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Hang-On Heaters
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Hang-On Heater Comparison

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Company Heater Tank Size Watts Retail Cost

Preset

Height

How close to a temperature the heater stays (over the short term, especially overnight) Ex. If you have the heater set so that it is keeping the temperature at about 80°, and then check 2 days later, how close will it be to 90°?

How easy it is to set the temperature you want. Presets are usually easy to set to a temperature, other heaters require a lot of fine-tuning, some seem impossible to set as the indicator light will light up no matter which way you turn the knob to set the heater.

How long will the heater will be good, and how good will it be over the long term. Will the heater still be maintaining its temperature a year from now or will you be looking for a new heater? Longevity would be a synonym for this category.

The overall rating for the heater. This is NOT an average of all the categories. It is an independent rating of the OVERALL quality of the product.

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Hagen Radiant 25 05 gal

25

~$7.00 N

6"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 50 10 gal

50

~$7.00 N

6"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 50 10 gal

50

~$7.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 75 20 gal

75

~$7.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 100 30 gal

100

~$7.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 100 30 gal

100

~$9.00 N

10"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 150 40 gal

150

~$9.00 N

12"

3

2

3

2.5

Hagen Radiant 200 60 gal

200

~$11.00 N

15"

3

2

3

2.5

Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 05 gal

25

~$6.00 N

6"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 05 gal

25

~$6.00 N

8"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 10 gal

50

~$6.00 N

8"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 20 gal

100

~$8.00 N

12"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 20 gal

100

~$8.00 N

8"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 30 gal

150

~$8.00 N

8"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 15 gal

75

~$8.00 N

10"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Penn Plax Therma-FlowRec 40 gal

200

~$9.00 N

15"

4

4

4

4

Therma-Flow PC Plus Heater
Profile 25 Watt 05 gal

25

~$8.00 N

8"

Profile 50 Watt 10 gal

50

~$8.00 N

8"

Profile 100 Watt 30 gal

100

~$9.00 N

10"

Profile 150 Watt 40 gal

150

~$10.00 N

12"

Tetra Challenger 50 15 gal

50

~$6.00 N

8"

Tetra Challenger 75 25 gal

75

~$6.00 N

8"

Tetra Challenger 200 65 gal

200

~$8.00 N

15"

Tetra Challenger 100 30 gal

100

~$7.00 N

10"

Tetra Challenger 150 45 gal

150

~$9.00 N

12"

Top Fin 50 Watt 10 gal

50

~$10.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters
Top Fin 75 Watt 15 gal

75

~$11.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters
Top Fin 100 Watt 20 gal

100

~$11.00 N

8"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters
Top Fin 100 Watt 20 gal

100

~$13.00 N

10"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters
Top Fin 150 Watt 30 gal

150

~$15.00 N

12"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters
Top Fin 200 Watt 40 gal

200

~$16.00 N

12"

3

2

3

2.5

Top Fin Aquarium Heaters

*Please note that the views put forth in this table are not the company's viewpoints on the products mentioned.  Your actual success with individual products may very.  The following is offered solely as a review and reference guide of the products as determined by members of the e-Aquarian society and other aquarium hobbyists without any promise as to what results you may encounter with any individual product.

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September 24, 2002

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