Model reference
AquaTop Quartz Platinum QPH-400 400 W Aquarium Heater
Model: QPH-400 (400 W)
This technical lookup draws on AquaTop’s 2021 QPH family manual and 2022 Platinum cutsheet for the exact QPH-400 configuration. The detailed review records the corresponding exact-item body label and carton evidence. The family documents do not establish current US availability or a seller’s actual supplied package.
This model lookup is separate from the questionnaire shortlist. It does not certify that this model meets your selected requirements.
Exact-model photograph is not verified. This reference lookup is text-only. The exact QPH-400 image and carton observation remain in the source-side review; no sibling or family image is substituted here.
QPH-400 is the 400 W, 17-inch size in AquaTop’s QPH series, documented for an 80–130 US gallon band. Its exact-item carton image in the model review agrees with the published 130-gallon maximum, but that maximum does not guarantee heating performance in a particular aquarium.
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Documented model details
- The manual and cutsheet identify QPH-400 as 400 W and 17 inches, with an 80–130 US gallon band; the exact-item carton image in the model review states the same 130-gallon maximum.
- AquaTop documents full submersion inside the aquarium, vertical or horizontal mounting, fresh or salt water and a minimum water-level mark.
- The family dial has a stated 68–93°F adjustment span and a heating indicator; AquaTop describes the body as shatter-resistant quartz glass.
Limits to weigh
- The 80-gallon lower band is a manufacturer statement, not a universal minimum-safe volume. The finder cannot enforce that lower edge, so this is not a questionnaire match.
- AquaTop does not publish a numeric thermostat-accuracy tolerance for this family, and the heating light is not a measured water-temperature display.
- Shatter-resistant does not mean shatterproof; no impact rating or included guard is established. Current US availability and seller package are not confirmed.
Check before ordering
- Check for QPH-400 / 400 W and UPC 810281019567 on the actual unit and carton; confirm current instructions and electrical label rather than assuming every offer uses the pictured version.
- Measure clearance for the 17-inch body, control head and waterline, and follow the specific submersion and cool-down instructions.
- Select an appropriate target independently and verify aquarium water with a separate thermometer; 130 gallons is a maker-stated upper rating, not a performance guarantee.