tank heater
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salty-fish
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You want to test it. Put it on 72 degrees abd put it into a 5 gallon bucket of saltwater. Take the temp of the water after a while.
And to answer your question, I have never grabbed a heater out of water. Mine shuts off automatically when not in water.
And to answer your question, I have never grabbed a heater out of water. Mine shuts off automatically when not in water.
2quills
Well-Known Member
yes it does get hot in seconds..they have an element inside with current passing through them much like a light bulb or the elements ontop of a stove. You want to keep it under water to help keep it cool. It it gets to hot obove the water line and then instantly gets cool you'll risk it cracking and possibly leaking voltage into your tank. It may be a little late but Titanium heaters are probably much safer and a better choice.
meowzer
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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3307865
Actually the Stealths are good too, they're made with a shatter proof thermal plastic. Anything other than the glass, the glass one's have cause alot of damage to some really beautiful aquariums.
LOL...OK...so I'll keep my stealths then
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3307865
Actually the Stealths are good too, they're made with a shatter proof thermal plastic. Anything other than the glass, the glass one's have cause alot of damage to some really beautiful aquariums.
LOL...OK...so I'll keep my stealths then
meowzer
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YEAH...I believe it is glass....I have a few of them in my FW, and have replaced my others with the stealth
be careful not to bang it.....glass breaks.....also do not take it in and out of the water with it plugged in....and do not put it in cold water while warm....etc...etc
It isn't a bad heater....it's not the BEST...LOL.....
I have NEVER had one break, and I have used them in my FW tanks for over 10 years....as a matter of fact I still have the original one in my 55G FW tank....hmmmm...I might think about a new one....LOL
be careful not to bang it.....glass breaks.....also do not take it in and out of the water with it plugged in....and do not put it in cold water while warm....etc...etc
It isn't a bad heater....it's not the BEST...LOL.....
I have NEVER had one break, and I have used them in my FW tanks for over 10 years....as a matter of fact I still have the original one in my 55G FW tank....hmmmm...I might think about a new one....LOL
kylev
Member
from what ive been told you always want to let a heater adjust to the temp of the water its in before plugging it in as well, in order to prevent the heating element to break. Not sure if this is correct or not but I usually let a heater sit in a new tank for 20 minutes or so before turning it on. Just kinda a precaution I take so a heater doesnt go from being cold to hot to quick
meowzer
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Originally Posted by Kylev http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3307938
from what ive been told you always want to let a heater adjust to the temp of the water its in before plugging it in as well, in order to prevent the heating element to break. Not sure if this is correct or not but I usually let a heater sit in a new tank for 20 minutes or so before turning it on. Just kinda a precaution I take so a heater doesnt go from being cold to hot to quick
You got it right
kinda what I meant when saying don't put in cold water when warm.....you said it better LOL
Originally Posted by Kylev http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3307938
from what ive been told you always want to let a heater adjust to the temp of the water its in before plugging it in as well, in order to prevent the heating element to break. Not sure if this is correct or not but I usually let a heater sit in a new tank for 20 minutes or so before turning it on. Just kinda a precaution I take so a heater doesnt go from being cold to hot to quick
You got it right
kinda what I meant when saying don't put in cold water when warm.....you said it better LOL
acrylic51
Active Member
Quote:Originally Posted by Kylev http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3307938
from what ive been told you always want to let a heater adjust to the temp of the water its in before plugging it in as well, in order to prevent the heating element to break. Not sure if this is correct or not but I usually let a heater sit in a new tank for 20 minutes or so before turning it on. Just kinda a precaution I take so a heater doesnt go from being cold to hot to quick
Good info!!!! I'm not a fan of any glass heaters regardsless rhe claim of being shatter proof. If I have to use a glass heater wouldn't rely on anything other than Ebo Jager. Personally use titanium heaters with separate temp controllers; either Jali or Finnex would be my recommendations.
