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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.
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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. |
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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
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank |
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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. |
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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.
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Okay so I have two Stealth heaters, not the pro's...should I still be really worried?
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Mark... 290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. |
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Hi Mark. I don't think you need to worry. It's only the "pro" heaters.
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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
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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/
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Last edited by Nebthet; 02-18-2011 at 02:37 AM. |
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Quote:
http://reefbuilders.com/2011/02/14/m...eaters-recall/ - Brad |
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crash, exploding heater, marineland, recall, stealth pro |
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