. It now houses a male BN (I know, kinda small, but he's not too big yet) and it needed a heater. I am only 16, but know I need a quality heater. I simply couldn't afford the $40-$50 Fluvals, and no Hydors or Marinelands were big enough at my LFS, they only stock ones for <5 gallons... So... I ended up buying a Penn-Plax Cascade 50w for $20... They had quite a few cheaper ones but I didn't feel comfortable buying one... This seems like a good heater, and I'm letting it adjust 15 mins before plugging in like it says. Is this a decent heater? I know PennPlax isn't so fantastic all the time, but it seems ALL brands have their advocates and their haters... LOL. Thanks for any insight.
Good Heater?
- Thread starter KennyDolly
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hi there
I have always found no problem with pen-plax or any other sort of cheap brand.... i know other more costly brands have reviews for good constant heat etc but i have never had any problems with that.
The only problem i did have with a heater was a juwel 300w..... after two years of owning it, it started to make hi pitched wistling noises...it also would not heat up past 26degrees... i couldnt offord another at the tiome so i had to put up with this weird noise (putting the telly up loud) and bought a 200w all pond solution one to go with it.... ended up the cheaper, lower wt heated the tank to the heat i needed by it's self and still works five years on.... one of the reasons i bought one of there tanks instead of another juwel.
anyway my point..... more money dosent always mean better quality.
and respect for being sixteen:yes:
cc
I have always found no problem with pen-plax or any other sort of cheap brand.... i know other more costly brands have reviews for good constant heat etc but i have never had any problems with that.
The only problem i did have with a heater was a juwel 300w..... after two years of owning it, it started to make hi pitched wistling noises...it also would not heat up past 26degrees... i couldnt offord another at the tiome so i had to put up with this weird noise (putting the telly up loud) and bought a 200w all pond solution one to go with it.... ended up the cheaper, lower wt heated the tank to the heat i needed by it's self and still works five years on.... one of the reasons i bought one of there tanks instead of another juwel.
anyway my point..... more money dosent always mean better quality.
and respect for being sixteen:yes:
cc
Best heaters I have found are the Jagers. You get an odd one same as in any brand that isn't up to scratch but on the whole they are good.
The best I have ever sold are the Sera brand...They come with a heater guard as standard and a 5 year warranty...Speaks volumes about the company's faith in their product.
