100degf water temp!!!
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newtankman
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Originally Posted by earlybird
Please post
Ok, here it is. It came with the tank and did not come in a box and all it has on it is (Elite). It is about 12” long and a 1” in diameter.
Please post
Ok, here it is. It came with the tank and did not come in a box and all it has on it is (Elite). It is about 12” long and a 1” in diameter.
newtankman
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Originally Posted by Rylan1
I'd say it was probably the change in the weather, my tank temp climbed too in the last few days because of change in temp outside. I'm sure the weather in Ohio is very similar to New York. I regulated my temp by opening a window and using a fan. A 29g tank can heat up very fast especially if you have a lid or top on it.
This is possible it does have a lid. But I have two other salt tanks a 46gal and a 10gal and both of them were ok.
I had thought the same thing at first, but the other two tanks were ok and the house temperature was only 74degf.
I'd say it was probably the change in the weather, my tank temp climbed too in the last few days because of change in temp outside. I'm sure the weather in Ohio is very similar to New York. I regulated my temp by opening a window and using a fan. A 29g tank can heat up very fast especially if you have a lid or top on it.
This is possible it does have a lid. But I have two other salt tanks a 46gal and a 10gal and both of them were ok.
I had thought the same thing at first, but the other two tanks were ok and the house temperature was only 74degf.
newtankman
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Originally Posted by trainfever
That is what I did, bought a 2 way splitter. I had a Won Bros controller stick on and caused my temp to rise to 97.6 degrees. I had another that wouldnt turn on. Anyway I found a controller made by Finnex. It was less than 40 dollars. I pluged the 2 way splitter into that. I then cut the controllers off the Won Bros heaters and put a new plug on them, the heating elements are good on them, its just the controllers go bad quickly. Anyway, I then pluged both heaters into the Finnex controller.
What did you do when your temp got that high? And how did it work out for you?
I am just trying to find the best alternatives.
That is what I did, bought a 2 way splitter. I had a Won Bros controller stick on and caused my temp to rise to 97.6 degrees. I had another that wouldnt turn on. Anyway I found a controller made by Finnex. It was less than 40 dollars. I pluged the 2 way splitter into that. I then cut the controllers off the Won Bros heaters and put a new plug on them, the heating elements are good on them, its just the controllers go bad quickly. Anyway, I then pluged both heaters into the Finnex controller.
What did you do when your temp got that high? And how did it work out for you?
I am just trying to find the best alternatives.
trainfever
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Originally Posted by newtankman
What did you do when your temp got that high? And how did it work out for you?
I am just trying to find the best alternatives.
There wasnt much I could do, it was 6:15 in the morning when I noticed it and I was about to leave for work. I knew not to rush in lowering the temp although it did lower by itself. I just unplugged the defective heater and then by the time I returned from work, the tank was down to about 72. I had an old glass heater that I had for my hospital tank, I put that in until I got the heater controller. One of my feather dusters, which had a 4" feather, left its tube and then died later that day. I lost a cleaner shrimp and about 3 or 4 peppermint shrimp. My Copperband Butterfly also died as did about 8 mushrooms. Some mushrooms shriveled up and still have not expnded to the size they were before the heater malfunctioned.
By the way, this is my 1000th post.
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What did you do when your temp got that high? And how did it work out for you?
I am just trying to find the best alternatives.
There wasnt much I could do, it was 6:15 in the morning when I noticed it and I was about to leave for work. I knew not to rush in lowering the temp although it did lower by itself. I just unplugged the defective heater and then by the time I returned from work, the tank was down to about 72. I had an old glass heater that I had for my hospital tank, I put that in until I got the heater controller. One of my feather dusters, which had a 4" feather, left its tube and then died later that day. I lost a cleaner shrimp and about 3 or 4 peppermint shrimp. My Copperband Butterfly also died as did about 8 mushrooms. Some mushrooms shriveled up and still have not expnded to the size they were before the heater malfunctioned.
By the way, this is my 1000th post.
newtankman
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Originally Posted by MonaLisa
Sorry about the critters you lost newtankman...bummer. How's the tank doing now?
Lisa :happyfish
Thanks.
It’s doing ok so far. The goby and the blue leg crab are the only critters I lost and that was hard enough to take.
Sorry about the critters you lost newtankman...bummer. How's the tank doing now?
Lisa :happyfish
Thanks.
It’s doing ok so far. The goby and the blue leg crab are the only critters I lost and that was hard enough to take.
