Inkbird Digital Outlet Heat Temperature Controller with Day Night Control for Brewing Aquarium Breeding Reptiles Hatching Heat Mat

This is a way for me to keep all my individual fish tanks at he same temp, with out having to use bubles.

After 9 months of use in my reef tank I received the dreaded call from home while at work that the tank has an alarm going off. I was able to reset the controller but it failed again after a few hours. I contacted Inkbird about the warrantee and the failure and they said it was most likely the temperature sensor that failed. After a few weeks I received the replacement sensor and it has fixed the issue. My only complaint about the replacement part is they wanted the owner to splice it in. I am a qualified electronics tech so I went a step further and soldered it into the main board. My concern is with customers who dont have the proper means to perform the repair properly. Inkbird should pay for proper repairs when the unit is under warrantee. Update: After a few days the controller failed again and Inkbird quickly sent a replacement. I am giving this model 3 stars due to the issues with warrantee repairs. The customer should never be required to complete repairs.

Instructions are worthless, used YouTube to setup. Temp is off +|- 1 degree not terrible. But for the money you would expect more

These give me so much peace of mind, because I was so worried that the heaters in my aquariums would malfunction and basically boil my fish (it happens) or that theyd get cold and sick over the winter months. I accidentally purchased the wrong ones with the metal tips (these would be best used for beer-making or other such purposes). I returned those to purchase these, and theyre just what I need! They are very sensitive to the tank water temperature, and keep the heater on only as needed to maintain the acceptable temperature range I selected in my settings. Be warned that the instructions are terrible. The different settings and their corresponding display on the unit is poorly explained by someone who is clearly very familiar with the equipment but cannot teach. The display looks so analog and its a frustrating trying to determine what the settings are for and how they work. Additionally frustrating is the fact that the settings do not save until you hold the button (the same one you hold to go into the settings mode), but it simply drops back into working mode if you pause for mere seconds to try to understand which setting the display is allowing you to adjust. So while you move along through the settings, adjusting the first, then the second, if you get to the third and it takes you a couple of seconds to either understand or decide, you will be booted out of the settings mode with none of your previous decisions saved. This really needs to be changed by the manufacturers. I think Ive gotten these figured out, and I am getting a fourth after having already purchased 3 of these. They come with one suction cup threaded over the thermostat element wire. You will want to have more suction cups on hand to secure this, as the coated wire holds the wrapped shape its shipped in and doesnt just straighten out when unwrapped.

This is a fine controller allows you to have a day and a night temp great for reptiles.

Directions sucked had to watch YouTube video to figure out.

Yes

This is an excellent product for our saltwater aquarium. In the past, we have heaters get stuck in the ON position and nearly kill our stock. This provides a safeguard for our heater and backup heater with accurate readings and ranges. Only small complaint is it takes a bit of reading to learn how to set temperatures.

First of all, so far it has worked fine. I was worried about the noise other reviews mentioned but it is very faint. It is only noticeable with an ear close to the unit. My main criticism is that it seems to only update the temperature readout and heater function periodically. I would hope for it to readout the temperature more continuously but its only getting a new reading roughly every 10 minutes. This on top of the 1 degrees threshhold minimum for heater activation means the temperature may be significantly lower than the desired setting before the heater even turns on. Honestly for most setups this is perfectly fine as the water temperature isnt likely to drop rapidly enough for things to get too cold. It may be a dealbreaker for smaller setups and while I will be keeping mine, I do regret purchasing this specific controller.

Honestly I didnt have high expectations for this product and was blown away! It works perfectly and is highly accurate!