I had this heater for almost a year. It worked fine until it stopped. I've owned a lot of aquarium heaters over the years and I don't expect them to last forever but this one functioned for a shorter time than any of the others.
We'll see how long the new one lasts.great heater which I use in my holding tank for koi which are new arrivals or under observation. It heats the water quickly and holds it at an even temperature. I would recommend. Amore's Koi FarmThe description is a bit misleading because it sounds like you can set a temperature of 80F, and this unit will keep your tank in the 78-82 range. But this is just a heater with a rheostat, so it only pushes out heat, and does not measure the environment it is in. So if if the heat goes out in your house, the tank temperature will go down in tandem with the environmental temperature this unit will not crank up to compensate. I do not think it is a deficiency, since that's what you'd expect in this price range, but it can be misleading to someone putting together their first tank.
That minor complaint aside, the unit has been performing admirably. My previous heater was a 300W, this allows much faster correction of my 120G tank and 30G sump. Note that it comes with suction cups to hold onto the side of the tank, and those NEVER hold indefinitely. I would recommend building your own hanger system.
Bottom line this is a good general choice.Is a powerful heater, but like others have said, have to have mine set all the way up. Have it on a saltwater controller, and it still shuts down before keeping the water at 79 plus degrees. Not dependable, especially if you intend to use it on it's own. I'm going to remove/by-pass the thermostat and just let my Apex controller run it.
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