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    Thanks for the write up... I was just 2 weeks too early in buying mine

    I'm happy with mine so far and I've bought several more.

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    Rick, how many heaters do you run off one controller in your fish room?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Bugg View Post
    Rick, how many heaters do you run off one controller in your fish room?
    I am not sure what your asking for here Larry so I will try to answer as follows:

    You can run multiple heaters off of one controller, but they are going to need to be in the same tank. I would not advise going above 800 watts of heating power on the controller (they are rated at 10 amps).

    So, yes you can say have two 300 watt heaters attached to one controller.

    You cannot however use one controller to monitor and controller heaters in two different tanks. No controller that I am aware of can do this, and if there is one it is just two controllers jammed into the same housing.

    Another thing to mention, when using this controller you no longer need a thermometer, and some of those coral life POS cost 8 bucks by themselves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jawfish View Post
    Thanks for the write up... I was just 2 weeks too early in buying mine

    I'm happy with mine so far and I've bought several more.
    The STC-1000?

    I have had some for over 4 years now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    I am not sure what your asking for here Larry so I will try to answer as follows:

    You can run multiple heaters off of one controller, but they are going to need to be in the same tank. I would not advise going above 800 watts of heating power on the controller (they are rated at 10 amps).

    So, yes you can say have two 300 watt heaters attached to one controller.

    You cannot however use one controller to monitor and controller heaters in two different tanks. No controller that I am aware of can do this, and if there is one it is just two controllers jammed into the same housing.

    Another thing to mention, when using this controller you no longer need a thermometer, and some of those coral life POS cost 8 bucks by themselves.
    I am running three 300 watt heaters with my STC-1000 controller. I ran the output of the controller to the coil of a 15 amp 3 pole relay then the heaters off the relay. Rick suggested this controller to me a few years back and I have been running two of them since without a single problem yet.
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    I ran the output of the controller to the coil of a 15 amp 3 pole relay then the heaters off the relay.
    Yup, with such a relay you can run quite a bit more power, can I ask how much the relay cost? In some cases it just may be cheaper to run two controllers on the same tank (think large 300 gallon and above).
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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    The STC-1000?

    I have had some for over 4 years now.
    I pick up the the WILLHI WH7016... in my case... same specs, same casing, different writing

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    I went ahead and order some of these to get rid of the dongle-After I install two (so I can connect two heaters if I choose) I will no longer need the dongle.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/281513383413...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

    These will be flush mounted to the back of the hood.

    I also have ordered one of these to play with:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Touch-Pa...item2c8d0a6023

    While a simple on/off switch would be a much cheaper option, I like the ability to control the intensity of the light.

    I have no need for a timer as I run all my tank lighting off of a few 12 foot power strips which are themselves controlled by digital timers

    http://www.harborfreight.com/12-outl...rip-96737.html



    I use this to time the power strip

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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    Yup, with such a relay you can run quite a bit more power, can I ask how much the relay cost? In some cases it just may be cheaper to run two controllers on the same tank (think large 300 gallon and above).
    This is what I am using but I get them from work for free.

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    That would effectively boost your capacity to 1500 w (with a little headroom), about the same as two separate controllers would. I am guessing your running your heaters in a sump? I kinda like the idea of two controllers running two different heaters in the tank, with larger tanks (300 gallons+) you can get some temperature fluctuation (mitigated by flow to some extent) in the tank. Having two heaters at opposing ends would help to mitigate this.

    It certainly is a viable option if you need that much heat. As my biggest tank is 90 gallons, I have no need for more than a 300 Watt heater in anyone tank, the controller should handle tanks up to 200 gallons with little issues.

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    rick i asked you about this and couldnt quite get it. this post is the answer...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    That would effectively boost your capacity to 1500 w (with a little headroom), about the same as two separate controllers would. I am guessing your running your heaters in a sump? I kinda like the idea of two controllers running two different heaters in the tank, with larger tanks (300 gallons+) you can get some temperature fluctuation (mitigated by flow to some extent) in the tank. Having two heaters at opposing ends would help to mitigate this.

    It certainly is a viable option if you need that much heat. As my biggest tank is 90 gallons, I have no need for more than a 300 Watt heater in anyone tank, the controller should handle tanks up to 200 gallons with little issues.

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    Yes all three of my heaters are in a sump for my 180 that is out in my garage. My temp holds very steady I bet it only changes 0.3 degrees.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZX10R View Post
    Yes all three of my heaters are in a sump for my 180 that is out in my garage. My temp holds very steady I bet it only changes 0.3 degrees.
    Just out of curiosity, do you have the probe set in the sump or in the tank?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    Just out of curiosity, do you have the probe set in the sup or in the tank?
    That is actually a great question.
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