Went to charlotte this weekend and left my fish to their own devices since it'd only be 2 or 3 days out. came home and there's about an inch maybe 2 of glass broken off of my heater (luckily it didn't shatter, mostly a clean break, I've pulled the large piece & found 2 small shards so far) and my (wife's) pleco is dead.
Not too concerned about the pleco, sad that it died, but things happen. I couldn't tell if it died on its own and then got eaten (its carcass was still there, just stripped) or if something killed it to eat it, who knows.
The heater...no idea HOW it broke, I might have actually done it myself messing with a large piece of driftwood...gotten the crack started and then it finished itself off or something. Or maybe one of my fish somehow broke it, no idea. Luckily I have no casualties (except maybe the pleco) and my water is right at 75 (usually keep it at 80) so no REAL crisis, but now I need a new heater.
Is there a good, reasonably priced heater with a digital temp setting? Or some other good recommendation?
Not too concerned about the pleco, sad that it died, but things happen. I couldn't tell if it died on its own and then got eaten (its carcass was still there, just stripped) or if something killed it to eat it, who knows.
The heater...no idea HOW it broke, I might have actually done it myself messing with a large piece of driftwood...gotten the crack started and then it finished itself off or something. Or maybe one of my fish somehow broke it, no idea. Luckily I have no casualties (except maybe the pleco) and my water is right at 75 (usually keep it at 80) so no REAL crisis, but now I need a new heater.
Is there a good, reasonably priced heater with a digital temp setting? Or some other good recommendation?
