Aqueon Pro heater busted open.
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I spoke to Aqueon today and got a free one time replacement even though I have no receipt. I did have to send in pictures of the heater with Aqueon label to prove it is their product and show the part where it busted open. I respect company that stand behind their products even though they are not perfect. The warranty claim experience was definitely better than Eheim and Hagen warranty department.
A grounding probe is hung in an aquarium to reduce your chance of getting shocked by faulty electric equipment, I use one in each tank.
And simple stray voltage from any electric equipment is thought to cause stress, and disease in fish, and the probe is said to dissipate that stray voltage out of the tank.
And simple stray voltage from any electric equipment is thought to cause stress, and disease in fish, and the probe is said to dissipate that stray voltage out of the tank.
I run a ground probe in all of my tanks, with all electrical appliances being ran through a GFCI protected power bar. If a piece of equipment leaks stray current, there is no risk to my fish, or myself, as the GFCI will kill the power source & I will immediately know that I have a problem somewhere, and can rectify it.
See post #23 (and beyond) of the following past discussion for more info.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...458766-electricity-in-tank-how-to-test-for-it
See post #23 (and beyond) of the following past discussion for more info.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...458766-electricity-in-tank-how-to-test-for-it
Glad I saw this thread. Just ordered two GFCI outlet plug ins. I'm not handy enough to install one directly into the socket.
I normally unplug the heaters and filters when doing water changes but I often stick my hand in to fix a sponge or do other little tasks without unplugging.
I have to study the grounding thing more. It seemed like a good idea but the GFCI was a no brainier and easy to just order $30 in equipment to fit two different outlets. Interestingly, my new 10g was the safest tank as it's happens to be close to a kitchen outlet that already had one built into that outlet.
I normally unplug the heaters and filters when doing water changes but I often stick my hand in to fix a sponge or do other little tasks without unplugging.
I have to study the grounding thing more. It seemed like a good idea but the GFCI was a no brainier and easy to just order $30 in equipment to fit two different outlets. Interestingly, my new 10g was the safest tank as it's happens to be close to a kitchen outlet that already had one built into that outlet.
Here all new circuits are required to have one at the circuit box, makes them redundant if you're in a newish house.
But if you're buying a socket type, make sure it either automatically resets or have multiple ones with filters etc spread across different ones. Last thing you want is a nuisance trip while you're gone for the weekend wiping out your tank.
Thanks for this point. I didn't even think about this but fortunately the air pumped sponge filter and a powerhead are on a different set of outlets. I also have a battery powered pump that turns on if power goes off.
I do go away a lot so I'm going to buy another one of those $11 outlet GFCIs. I have two strips running stuff so I might well protect both on separate GFCIs so only half will go down in the event of what you mentioned
I'm not sure if they automatically resets. I have to look up what I bought. Thanks for the advice.
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It says this on Amazon page:
All Tower’s GFCI Adapters are designed to automatically reset to 'ON' position upon being plugged in or after a power interruption. All automatic reset GFCI’s must be manually reset after a ground fault occurrence.
Not sure if that means I don't need to split it up or not.
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Nah, that sounds like they default to on when plugged in. But doesn't mean they'll automatically switch back on after tripping.
To give you an example, I had an RCD that would occasionally trip when my marine tank's timer switched the lights off. It wasn't frequent, maybe every 2 weeks or so. It would also trip sometimes when turning some of the outlets on the power strip off. It tripping when turning off wasn't too big of a deal, because I'd usually notice it was off when i went to bed.
It also would have to be manually reset if there was a storm or something and a slight flicker of the mains power. I bought several until I found one that doesn't seem to do any of the above.
I guess maybe it's more of a case of a good RCD won't have nuisance trips.
Thanks for the explanation. When I order again from Amazon, I'll probably just order another one. I might as well plug the two strips into different outlets. I already split the filters up in case I forget to turn the filter/powerhead strip back on. I also split it in case cat got back there and walked over switch. It's safer to have them plugged separately anyway I suppose.
Aqueon heaters are the lowest cheapest quality heaters in the market. Have had several Aqueon heaters go bad on me in the last two years. Today after removing a new sub Aqueon heater from it's new box. I placed the temperature on the heater to 80 ( My house temp was 78) i allowed the heater to be submerged in the aquarium for 1 hour. When I plugged the heater then I noticed bubbles coming out of the heater and it glowing red. The heater had a leak. Talk about scary.
Aqueon heaters are not worth putting your family at risk. Buy a higher quality to avoid paying the price.
Aqueon heaters are not worth putting your family at risk. Buy a higher quality to avoid paying the price.
