I have an 8-gallon tank and a 75w eheim heater plugged into my apex jr. This is my program and the outlet is set to auto:
Fallback ON
If Temp < 78.8 Then ON
If Temp > 79.0 Then OFF
If Temp < 68.0 Then OFF
I have noticed that my heater's internal thermostat tends to keep my tank closer to a single temperature than it seems my apex is able to. I know that apex advises setting the heater above the off temp, but I am wondering about doing things a little differently. Can I set my heaters thermo to the desired temp and then set the outlets off temp above this? That way I get the benefits of the controller but keep the temp in a tighter range/ reduce wear on the outlet? This way the outlet is essentially just on all the time (unless the temp drops below room temp or rises above the limit I choose). What do you guys think?
(P.S. I am aware that the fallback is set to 'on'.)
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