Modern Water Heaters?.

[Red Eye.]

In my Old Eheim II thermo filter there was a small kettle element style heater in it was water temperature probe was very reliable.....I also brew all grain so was thinking of using a good high end stainless steel heating element because the long glass ones only last from 1 to 3 yaers on paper...? and my be a Ink Bird or similar.

Any thoughts?

cheers Matt.
UK.

[AquaticNerd]

I'm a big fan of eliminating the glass style heaters from my aquariums completely.

There's been quite a lot of discussion on the matter on who prefers what heater, but I'm a huge fan of BRS Titanium Heaters (https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/titanium-heater-element-bulk-reef-supply.html) paired with an Inkbird Controller. BRS sources their heaters from Schego (in Germany), so you might be able to find those in the UK.

I can't speak to their longevity, but if you want something to protect the fish, Finnex makes a titanium heater that has a plastic guard on it: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/finnex-ste-series-titanium-heater-finnex.html

[jeep]

After one of my 20+ year old ViaAqua titanium with external analog controller finally quit working I went through a series of newer heaters, some within just a month or two. Some were badly inaccurate and some just quit working all together. After hearing good reviews on Inkbird controllers I decided to buy one and cut the cord on the old ViaAqua and use the tube with the Inkbird. I was so impressed with the Inkbird that I bought 6 more and I use them with both titanium tubes and glass heaters. Time will tell but so far they work flawlessly...