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Offline eden2020

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2014, 03:17:27 PM »
Everyday... index finger in every tank.. check for water movement and visually look at fish in tank.. I don't have many tanks so it only takes a minute.

Finger goes in, stupid cold.. I realize I plugged the wrong thing in the day before moving around heaters and working on tanks. I plugged the heater in, added hot water.. carefully.. Two hours later, things seemed to be back to normal. Had a couple multipunctatus just laying on the bottom of the tank not moving. The Fossochromis huddled in a corner like they were trying to get warm.. My own mistake, but at least I caught it..

As a reward the group of 13 Foss and 8 Syno Multis were moved to their new home.. 180 gallons.. You my friend as well as I dodged a bullet..

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2014, 05:33:56 PM »
Dude I am so sorry your worse fear came true !  I hope all the fish make a successful recovery.

 
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Offline Ron

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2014, 09:31:58 PM »
Of the two kinds of failure, certainly better to have failed off than to have stuck on.

Good to hear they are all doing alright still.
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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2014, 11:00:01 PM »
These heater failure reports are making me nervous.  I am tempted to get this.  It will call you if the temp is too high, too low or if there is a water leak. 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MUAIP8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1A42366CU2H37&coliid=I1B3ZS4M6BDLNL

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2014, 06:22:01 PM »
Dude I am so sorry your worse fear came true !  I hope all the fish make a successful recovery.

You know it!


So far so good.

Offline jkeeler

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2014, 11:11:56 AM »
Ken, I am thinking you will not need a receipt.  They have a lifetime warranty.

http://www.aqueonproducts.com/products/pro-heaters.htm

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Re: Heater failure
« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2014, 09:04:32 AM »
Ken, I am thinking you will not need a receipt.  They have a lifetime warranty.

http://www.aqueonproducts.com/products/pro-heaters.htm

I'll have to call and see if they will do anything about it.