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

wayner · #1 02-11-2011, 05:14 AM

Holy Shite!, that's bad, run the jagers too.

Delphinus · #2 02-11-2011, 05:22 AM

dsaundry · #3 02-11-2011, 02:02 PM

Finnex for me has been good.

Dez · #4 02-11-2011, 02:24 PM

There's a guy that rents space from me at work and he has a turtle tank there and the same thing happened to him. His looked a lot worse though. It's just crazy!

fishoholic · #5 02-11-2011, 03:11 PM

Yikes, somehow I didn't know this, I've used and am using this type of heater right now. I always thought they were well made, I haven't had any issues yet and been using one for 3yrs. I was always worried about glass ones crapping out/breaking (which I have had happen) which was why I switched to stealth in the 1st place! Apparently the stealth's suck too

Looks like I'll be looking for a new heater.

abcha0s · #6 02-11-2011, 03:21 PM

The trouble is, when these things fail they pour toxic chemicals into your tank.

When a glass heater fails, you should be able to catch it by monitoring the temp of your tank. Most people, including myself, recommend a secondary control. I have mine connected to my Apex controller, so a stuck heater won't crash my tank.

An exploding heater is an entirely different story.

mseepman · #7 02-11-2011, 03:38 PM

Yeah...I've been holding off on a controller to buy the right one once my 290G starts.

mseepman · #8 02-11-2011, 03:20 PM

Yikes...I have two of these...one still in the box and one running my 70g tank.

My Ebo-Jager failed on and nearly cooked my tank at 90 degrees so J&L replaced it (it was in the first year) with two smaller Stealths.

Guess I should be looking at other options before it costs me my tank.