WTB: Heater

[aznreef]

just notice my heater went bad yesterday lucky my tank still in the process of cycling. I set my temp at 78 but notice the water temp jumped to 89.

anyone have 200W or 300W heater, please let me know.

 

[masterswimmer]

As you can obviously see, heaters do fail. Believe it or not, heaters are the #1 piece of equipment in our hobby to fail. Fortunately they are one of the least expensive pieces of equipment we use and therefore are inexpensively replaced. Seeing your heater fail should do two things in your mind. #1 should be to plug your heater into some type of controller (Ranco, Apex, Reefkeeper) to prevent a future failure from cooking your tank. #2 would be to replace your failed heater with a NEW heater to lessen the likelihood that you'd receive a faulty heater from someone else. I personally would never, EVER use a used heater. They are cheap enough to buy new and offer you peace of mind.

Hope this helps,
Russ

 

[rookie07]

As you can obviously see, heaters do fail. Believe it or not, heaters are the #1 piece of equipment in our hobby to fail. Fortunately they are one of the least expensive pieces of equipment we use and therefore are inexpensively replaced. Seeing your heater fail should do two things in your mind. #1 should be to plug your heater into some type of controller (Ranco, Apex, Reefkeeper) to prevent a future failure from cooking your tank. #2 would be to replace your failed heater with a NEW heater to lessen the likelihood that you'd receive a faulty heater from someone else. I personally would never, EVER use a used heater. They are cheap enough to buy new and offer you peace of mind.

Hope this helps,
Russ

Well said!

 

[aznreef]

thanks masterswimmer for the advice.. i went and purchased brand new heater..