NeoTherm heater from Cobalt Aquatics – the best aquarium heater available now

By on Aug 24, 2012

The new NeoTherm heater coming to North America from Cobalt Aquatics may actually be the best aquarium heater that has ever been available to hobbyists. On paper the NeoTherm has a spec sheet that puts it in a completely different league from any glass or titanium heater that is on aquairum store shelves right now. Sure the NeoTherm is small, sleek, it has electronic internals with onboard digital readout of water temperature and set temperature but the proof is in the pudding, or in this case the thermograph. With its advanced microprocessor thermostat, the NeoTherm can regulate temperature to within a fraction of a degree, and now you can get one too. 

Of all the parameters we spend a considerable amount of time trying to manage in our aquariums, temperature control is somehow relegated to some of the cheapest most untrustworthy equipment. We’ll spend thousands on a chiller to keep the temperature cool but only $30 to $50 for some janky glass heaters or titanium ones with questionable heating performance. For needs up to 200 watts of heating, we sincerely believe that the Cobalt Aquatics NeoTherm could be one of the best aquarium heaters ever made for keeping tropical aquarium fish comfortable.

They may cost a bit more than other heaters but as many horror stories (and recalls) that aquarium heaters have experienced over the years, spending a modest amount on a higher end heater like the NeoTherm is totally worth it. Eager aquarists looking for the stealthy new and indestructible heating device can pick up NeoTherms at Premium Aquatics for $56 and up, and at retail aquarium fish stores everywhere very soon.

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  • Steven

    I didn’t see a 200 watt version available. Is that a typo or is it in the works?

  • http://www.marinedepot.com/ MarineDepot.com

    We’re excited to bring these on board, and have both the Neo-therm and Accu-Therm heaters listed in stock.

  • XD_1

    No offense to Jake — the features would definitely make this the best heater ever — but given the recent history of heaters I will not be selling this or any other new heater to a client until it has proven itself in mass use for several years. I have personally seen a half dozen tanks wiped out by Stealth heaters, and one that was wiped out a second time by its replacement about six months later. I know two people who received electrical shocks from them.

    I’m not insinuating that the quality of the Cobalt product is poor, or that I’ve even seen one; but in this segment of the industry, I now consider ALL new products to be unproven until, well, proven otherwise after a few years.

  • Phanboy

    I’m definitely up for a couple of 150s when they are released. I hope others guinea pig these guys in the mean time so if any bugs arise they can be worked out. Any ETA on the 150 and 200 sizes?

  • Mike

    Wonder if they have a built in hysteresis controls, because controlling temperature to within a fraction of a degree (really? this is now useful?) might cause issues with the constant switching of power on and off.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jody.smith.1612 Jody Smith

    Unfortunately all your customers will have purchased their Cobalt heaters somewhere else because of your paranoia. I get where you are coming from tho. There is always a price to pay for being an early pioneer.

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  • XD_1

    I do service, so my clients all trust me to make these choices for them. If I was retail I probably would carry them because there’s less risk for me. But in my business if someone wakes up to find their tank is dead because I put in a bad piece of equipment (or Kent discount carbon), I pay $5000 for new livestock, I lose a client or both.

    It’s not so much a matter of paranoia as being a little conservative with new equipment. Radions have been out for almost a year now but I just installed my first ones this month. EcoTech knows their stuff and I didn’t expect there to be any problems but it didn’t hurt me to wait and see others’ experiences before pitching clients on them. On the other hand a former provider had pitched one of my clients on a first generation Ecoxotic fixture that’s now had two voltage regulators replaced.

    All that being said, they look like nice heaters and I hope to use them eventually.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=120807273 Chris Chambers

    Im with you bro – none of my clients will be using these anytime soon.

  • C_3PO

    I wouldn’t say that this heater is so far beyond any other on the market. Almost every feature you highlighted is also found on the Fluval E series. The exception is dual display of the current and set temperatures.

    The Fluvals have been around for a long while now, btw.

  • http://www.facebook.com/perran.trevan Perran Trevan

    These have been on the market in Europe for years. They are made by a Polish company, Aquael. So they are not quite as untested as some people seem to think.
    http://www.aquael.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&Itemid=283&lang=en

  • JakeAdams

    I completely agree, the only thing left for the Cobalt NeoTherm is to prove itself in the field, that’s very important

  • JakeAdams

    Constant switching on and off is a concern for electromechanical switches but not nearly as much for true electronic switches

  • JakeAdams

    Even so, the AquaEl version is running on 220 volts and a lot of things can change when device are tweaked for a different electrical environment, like going from 220 to 110v. I still have faith that the NeoTherm is going to be rock solid, but only so much interpretation can be made from the track record of this heater based on the Euro version

  • TerenceF

    No matter the heater-they fail. You get insurance and a lot more peace of mind (and .1 degree settings) if you run it on an Apex controller or just about any controller for that matter.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jessica.timko Jessica Timko

    I got the chance to play with one of these babies today. Super sweet! I really think this is going to be the thing to save the industry from all the heater fails recently. Solid and accurate.

  • http://www.facebook.com/robin.lutchman Robin Lutchman

    I have seen these working at the Pijac ExpoZoo tradeshow, it was a 50w and after a weekend of turning on and off, checking the auto shut off since it was being left on a display shelf it performed well, I mean when you have hundreds of people per day coming and playing with it somethings can give…but no it kept on ticking it still has to prove it`s self but every heater mfg has to go through that. Any heater can run into problems, but the concept of this heater is a good one.It has a thin profile and setting it is a breeze and if they ever make higher wattage it will be great. i did not see a 200 watter though nor was it available at the show

    This thing is dummy proof!