Heater controller

[Ruckus16]

I'm working on increasing my systems stability and adding fail safes. Heaters always seem to be a problem, get stuck on, explode, not calibrated correctly, etc....
I am interested in getting a heater controller. Something that runs off its own temp probe and will better control temps. What are some of my options?

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[mtraylor]

Good decision.

First off. If you buy a good name brand heater. You will most likely not have an issue. I have had my heater's for like 12 years or more. No problems. That being said I'm setup just like you say. I have 2 heaters that are dialed in to the correct temperature. I have them plugged into my apex controller. The controller controls the temp in the tank with a temp probe. So there is a temp probe in the tank and the heaters have their own temp probe. So all in all there is a 2:1 on the whole setup.

 

[Cflip]

I just bought one from Amazon made by baylite as recommended by a fellow on this forum.

 

[Swoody]

If you're looking just to run a temperature controller and the possibility of adding a few other ad on modules at a less expensive cost than the Apex system, Reef keeper light has worked flawlessly for me with zero problems. I am using Eheim Jaeger heaters (2x 150w) in my 135g w/ 40 g sump.

 

[Slickwill613]

Inkbird makes a nice cheap temp controller.
They have a heater only one or if you run a heater and a chiller they have one that'll do both.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M...6_SY340_QL65&keywords=inkbird+temp+controller

$20 ain't bad for just the heater control.