SHOULD YOU Buy an Aquarium Heater Controller ? We Review the ITC-306A model from Inkbird
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Inkbird Smart Home make a large range of Temperature Controllers and have sent me an Updated Aquarium Heater Controller to Review, model ITC-306A, with Dual plastic coated Probes, especially for Aquarium use.
Honestly, I had never even thought about using one, after so many years without using one, in this video, I share my thoughts about having a Heater Controller and are they worth using?.
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The audible alarm and big bright temperature display, are both good reasons to like a temperature controller on an expensive aquarium, BUT the thing I forgot to say clearly, is that it stops power to the heater once it reaches the set temperature. A faulty heater Can Not overheat and BOIL your prized fish.
The warm/cool version is also very useful for nano/pico tanks. I have a tiny reef tank with one of these - it’s hooked up to a tiny 7.5w always-on (no internal thermostat) heater, and a little desk fan. So the only equipment in the tank is the probe, the little heater, and the intake of my little HOB filter. Works like a charm, and without the extra bulk of a heater with a thermostat (even the smallest aquarium heaters are bulky in a 10 litre tank if they have an inbuilt thermostat). Fantastic investment.
Where I live in Australia the summers are getting Crazy Hot!!!
I think I need the heating/cooling model too 🤒🤒
Colin Barsby tell me about it, I live in Melbourne😆
@@bigbowlowrong4694 well blow me down with a feather!!!!
Me Too 😆😆
A heater controller is definitely worth it! There are so many benefits.
Hi Jeff,
it's really funny, because I was pretty oblivious to them. I have never seen one in a shop, so I had never thought about them, I just did the "normal" thing, and bought the most reliable brand of heater I could buy and hoped for the best, keeping a general eye on how my fish behaved to alert me when/if things go bad.
I love the audible warning alarm.
I love the controller doing all the on/off regulating.
I love that the controller kills the power supply once the tank is over the set temperature.
@@AussieAquatic I had very much the same viewpoint. I wasn't very happy with how imprecise the temperature control range was with even the better heaters but all seemed fine with my tank inhabitants. I started hearing heater failure nightmare stories from local aquarists and online. When I saw people using separate temperature controllers(which had much more sophisticated technology for maintaining temperature) I was thrilled with the idea, and wished that I had thought of using them earlier. All the benefits that you cited are spot on. The piece of mind I get from using them is priceless.
@@jjxtwo1Agree wholeheartedly Jeff.
This is also a new tipping point, where product manufacturers are now Actively wanting to sell directly to customers online. That is a gamechanger.
@@AussieAquatic True, they are readily available now it seems. The prices and options are very good as well. Hopefully this will lead to more people using them and avoiding disasters. I always enjoy your videos! Good topics too.
@@jjxtwo1 thanks Jeff, I really appreciate your kind words. My views have dropped into a bit of a hole, but I'll tinker away at fixing that 😊
I have a Johnlen Micom External Display LED Heater in my 200-litre; apart from the two High/Low inbuilt temperature alarms it also turns off the heater if it's accidentally removed from the water to prevent thermal cracking. 👍
Sounds great 🙂