jason the filter freak April 1, 2016 Share April 1, 2016 After all the crap I've put all my tanks through. I finally had a hard crash. This pair of clowns had been laying eggs constantly. I got to see them mate, clear rocks, lay, protect, and hatch eggs for the last year or two. What is by far on of my most trusted brand of heater failed... in the on position. Lesson learned/re-learned. Undersized heaters people! Seriously youre house is pretty close to the 70's anyway. Use high quality heaters, though... those break down too... Controllers... may be worth the investment. I'm anticipating moving in the next two months and I've now got a helluva hair algae problem. I don't know whether to rebuild or dry her out and start over. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak April 1, 2016 Author Share April 1, 2016 If the resolution isn't clear, the tank hit almost 99 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishNewFish April 1, 2016 Share April 1, 2016 is that Eheim heater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 That is awful, I am so sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khh27 April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 is that Eheim heater?Looks like a jager Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 Sorry for the lost. I have two eheim heater that is failed on me also. but I always keep an eye on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 How old.....I started replacing mine every year or 2 after one did the same thing (mine was a crapier manufacturer)...... Rob suggested changing them out every so often and I follow that advice now Controllers help but they can fail too Sorry to hear man aND sorry about the fish they always hurt the most ..hopefully the smell goes away quickly...took me almost a week. May be a good time to start over...rocks will need another mini cycle most likely with all that dead stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 This is horrible, sorry for you loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 Bummer. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 Very sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 3 years on a heater- max. They're cheap and easy to replace. Undersized by 1/2 or 2/3 is what I usually install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 Guess I should replace mine. I'm going on 3 years now. Amazon prime here we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak April 2, 2016 Author Share April 2, 2016 Right around 3-4 years and yes it was a eheim / Jager heater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve175 April 2, 2016 Share April 2, 2016 That sucks, man. Very sorry. A controller is a nice protection for this: not only will it monitor and alert temp, but will not activate the socket unless the temp is low. I use 2 sockets with 6 heaters in a big system. A temp spike would require both the controller and the heater to simultaneously fail and each heater is too small to raise the system temp much. And I would get and email and text. And the heater socket is programs to default to off. If you are moving soon, it might be a blessing. Moving a healthy tank is stressful both to you and the fish/coral - and also sometimes on a relationship when you should be doing other things for the move besides obsessing on the tank. If it were me, I would clean everything up and just use the time to cycle the rock so you are ready to hit the ground running after you move. Once you are up and running and stable, hit some of us up for some frags (I got hooked up when I had a salinity crash and would like to pay it forward). If you love the hobby, don't let a crash chase you out: we have all had them. . . well, except for Oragami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 No, Steve, I've had a crash. Moved my tank too quickly between homes, and doing a few extra things along the way. It hurts. I completely sympathize. Sent from my LG-V510 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextlevel808 April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 No, Steve, I've had a crash. Moved my tank too quickly between homes, and doing a few extra things along the way. It hurts. I completely sympathize. Sent from my LG-V510 using Tapatalk Tom what or how did you do it to quickly. I'm moving in a few weeks and want to make sure I cover all bases to make sure this doesn't happen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextlevel808 April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 And so sorry for your loss. That really sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer_Madness April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 Sorry Jason. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 Guess I should replace mine. I'm going on 3 years now. Amazon prime here we go Same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbyatv April 3, 2016 Share April 3, 2016 Wow! 99. Sorry to hear about the loss. Let me know if you need some corals to get going again. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxy April 9, 2016 Share April 9, 2016 As I was scrolling through the thread, I was hoping to see an April Fool's Day post, since you posted on April 1st. No such luck. Sorry to hear that this happened to you and sorry to see the loss of your critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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