I'm such an Idiot

[dangerfish]

So I finally got water in my tank so I turn everything on, but I forgot to put my new heater in the water, luckily I saw the smoke before it can really do any real damage but it did burn some plastic from the cords, none of them burnt all the way through but I still put electrical tape on them still and then I lifted them off the ground to be triple safe no water will touch them. But I still ruined my heater because I got plastic on it. I still ended up cleaning all the plastic off of it with really hot water and I used electrical tape on the parts that were kinda melted but im pretty sure I still can't use it because of the electrical tape isn't water proof and because of the plastic that was on it so what are some good heaters I should get since im pretty sure I can't use it. (My family has the worst luck)

 

[Jake4232]

I did this when i was new and had the awesome idea to put it into the water to cool it off. Of course it shattered. Luckily there was nothing live in the tank at the time to get electrocuted. We all have brain farts. Dont beat yourself up.

 

[dangerfish]

haha I thought of doing this but I didn't

 

[lmforbis]

I like cobalt aquatics easy therm or neo therm. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/product-cobalt-neo-therm-75-watt-heater
I also like to have 2 smaller heaters than one larger one. This helps slow down problems caused by a heater failure. Water won't cool down so fast
If it stops heating and it won't over heat so fast if it gets stuck on. Gives you time to see the problem before it is catastrophic.

 

[florida joe]

Just a word on heaters. They can kill. Not only everything in your tank but ALSO you if you put your hand in the water with a shattered heater glass

 

[dangerfish]

dont worry I didint put my heater in the tank to cool it off

 

[florida joe]

BTW Think GFI on all your electrical servers to your tank

 

[bang guy]

BTW Think GFI on all your electrical servers to your tank

+1 - it could save your life, at minimum a very uncomfortable shock.

 

[lmforbis]

+2

 

[dangerfish]

ok

 

[CharlieMBTA]

I've always had great luck with the aqueon pro submersible heaters. Depending on the size of the tank, you can pick the size and are fully adjustable for temperature. In the future if you need to raise or lower the temp from 78 degrees you can, and have never failed in reliability. Haven't lost one yet, in two freshwater tanks and one saltwater fowlr. Haven't tried cobalt aquatics though.