WORST DAY EVER

[rottbo]

I just had 1000w heaters that you can buy at the store... I orderd the new ones from JEHMCO with controllers I will find you the link....
heres the item number ETCI-RBRDIDD

and the link
http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/HARDWARE_/Temperature_Controller/temperature_controller.html

and then I orderd 4 1000 watt titanium heaters and 4 500 watt titanium heaters to go with that

 

[Roy L.]

I'm sorry to hear that.
But If it's any comfort Your not the only one

I had a powerbreakdown while I was away for the weekend and lost most of my fish (including 4 motoros)

So I know how You feel man..

 

[Boydo]

That really sucks. Sorry for your loses.

 

[KNH]

Rottbo, how large was the RTC? A real shame.
KNH

 

[armac]

How big was the tank?

 

[TicaL]

How awful, I feel terrible for you and even worse for the fish. Hope everything stays under control and the new heaters work out well.

 

[RTCatz]

what are the good heaters youre buying?

 

[johnptc]

bummer.................... sorry to hear..........if you need some alarm ideas let me know........john

I had a major heater failure while I was at work this week I came home to an ice cold tank with about $1200 worth of dead fish.... Not the turts but still expensive fish none the less.... oh yeah I only lost 7 fish... 6 motoros and a large RTC everyone else is fine I got the heaters replaced with cheap petco ones and have ordered good ones that should be here in less than a week... BUT I AM PISSED.... it was the worst feeling ever.....

 

[Loubard]

Very sorry to hear this bro.

 

[Potts050]

I learned the hard way not to put too much heater capacity in a tank. If the stat inside fails closed, the water gets too hot and kills the fish. Also heaters that are too large for a tank switch on and off more frequently, causing the stat to wear out sooner.
A low cost alarm for temperature drop consists of a 60 watt submersible in series with a 60 watt light bulb. Apply 240 Volts across the circuit and set the temp on the heater to turn off once the water temp has reached the lowest you feel is safe for your tank. If the temp gets too low the heater will come on and the light bulb will illuminate indicating a low temperature alarm.
It is always safer to use multiple heaters to raise water temp. If you requie a 1000W of heat, use two 500W heaters. That way if one fails closed, there is less chance of overheating your tank.
From a safety standpoint, consider ground fault protection or using an ungrounded 2 wire system fed from an isolation transformer, to eliminate the electrical shock hazard.