Hygger makes a lot of different devices for keeping aquariums from lights to pumps to tanks but we want to talk about the Hygger aquarium heaters. Within the aquarium hobby the most static and stagnant devices of all are aquarium heaters with many reefers and aquarists sticking to brands that have been around for years, with Ebo Jagger/Eheim heaters being among the most widely used.
一些公司试图改变我们如何保持水族馆温暖的方式Innovative Marine Helios heaters,BRS heating comboSchego heating element andInkbird控制器,一个nd most recently we learned that Schego is getting intoPTC heating elements.But other than that the most ‘productive’ company in the aquarium heating space has been Hygger which offers a wide range of different heater models with unique heating elements and thermostats.
Slimline Schego titanium heaters use PTC for better thermal management
Unfortunately Hygger isn’t really participating in the broader aquarium hobby or industry opting instead to only sell direct to consumers online through他们自己的网络商店but most aquarists will be familiar with theircopious listings on Amazon。缺乏零售支持或公开面向的存在确实引起了一些危险信号,但男孩确实为许多水族馆加热器提供了一些引人注目的功能。
We love the flashy full color temperature displays with automatic shut-off features, temperature readout on the heater itself, automatic shut-off, high and low temperature alarms, quartz or titanium heating elements that are thoroughly enclosed in heat resistant plastic guards. We feel a twinge of jealousy every time we see a fellow aquarists enjoying these bells and whistles which make our simple alphanumeric thermostats look downright ancient, however trustworthy they might be.
For many of their products such as lights, air pumps and other accessories you’ll firmly get what you pay for and if these fail they’ll gladly send you a replacement but the trouble with heaters is that when they fail, they really cause a problem for our tanks. We’re not saying that Hygger heaters are faulty but a scan of the Amazon reviews appears to indicate that there does seem to be a high rate of defects.
Of course the majority of reviews are mostly positive as less critical users simply plug them in without scrutiny but the one-star reviews reveal a range of issues such as stray voltage, underpowered heaters, inaccurate temperature control and so on. We are definitelynot提倡Hygger加热器,也许更彻底的质量控制检查会从小麦中淘汰小麦,从而提高了产品线的整体质量。但是我们确实希望一些主要的品牌能从Hygger或原始设备制造商那里拿起火炬,并为水族馆世界提供其中的一些诱人的加热器功能,这样我们就不会被祖父母使用的古老加热器所困扰。