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

Solved the problem in my tank. Temp always at 79 now.

Use 2 of these for my 180 gal reef tank. One for the sump heater and one for the main tank. I use the Apex controller as a back up and to tell me if temps are to far out. I was worried that the constant cycling on and off could cause the Neptune relay to fail. Lot cheaper to replace an Ink Bird than an Apex power block!

Works great, many settings more customizable then I even need

Perfect

Planning of room for my bearded dragon to run around in he loves it

Holds temp well. Running it with 2x250watt aqueon Pro heaters in my 125 gal. Aquarium.

Just dont work

I like it so much I replaced a finnex controller with this one. It works perfectly so now I own two. One is on a 125 gallon aquarium the other is on a 330 gallon aquarium. So far they work perfectly. You can also read the display from across the room, if the controller is mounted visibly.

Pros: Day/night temperature cycle feature of the 306T. Adjustable hysteresis, with separate values for day/night cycle (I have the day set to 2 degree sensitivity, and the night to 1 degree). I like the separate display for current temp (PV = process value) and for set temperature (SV = set value). Cons: Slight buzzing noise at all times which correlates with how many segments are currently illuminated on the LED display -- it is definitely not relay noise, as it remains the same with the load on/off. Strange temperature reading behavior -- it seems to lag behind actual temperature, meaning several minutes can pass without any change in temp readout, then over the course of 10 seconds the temperature readout will increase/decrease by several tenths. Still, on a long-term average it keeps very accurate temps. The instructions can be hard to follow but just stick with the programming flowchart. Overall, given the cost, I am satisfied and I hope it will last a long time and remain accurate. If it blows up, Ill come back and revise my review.

I use this with a CHE to keep my bearded dragons tank at the right temp. Sometimes the basking light needs a little help during the day, but running both all the time can make it too hot. And at night, with no lights, sometimes it gets a little cool. This has two time settings, so I can set it for the right temp for daytime, and it only comes on if the basking light needs help. And at night, if it drops below 65, itll turn the CHE on until it gets up to 70, then switch it off again. Setup was a little tricky, definitely needed the user guide since each setting is identified by a 2-letter code, but once that was done, its been great. The sensor seems pretty accurate, too. Overall, Im very happy with it.