the first fish i ever had was a baby oscar in a small 10 gallon tank i think my mom got me for my birthday when i was young, and forever after has fueled a love for keeping fish. the oscar grew and was moved into a 55g tank. long story shot i went on vacation had my brother watch the tank i come home and all my fish are dead as well as my poor oscar that i loved like no other fish i have ever had. turns out some how the heater got turned to the max and was left that way for about 2 weeks killing my poor oscar. ]=
Heater pwned my Oscar
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The old non-submersible ones can. You could just turn the little screw on top of them until they made contact and it would stay on until it cooked all your fish. They would also corrode and stick on when they got old.
they can short-out too; had it happen on a Stealth heater . . . it ran so hot that the plastic casing cracked (!)
yep, i actually still use one of these in this exact condition in my convict fry tank....it stays on super hot when its plugged in when it gets too hot I unplug it, then plug it back in usually the next day...LOLRedDwarf;3940448; said:
damn, r.i.p. to the oscar lol, hey guys quick Q, i'm trying to get a heater for my 180gal how many watts should my heater be, i know the rule of thumb but i hear some people syaing they used 200wats, whats your take on that, thanks in adv.