Avoided a disaster in the cichlid tank today....

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Sounds like Marineland may have some more heater issues again...

If you go "cheap" the Aqueon comes in a shatterproof resin. I had a store tell me they got a batch in awhile back and 10 of 100 heaters they tested were defective about turning off. I have run 3 of the Aquaeon heaters awhile now, including one that store gave me they said tested ok, and haven't had any issues.

I would have liked to get titanium but were out of my range for the time being.
 
Hellman said:
Do they work really good that way
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They work perfectly and best of all, you never have to wait for the heater to heat up water, the water passes through hose and into heater and heats up on contact so the water coming into tank is already heated. The most reliable heater I have ever had. You need a canister or sump with hose to hook it up inline.
 
plecostic said:
They work perfectly and best of all, you never have to wait for the heater to heat up water, the water passes through hose and into heater and heats up on contact so the water coming into tank is already heated. The most reliable heater I have ever had. You need a canister or sump with hose to hook it up inline.
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I looked at these before and would use them if my setup allowed me to.
 
plecostic said:
They work perfectly and best of all, you never have to wait for the heater to heat up water, the water passes through hose and into heater and heats up on contact so the water coming into tank is already heated. The most reliable heater I have ever had. You need a canister or sump with hose to hook it up inline.
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now i have a 125 gallon they dont make them for that size right
 
bbortko said:
yesterday I was doing a wc and other maintenance which caused me to to get out of my routine. I was just about to refill the tank and saw smoke at first I thought it was water vapor coming off the lense of my lights then I noticed smoke in the tank. Turns out I forgot to unplug my 500w titanium heater and it melted the heater guard in half. Didn't shatter but since it was supposed to shut off when out of water im going to make them replace it since its under warranty.
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They do have to replace it but I think they say somewhere that you're supposed to unplug it during maintenance just to be safe. Heaters are the first thing I unplug before starting a water change, no matter what they're made of.

I like both the JBJ true temp titanium heating system and the viaaqua ones.
 
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