Ranco is OOS, IM Helio vs Inkbird?

Kylesreeftank · Mar 25, 2022

Browsing the last two hours I see people have had issues with both but the 5 years warranty on the Helio, vs the cost of the inkbird, has me wondering what other people's favorite setups have been. I'm honestly about to the point of just getting a heater for my entire room and forgoing a heater entirely, at 300, but I'd like to hear your guys opinions first on the greatest long term secure and stable choice short of heating the house.

KStatefan · Mar 25, 2022

Not sure what OOS is but I would not use anything else but a Ranco. I have two on my display tank and one on my coral QT tank.

Kylesreeftank · Mar 25, 2022

Kylesreeftank · Mar 25, 2022

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Kylesreeftank · Mar 25, 2022

KStatefan said:
Not sure what OOS is but I would not use anything else but a Ranco. I have two on my display tank and one on my coral QT tank.

The Ranco is currently Backordered.

KStatefan · Mar 25, 2022

Zoascientist said:
The Ranco is currently Backordered.

SupplyHouse has 1366 in stock

Joe's Coral Reef · Mar 25, 2022

Zoascientist said:
The Ranco is currently Backordered.

I just picked one up from

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Kylesreeftank · Mar 25, 2022

KStatefan said:
SupplyHouse has 1366 in stock

Will I need to heat shrink the sensor, and what would you recommend as your heater? 29g for now but don't mind redundancy.

KStatefan · Mar 25, 2022

Zoascientist said:
Will I need to heat shrink the sensor, and what would you recommend as your heater? 29g for now but don't mind redundancy.

Yes you will need to waterproof the sensor

I use ehiem and BRS titanium heaters

rtparty · Mar 25, 2022

Get the Aqua Logic from BRS. It's a Ranco made for our tanks. They were in stock last I checked

Hydrored · Mar 25, 2022

I run 2 Aqualogics now, I personally had a 2 Helios fail on me and wouldn’t trust them in my tank.

I have a brand new new never used Ranco sitting here with the probe in a well ready to use that I could send ya if you really can’t find one.

rtparty · Mar 25, 2022

Hydrored said:
I run 2 Aqualogics now, I personally had a 2 Helios fail on me and wouldn’t trust them in my tank.

I have a brand new new never used Ranco sitting here with the probe in a well ready to use that I could send ya if you really can’t find one.

Lots of Helios failures going on. I was set to buy them for my new build until Ryan at BRS had his fail in less than 2 months.

Hydrored · Mar 25, 2022

rtparty said:
Lots of Helios failures going on. I was set to buy them for my new build until Ryan at BRS had his fail in less than 2 months.

The internals of the controller looks like something made by Tyco for an RC car. I do like the idea of the heaters themselves, definitely something that should be explored more in the future

LeftyReefer · Mar 25, 2022

rtparty said:
Get the Aqua Logic from BRS. It's a Ranco made for our tanks. They were in stock last I checked

Can you expand on this? The Ranco's are around $70, while the Aqua Logic from BRS is $186.
is the Aqua Logic from BRS modified in some way? Why does the BRS version cost $110 more?

Hydrored · Mar 25, 2022

LeftyReefer said:
Can you expand on this? The Ranco's are around $70, while the Aqua Logic from BRS is $186.
is the Aqua Logic from BRS modified in some way? Why does the BRS version cost $110 more?

comes with a titanium probe and a long power whip installed. You can put the temp sensor in a well and you are fine to save yourself the money

KStatefan · Mar 25, 2022

LeftyReefer said:
Can you expand on this? The Ranco's are around $70, while the Aqua Logic from BRS is $186.
is the Aqua Logic from BRS modified in some way? Why does the BRS version cost $110 more?

The Aqualogic controller comes with the power cords installed, the tempature probe is in a titanium well, and it is Nema 4X rated.

LeftyReefer · Mar 25, 2022

Hydrored said:
comes with a titanium probe and a long power whip installed. You can put the temp sensor in a well and you are fine to save yourself the money

KStatefan said:
The Aqualogic controller comes with the power cords installed, the tempature probe is in a titanium well, and it is Nema 4X rated.

Thank you.

any idea if the titanium temp probe available elsewhere?

KStatefan · Mar 25, 2022

LeftyReefer said:
Thank you.

any idea if the titanium temp probe available elsewhere?

I have not seen it anywhere else so I made my own.

alabella1 · Oct 1, 2022

Old thread, I know, but I'm currently in the market for 2x titanium heaters (no controller) and 2x controllers for a redundant setup on my 155g w' 25g sump. I started with 2x 400w aquatops on an inkbird, but the temps are always on the low end and kinda all over the place. Oh, I am also running the A3 Apex Pro. I picked up 2x Finnex TH-0800s fairly cheap and I'm undecided on what controller to run. I was gonna do one inkbird and one helio but now you got me thinking ranco. The aqualogic appears to have been discontinued.

KStatefan · Oct 4, 2022

alabella1 said:
Old thread, I know, but I'm currently in the market for 2x titanium heaters (no controller) and 2x controllers for a redundant setup on my 155g w' 25g sump. I started with 2x 400w aquatops on an inkbird, but the temps are always on the low end and kinda all over the place. Oh, I am also running the A3 Apex Pro. I picked up 2x Finnex TH-0800s fairly cheap and I'm undecided on what controller to run. I was gonna do one inkbird and one helio but now you got me thinking ranco. The aqualogic appears to have been discontinued.

Still shows on Aqualogic's website.