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Submersible Heaters
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Submersible 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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Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 10-15 gal

50

 ~$26.00 Y

6"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 10-20 gal

75

 ~$19.00 Y

10"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 20-30 gal

100

 ~$20.00 Y

10"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 30-50 gal

150

 ~$20.00 Y

12"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 40-60 gal

200

 ~$28.00 Y

12"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 50-75 gal

250

 ~$27.00 Y

14"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 75-100 gal

300

 ~$32.00 Y

14"

4

5

5

4.5

 Visitherm Heaters
Ebo-Jager 50 Watt 10-15 gal

50

 ~$15.00
Ebo-Jager 75 Watt 15-20 gal

75

 ~$16.00

10"
Ebo-Jager 100 Watt 20-30 gal

100

 ~$17.00

10"
Ebo-Jager 125 Watt 30-45 gal

125

 ~$17.00

15"
Ebo-Jager 150 Watt 45-60 gal

150

 ~$18.00
Ebo-Jager 200 Watt 60-90 gal

200

 ~$18.00
Ebo-Jager 250 Watt 90+ gal

250

 ~$19.00
Hagen Thermal Compact 05 gal

25

 ~$15.00 N

6"
Hagen Thermal Compact 10 gal

50

 ~$15.00 N

6"
Hagen Thermal Compact 10 gal

50

 ~$16.00 N
Hagen Thermal Compact 30 gal

100

 ~$16.00 N
Hagen Thermal Compact 40 gal

150

 ~$16.00 N
Hagen Thermal Compact 60 gal

200

 ~$16.00 N
Hagen Thermal Preset 10 gal

50

 ~$15.00 Y

10.5"
Hagen Thermal Preset 30 gal

100

 ~$15.00 Y

9.5"
Hagen Thermal Preset 30 gal

100

 ~$20.00 Y

10.5"
Hagen Thermal Preset 40 gal

150

 ~$20.00 Y

12.5"
Hagen Thermal Preset 60 gal

200

 ~$20.00 Y

12.5"
Hagen Thermal Preset 100 gal

300

 ~$22.00 Y

13.5"
Hagen Tronic 15 gal

50

 ~$23.00 Y
Hagen Tronic 45 gal

150

 ~$26.00 Y
Hagen Tronic 30 gal

100

 ~$25.00 Y

9.5"
Hagen Tronic 65 gal

200

 ~$27.00 Y

12.75"
Penn Plax Submersible 10 gal

50

 ~$12.00 N Penn Plax Submersible Heater
Penn Plax Submersible 20 gal

75

 ~$13.00 N Penn Plax Submersible Heater
Penn Plax Submersible 30 gal

100

 ~$13.00 N Penn Plax Submersible Heater
Penn Plax Submersible 50 gal

150

 ~$14.00 N Penn Plax Submersible Heater
Penn Plax Submersible 65 gal

200

 ~$14.00 N Penn Plax Submersible Heater
Profile Submersible 30 gal

75

 ~$15.00 Y

6"
Profile Submersible 30-40 gal

100

 ~$20.00 Y

10"
Profile Submersible 40-60 gal

200

 ~$25.00 Y

12"
Profile Submersible 60-100 gal

300

 ~$30.00 Y

12"
Proquatics Hydromatic 10 gal 50 ~$23.00 Y Proquatics Hydromatic Heaters
Proquatics Hydromatic 30 gal 100 ~$24.00 Y Proquatics Hydromatic Heaters
Proquatics Hydromatic 40 gal 150 ~$25.00 Y Proquatics Hydromatic Heaters
Proquatics Hydromatic 60 gal 200 ~$26.00 Y Proquatics Hydromatic Heaters
Proquatics Hydromatic 100 gal 300 ~$27.00 Y Proquatics Hydromatic Heaters
Proquatics Hydrosafe 10 gal 50 ~$24.00 Y Proquatics Hydrosafe Heaters
Proquatics Hydrosafe 30 gal 100 ~$25.00 Y Proquatics Hydrosafe Heaters
Proquatics Hydrosafe 40 gal 150 ~$26.00 Y Proquatics Hydrosafe Heaters
Rena Cal Top Excel 10 gal

50

 ~$24.00 Y

10.25"

 Rena Cal Top Light Excel Heaters
Rena Cal Top Excel 30 gal

100

 ~$25.00 Y

11.62"

 Rena Cal Top Light Excel Heaters
Rena Cal Top Excel 40 gal

150

 ~$26.00 Y

11.62"

 Rena Cal Top Light Excel Heaters
Rena Cal Top Excel 60 gal

200

 ~$27.00 Y

14"

 Rena Cal Top Light Excel Heaters
Rena Cal Top Excel 100 gal

300

 ~$28.00 Y

14"

 Rena Cal Top Light Excel Heaters
Rena Cal Top Basic 10 gal

50

 ~$19.00 N

10.25"

 Rena Cal Basic Heaters
Rena Cal Top Basic 30 gal

100

 ~$19.00 N

11.62"

 Rena Cal Basic Heaters
Rena Cal Top Basic 40 gal

150

 ~$20.00 N

11.62"

 Rena Cal Basic Heaters
Rena Cal Top Basic 60 gal

200

 ~$21.00 N

14"

 Rena Cal Basic Heaters
Rena Cal Top Basic 100 gal

300

 ~$22.00 N

14"

 Rena Cal Basic Heaters
Tetra Acura 15 gal

50

 ~$20.00 Y

9"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Acura 30 gal

100

 ~$22.00 Y

10"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Acura 45 gal

150

 ~$24.00 Y

12"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Acura 65 gal

200

 ~$25.00 Y

12"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Acura 80 gal

250

 ~$25.00 Y

14"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Acura 100 gal

300

 ~$30.00 Y

14"

3

5

3

3.5

 Acura 1000 Heater
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 15 gal

50

 ~$18.00 Y

9"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 30 gal

100

 ~$20.00 Y

10"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 45 gal

150

 ~$22.00 Y

12"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 65 gal

200

 ~$24.00 Y

12"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 80 gal

250

 ~$25.00 Y

14"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
Tetra Pulsar/Whisper 100 gal

300

 ~$25.00 Y

14"

3

5

3

3.5

 Tetra Heaters
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