hygger Aquarium Heater 300W/500W/800W/1000W, Submersible Fish Tank Heater with Digital LED Controller and Intelligent Leaving Water Automatically Stop Heating System, for Freshwater and Saltwater

Had an older glass heater go out and my tank dropped from 80 to 68. We purchased a Fluval from petsmart after driving 2 hours to the nearest store on a sunday. It was a 300W heater and rated for my 75G tank, however it never was able to get higher than 74.5 degrees. I ordered this heater because they didn't have a larger one at petsmart and it came in 2 days. it was able to get the tank up to 80 in just a few hours. I like that the gage is easy to read and has a ring that alerts you to the temp conditions as it's heating up. Even displays the watts it's using. The temp on the gage and my tank thermometer are within a couple of points of each other. This thing is working flawlessly and looks great as well. Hoping to return the Fluval as there's obviously an issue with its temp calibration.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this 500w after having 2 marineland 300w heaters fail on me in less than a year for my 75 gallon tank. It heats great and easily keeps my tank at 81° for my chiclids. I would recommend going one step up from what manufacturers recommend for wattage in regards to tanks sizes. This one is rated for up to 150 gallons but I it runs less often on my 75 since it heats so quickly. Hopefully that will extend its life.

I purchased this heater in November and it failed in April. However, with very little hassle The sent me a brand new one in a few days. Aslong as that first one was a dud and this one lasts ill be happy. Heats well. Easy to use. Until failure kept the pond perfect.

This heater does its job and holds a steady temperature, but the temperature reading on the display is totally inaccurate. There’s no way to calibrate it, so I just set it about 2 degrees higher than the temperature I actually want.Once you figure that out, it runs consistently and keeps the tank stable, which is the important part. It’s not a bad option as long as you’re okay making that adjustment and verifying the temperature with a separate thermometer.

One of the best buys for my 75 gallon tank.

This is an amazing heater, super easy to use and very accurate with its digital screen. This product unfortunately did stop working for me after a year of use. I did reach out to Hygger and after a couple of back-and-forth emails Hygger did send me a replacement. The customer support was amazing and they stand behind their product. I will continue to buy other Hygger heaters as I set up new aquariums.Thank you Hygger team

It's supper easy to use. Very plug and play. I had read the reviews and seen a lot saying it was off 2 or 3 degrees but could test water and then set it accordingly.When I showed up I used 3 different digital thermometers and one manual mercury. All the digital had the same reading as the heater. And the manual was one degrees lower or less. Hard to tell if was .5 or 1.0.I ran a hot fire last and my tank was getting to hot as they are in the same room and I could see it's temperature going up..... it got to 82 before I had to start cooling the tank.When it drops down under the set temp it kicks on to 500ish wats and heats the tank rather quickly to 79.Cons....I tried to set it horizontal and it started to alarm out almost instantly. The temperature read 98° almost instantly. I wanted to hide this behind rocks in the main tank instead of the sump. Stuck to the back wall sideways it would misread and alarm. Bummer as it would need to be sideways in my sump if I put it there also.Not enough to doc a star but disappointed.Also control cable is a little short. Not bad but it would be a little convenient if had another 12"In the end I believe most of the bad reviews of melting are user created. Like left on or removed from water before it had cooled.

Edit: I need to correct my original review due to user error (doh!). I had placed the heater horizontal behind a plant to hide its ugliness. Once I repositioned it vertically and placed it closer to the filter output, it worked accurately. Seems to be maintaining the temps reasonably well. But, it's still ugly so only 3 stars.I bought this February 4 2025 as a spare to have on hand as my current heaters were getting up there in age and I didn't want to get empty handed if one suddenly died. Today, one of my heaters did die so I plugged this one in to replace it. What a cheap piece of crap. It has no clue what the temperature really is in the aquarium. Besides that, it's f-ing ugly with it's big orange band around the unit and it's giant hygger logo on the front. I tried to hide it behind a plant but it's still super obvious. Sadly I just passed the 30-day mark so there's no returning it now. Wish me luck with their customer service dept.