what are you doing today that is tank related?

stealth (i swear by them now)

 

I want to get a new one with the pretty red and green light. LoL Never again will I buy a glass heater.

 

Be careful I could link you to MANY forums where people are complaining that the new stealths with the lighted dials are wreaking havoc and exploding like crazy.

 

Explosions... Nice, LoL

 

Not really I am hunting down some pictures on another forum someone posted of his tank where the heater blew up and blew out the side of his tank.

 

Oh I was being sarcastic. LoL

 

OH...Doesn't really translate in text..LMAO...Anywho be careful with those Marineland heaters.

 

lol, I WISH I knew what all my equipment was XD I got most of my from a guy who decided that he was tired of his fish (I think he's crazy)

 

Post pics I am sure someone can help you identify it all.

 

I have a 50w and 75w version of the new ones with the lights..no problems for me

 

yep, as ursi said..post photos and I'm sure we can identify some (if not all) of it for ya!

 

Check out these pics posted on another forum by a guy who's heater exploded in his tank. Try doing a google search for "visi therm explodes" and see all the people who are talking about it happening, just a warning for the future.

 

I glad I don't need heaters for the most part. Every now and again you are going to have a glass tube heater overheat an rupture. I looked and couldn't find a recall on the Marineland Stealth heaters, but it took Corallife 2 years to fix the problems with the Coralife Aqualight Power Center/Light Timer starting fires so I guess we wait and see

Rick

 

I checked for info on a recall too..I read a few sites that said there was one, but I couldn't find any?

I have two of these heaters (they aren't glass...more like a molded thermal plastic so I'm really shocked they broke like that in the photo)...mine have been running awhile now without issue, but I'm starting to wonder how long it took for the heaters to explode? I mean was it right away, or was it after months of use...and were they out of water at the time of explosion and plugged in/not plugged in (like when your doing a partial) or were they completely submerged?

Please, if anyone hears about a recall post it or pm me.
Thanks in Advance!

 

There have been no recalls that I know of yet, but many are saying that they are either exploding or failing by either get stuck on or stuck off. The type that you are talking about Dawn are the types that are failing.

 

yea, I know..according to my tom temp alert and there fluctuating light when the ac is on they are working (not getting stuck on/off)..I'll definately be watching them really close now! Eek

 

I changed out lights on the 52g and threw a 36" T5HO twin 39w 6700K on it, 6" short on each side but have low light stems there anyways. cleaned the canister filter, and all sponges......let the water clear up came back to see this......
White Devil Pictures / Photos

 

Added an extra hour onto the light timer. Think that puts the tank up to 15 hours of light a day.

 

Dosed the tank with Excel and fed the little guys.

 

cleaning up the mess,
got the sump in yesterday, the eheim is scheduled to be delivered today, got my 5' 8 bulb t5ho in yesterday(awesome gave me a warm feeling down under) other then that just cleaning up the mess so I can set up the 210g and tear down the 45,40 and 52 for rescapes and new inhabitants.