Heater just gave up.

I may get a lot of crap for posting this, but I've had really good luck with the Marineland stealth heaters. I've only used the higher wattages of them though.   I had a 50w hydor theo once and it was never very accurate.
http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-supplies/AIO-ETP25.html

 

Hey Lee, you must be part of the 50% of the people that have not had issues with them. A few days back, I posted a link to a thread where a poll was done on RC asking people how many had issues with Stealth heaters. It was just under 50%. That's a crazy high failure rate. I've been using Ebo Jager for a couple of years and love them.

As far as what kind of heater you can use on your controller, well, just about any of them. Just make sure to keep your thermostat on your heater a couple of degrees higher than you want it to heat the water to. For example, I keep my heaters at 79 degrees, but I only want my water heated to 77. My Apex turns th heater on and off and the thermostat takes over once the Apex provides electricity to the heater.

--AJ

 

I think i had one of the first ones...that's probably why. I retract my recommendation for the steath heaters. Apparently there is a recall going on with them now too.

 

Hey Lee,
I wasn't trying to bust your chops about liking Stealth heaters.  If you've had good luck with them, that's great.  I was just trying to show a bigger picture in light of the really high failure rate that there has been with these particular heaters.  I'm glad for you that you have found yourself in the good 50%. 
--AJ