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

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.

The inkbird is easy to use and allows for multiple heaters to work together. This while minimizing the chance of a heater failure cooking your aquarium fish!

Recently set up an African cichlids tank and really didn’t know what I was getting into! Anyone that keeps fish know what kind of investment it is and to have all your fish die from a heater maalfunction can be devistating. Learned about this on a group on FB. I own Inkbird thermometers for my smoker and know they make a quality product, so I decided to give it a shot. So far I love it. Took about 15 min to set up and program. Tested it out and good to go! Thanks again Inkbird for making a quality product at an affordable price. When you have several hundred $$ swimming around your tank, a $30 investment is worth it!

After figuring out how to program the temp controller, its worked great! The main displays are the PV and SV. The PV shows the current outside temperature. The SV is what you set the trigger temp to be. When the PV drops below the SV, the controller powers up both plug-ins. Mine is set up in an outside greenhouse, and its kept my plants alive this winter.

Perfect

Just dont work

I had an Eheim Jager heater that was virtually impossible to calibrate to the desired temp. and had become useless. Connecting it to the Inkbird made everything easy and I no longer worry about my fish being cooked or freezing because of the EJ heater. It took a bit to understand the directions but the Q&A on Amazon answered all my questions and once set, it truly is set and forget I wish it was adjustable to 1/2 a degree rather than 1 degree but Im happy not to see my tank temp at 84 when the heater was set at 78. Ive been using it on a 20 gal tall for 2 months and could not be happier. If you have an erratic or hard to adjust heater, the Inkbird is for you.

Works as advertised

Works good

Because its a PID controller it does need some understanding of the function, however straight out of the box it will work fine. It can be programmed to do special functions.