Exploding Heaters - Marineland Stealth and Stealth Pro (Pictures) - Recall Issued

[mws]

When it was time for a new heater I did search the net and came upon the tanks with the bomb hole, still couldn't believe the heater did this. But as a precaution I took it out of my tank(I used this heater for over a year)Now I only use it to do water changes.
So sorry for everyone's bad luck, it must be devastating.

[Palmer]

I have a heater that is metal and labelled as a stealth heater in my freshwater cichlid tank but its not made by marineland. I bought it at petland about 5 years ago. Does anyone know if this is pretty much the same? Wonder if Marineland bought them out or something.

[phi delt reefer]

read this - http://www.beananimal.com/articles/a...-to-know!.aspx

good article on the truth/design of aquarium heaters and their reliability. You can use something like this (plumbed into your sump) to protect it from explosions like the ones pictured above.

[BlueTang<3]

I have about 6 of these heaters running on my systems never had any issues. All have been going 1-2 years. Tried two hydor heaters first one stuck on good thing it was a small heater and the replacement one exploded within a month of use. I think all heaters have issues. But this is crazy

[abcha0s]

Originally Posted by Palmer

I have a heater that is metal and labelled as a stealth heater in my freshwater cichlid tank but its not made by marineland. I bought it at petland about 5 years ago. Does anyone know if this is pretty much the same? Wonder if Marineland bought them out or something.

From what I can tell, it seems to only be the stealth pro heaters. Most of the feedback for the original stealth heaters is good. I haven't heard of any that exploded.


Brett - I saw the reference to copper as well. I'm not sure what would happen if you dropped a penny in your tank? In any event, a really big water change should be sufficient to dilute it.

[Palmer]

Thank's that's good to know. My cichlids are getting kind of big and I actually liked the fact it was metal. Have had it for 5 years with no problems.

[mseepman]

Okay so I have two Stealth heaters, not the pro's...should I still be really worried?

[abcha0s]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Okay so I have two Stealth heaters, not the pro's...should I still be really worried?

Hi Mark. I don't think you need to worry. It's only the "pro" heaters.

[sgreen]

My heater developed a crack down the side of it last night lucky it was in a secondary tank with nothing in it. Not sure what would have happend if I was not there. Stealth pro 200w

[Nebthet]

models are 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 watt versions of the Stealth Pro heater line.

http://reefbuilders.com/2011/02/14/m...eaters-recall/