My fish are so resilient its crazy. Two nights ago I was chatting with a friend when all of a sudden I hear snap crackle pop and catch a quick flash of light from the corner of my eye. Sure enough I have blown out yet another heater. Luckily most everyone survived, all fish accounted for but it looks like I lost a handful of
MTS ;/ .
I am a smart girl though and had a back up heater on hand for just such an occasion. I acclimated it for about 20 min then turned it on see that its working and go to bed. When I woke up I checked the temp before heading out to work and about had a heart attack. It was 90 degrees and the thermostat was set to 78. I turned the thermostat on it down to 68 it turned off for about 3 min and then flickered back on. Hauled that heater out and tossed it.
Everyone still seems to be doing ok today, fins all up and happy and eating just fine thank god. Running my T5 lights 24/7 right now until I can afford to order another heater on Tuesday I am going to have such an algae problem lol
Now I need to find a heater that I cant kill...
I was checking out a ViaAqua Titanium Tube Heater. Does anyone have any experience with it? Sounds like it might be more durable than the glass heaters that I've been killing and I like the idea that it has a remote thermostat.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...1&pcatid=20161
wow! Thank goodness they're all alright. I don't really keep heaters in my tank because my country is already such a hot country! 
But I'm sure another member who has better experience at the type of heater you're looking for will come by. Good luck! 
Hate to hear about your heater issues. I'm glad your fish are all doing well. I use the Visi-Therm Stealth Heaters in my tanks and I've never had any problem with them. 
