Temperature control

[scubaReef002]

I’m interested to know how everyone is managing their tanks temperature.

 

[Fred2482]

External, my preference would be both!

 

[Gablami]

Ahh, a poll.

I use finnex titanium heaters with no thermostat. Less failure there. Then use a double stage ranco controller to control the actual ons and off, and have it plugged into my apex as a final kill if the temp gets too high.

 

[AlexG]

I use a ranco temp controller as the primary temp controller with the apex serving as a over temp protection temp controller.

 

[scubaReef002]

Ahh, a poll.

I use

Right. so how do you control your heaters/fans? Apex? Inkbird? DIY automation?

 

[Uncle99]

Fluval E-Series Digital Smart Heater is first line of defense.
Inkbird 306 is the back up.

 

[Biglew11]

finnnex titanium with no thermostat, finnex temperature controller to control temperature. that plugged into the apex for failsafe. 4 x 120m.m. fans are mounted to back of canopy controlled by apex directly.

 

[Karliefish]

Ahh, a poll.

I use finnex titanium heaters with no thermostat. Less failure there. Then use a double stage ranco controller to control the actual ons and off, and have it plugged into my apex as a final kill if the temp gets too high.

Getting ready to buy Temperature controllers for my two FInnex 900W heaters. How has your Ranco controller been performing? Do you run two heaters (one as a backup) and do you use separate controllers or a shared one? I will also be using an APEX system as the "final line of defense".

 

[Alchameth]

2 Finnex Titanium 300W on an InkBird with Apex as overheat safety and a single Finnex Titanium 500W as a backup directly into the Apex.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I use titanium heater with its own temp probe and thermostat connected to an ink bird controller

 

[Gablami]

Getting ready to buy Temperature controllers for my two FInnex 900W heaters. How has your Ranco controller been performing? Do you run two heaters (one as a backup) and do you use separate controllers or a shared one? I will also be using an APEX system as the "final line of defense".

Ranco is great. I have three of them. Wired them myself (I posted details on my build thread). No need to get the nema4 version. Yes, two heaters, so if there is a failure, it has a less significant effect. I have the second turn on one degree below the first. Only thing to be aware of is the ranco does not do fractions of a degree, just single degrees.

 

[Karliefish]

Ranco is great. I have three of them. Wired them myself (I posted details on my build thread). No need to get the nema4 version. Yes, two heaters, so if there is a failure, it has a less significant effect. I have the second turn on one degree below the first. Only thing to be aware of is the ranco does not do fractions of a degree, just single degrees.

Great info. Do you recall the particular model numbers for your Ranco’s? And why three?....I figured that two of them were for your two separate heaters...and the 3rd one? Can you give me the link again for your build site - keen to go see what you have posted.

 

[Gablami]

I have three, two for the main tank and one on my QT. I wanted to have one ranco on each circuit breaker and I added a third 300W finnex heater.

Here’s my post on the rancos:

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[Pistondog]

Perhaps I misread the choices, other.
Apex aquarium controller driving eheim Jaeger heaters.
The eheim bimetallic is the overtemp safety, set a couple of degrees above the apex.
Also run a fan under apex control in the summer

 

[Spieg]

Pair of 200W Cobalt Neo-therm with Inkbird temp controller as redundant shut off.