internal heaters + big fish = devostating day!

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Fire Eel
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behind my iMac.... Southampton UK.
:cry::cry::cry: im a idiot i know... afro went nutts, smashed heater com tank a pile of floating bodys when i got home, after 7hr road trip... lost black aro, 2x sp/fl gar, small gator gar, sailfin plec... saved: afro, rtg, bowfin and wal, tho wal has a nasty burn on his face... and is not looking to good....

im an idiot, my black was my favorite fish anyone whos had a conversation aboput it knows what that black ment to me, it lasted long enough for mr to walk thro the dorr before it rolled over.... completly devostating completly my fault...
 
what a ****! Sorry, Man!
 
pics of his burn? =(
 
he in emergancy bucket, so pics not great... its grey/white/black and swollen into a lump...
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that big whitey grey bloch is the lump its only 5mm prominant fro head but very noticable and abig oval shape compared to his head...
 
yeah see ive had heaters go before but never long enought for water to reach 98F... and i have no real idea how long it had been like it for either, other than no longer than 7hrs...
 
an old 350w straight wired, no fuse or earth on inspection? i duno the make, the logo toff years ago.... it came with a tank so god knows how old it was but it was only heater i ever had that worked that well! i had to replace it with 2x350ws to keep it that constraint???
 
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