from what ive been told you always want to let a heater adjust to the temp of the water its in before plugging it in as well, in order to prevent the heating element to break. Not sure if this is correct or not but I usually let a heater sit in a new tank for 20 minutes or so before turning it on. Just kinda a precaution I take so a heater doesnt go from being cold to hot to quick
Good info!!!! I'm not a fan of any glass heaters regardsless rhe claim of being shatter proof. If I have to use a glass heater wouldn't rely on anything other than Ebo Jager. Personally use titanium heaters with separate temp controllers; either Jali or Finnex would be my recommendations.
sparty059
Active Member
Does the heater have to be sitting straight up and down? Or can I have it mounted against the glass horizontally? I ask this because the one I have (it came with the tank so it's not bad planning on my part completly) is taller than my 20g long, so part of it will be sitting out of the water.
sparty059
Active Member
Ok, that's good news for me then! 
Going to get some super glue from the store right now, and then I have to do a quick top off on the QT. I might go out and buy a Brute trash can and will start the rest of the water dumping into the DT! Also, a quick side note. If I have all of my dead rock in the tank, and the live sand is in there... do I still have to seed my dead rock? Or is it going to pick up the bacteria and organisms (to allow me to put coral on them) on its own?
Going to get some super glue from the store right now, and then I have to do a quick top off on the QT. I might go out and buy a Brute trash can and will start the rest of the water dumping into the DT! Also, a quick side note. If I have all of my dead rock in the tank, and the live sand is in there... do I still have to seed my dead rock? Or is it going to pick up the bacteria and organisms (to allow me to put coral on them) on its own?
posiden
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Originally Posted by Sparty059 http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3308051
Ok, that's good news for me then! Going to get some super glue from the store right now, and then I have to do a quick top off on the QT. I might go out and buy a Brute trash can and will start the rest of the water dumping into the DT! Also, a quick side note. If I have all of my dead rock in the tank, and the live sand is in there... do I still have to seed my dead rock? Or is it going to pick up the bacteria and organisms (to allow me to put coral on them) on its own?
Maybe its the time you posted this, maybe its just me, several beers, IDK......
Your rock will become live in time. Just like anything else that spends time in your tank...plastic, cement, coral skeletons, little diver men that shoot out bubbles....... Don't worry about the LS or the LR thing. Your cycle will happen in its own time and.. at that point your tank will be ready for a CUC. Your bacteria levels will rise due to the higher demand of the CUC. All things will work out in due time. Yes, you spent a little more on the LS vs buying dry sand. Therefore the process will be slightly ahead of a sterile setup. All things become live in your tank at some point in time though. which makes me wonder,
Have you ever tested your DT? I would just to get a base line. You also have PLENTY of water in there for a piece of shrimp to hit the water and start things off IMO. You have flow via your PH's. Life will start and thing will get going without your sump or refug. They will get populated later, once the pump is kicked on. A piece of shrimp and let things sit. Let the GF/wife test the tank while your gone.
Originally Posted by Sparty059 http:///forum/thread/380146/tank-heater#post_3308051
Ok, that's good news for me then!
Going to get some super glue from the store right now, and then I have to do a quick top off on the QT. I might go out and buy a Brute trash can and will start the rest of the water dumping into the DT! Also, a quick side note. If I have all of my dead rock in the tank, and the live sand is in there... do I still have to seed my dead rock? Or is it going to pick up the bacteria and organisms (to allow me to put coral on them) on its own?Maybe its the time you posted this, maybe its just me, several beers, IDK......
Your rock will become live in time. Just like anything else that spends time in your tank...plastic, cement, coral skeletons, little diver men that shoot out bubbles....... Don't worry about the LS or the LR thing. Your cycle will happen in its own time and.. at that point your tank will be ready for a CUC. Your bacteria levels will rise due to the higher demand of the CUC. All things will work out in due time. Yes, you spent a little more on the LS vs buying dry sand. Therefore the process will be slightly ahead of a sterile setup. All things become live in your tank at some point in time though. which makes me wonder,
Have you ever tested your DT? I would just to get a base line. You also have PLENTY of water in there for a piece of shrimp to hit the water and start things off IMO. You have flow via your PH's. Life will start and thing will get going without your sump or refug. They will get populated later, once the pump is kicked on. A piece of shrimp and let things sit. Let the GF/wife test the tank while your gone.