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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Does Wal-Mart sell decent heaters?

I have a gift certificate from Wal-Mart that I'm going to use to buy some fish stuff I need. Not too sure if they sell heaters worth a lick though. Any of you ever have luck finding something good and dependable at a Wal-Mart?
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Galactic Overlord
 
I would pass on their heaters.
Use it on food /air pump/ something else.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Kind of what I figured....the Visi-Therm Stealth heaters seem to work great for me, so that's what I'll probably end up buying online. But I can guarantee you that there will be plenty of decorations coming from Wally World soon
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Galactic Overlord
 
Over the years I have discovered that heaters are never the tank item to skimp on.
Always buy a quality brand of heater.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
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I bought whisper heaters at Wal-mart and while they continued to work well the black "safety coating" peeled off after about a month causing me concern for my fish. I cleaned the rest of it off and used the heaters until they finally quit working but don't recommend them for that reason.
This is what I use. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...72&pcatid=8172 I really like that the temp knob is outside the tank (much easier to adjust temps) but I don't like the probe that goes inside the tank. It's hard to hide.
My oldest ones are several years old so I know they last good.

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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Carol, that is a pretty nice looking heater! Definately going to keep that one in mind. It looks smaller than the Visi-therm ones, which is also a plus. Thank you very much for the suggestion.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
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Carol, that is a pretty nice looking heater! Definately going to keep that one in mind. It looks smaller than the Visi-therm ones, which is also a plus. Thank you very much for the suggestion.
Welcome They aren't as big around as the Visi-therm. You can get them from 50-250 watts so theres definately a size for every tank. If you have big and rough fish they are unbreakable since they are stainless steel.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Don't have any fish too big or too rough, but I have bettas who think they are Found a good seller on eBay who has a 50 watt heater like the one you linked me to for only $25 delivered. Might have to bite on that before long.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
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If that includes delivery thats not bad.
The one at DFS is 23.95 + shipping.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Helper
 
I was almost forced into buying a walmart heater because i was insisted by my parents that walmart is cheaper then going to a lfs
I knew there were better ones for around the same price so i picked up a hydor theo http://www.aquatichouse.com/Pumps_fi...r%20heater.asp
its worked for me well.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
i dont think it matters as long as it is name brand.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
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i dont think it matters as long as it is name brand.
Name brands make low priced and low grade products also so you just have to be careful and do your research
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Galactic Overlord
 
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i dont think it matters as long as it is name brand.

There are several name brand heaters I will not buy.

Last edited by Dino; December 16th, 2007 at 02:10 PM.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
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There are several name brand heaters I will not buy.
Would you mind stating which brands and why?
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
i agree that the marineland visi therm stealth heaters are the way to go thats alli will use in my fish tanks now..and i agree with what dino said about thats the one thing you cant go cheap on..but i think its cheaper to have a heater that will last for years than having to replace them every few months
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Galactic Overlord
 
The two I prefer are ebu jagers and visi-therm.

I have heater of both brands operating for years without a minutes problem.
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Old December 16th, 2007  
Fish Addict
 
My choices would be:

1st Azoo Titanium Heaters

2nd ViaAqua Stainless Steel Freshwater Heater (can NOT be used in Saltwater setups)

3rd Marineland Visi-Therm Stealth Heater

4th Marineland Visi-Therm Deluxe Heaters

5th Hydor Theo Heater

I don't like the Tetra Whisper heaters because I just had to exchange mine after only a month and a half. The replacement is used only to heat up water for water-changes. I haven't had the chance to try the Jager ones yet though - maybe in a future tank

Just my
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Old December 16th, 2007  
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we've got a few of those tetra heaters that say they heat to 78 at walmart and they're ok for small tanks like 2g or so, but that's about all that I'd use them for.

All of our tanks have either Visitherm Stealth or Hydor Theo heaters.
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