Heater blew-up

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  1. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Also think about getting a titanium heater. Then you don't have to worry about it cracking.
     
    pgoodsell, Aug 17, 2009
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  2. Sco-tie

    Sco-tie Bristle Worm

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    i second on the ehime/ Jager heaters they are a bit more costly but deffinetly worth it
     
    Sco-tie, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. Bunner

    Bunner Bubble Tip Anemone

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    what kind of heater was it?
     
    Bunner, Aug 18, 2009
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  4. 32Boom

    32Boom Coral Banded Shrimp

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    This happened to me in my cuttle tank. I threw the sand out. I soaked the rock in FW for a while and scrubbed it pretty well.

    There was also a lot of iron-ish material in the tank. So I made an electromagnet out of an iron bar line w/ thin PVC and pumped water through it. It worked. I threw the water out anyways but I wanted to see if it would work and I had a perfect chance.
     
    32Boom, Aug 18, 2009
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  5. AlphaZep

    AlphaZep Plankton

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    Thank you!

    Hey y'all...

    I just wanted to thank everyone for all the great ideas to help me salvage my tank after the heater leaked.

    Unfortunately, whatever was in that Marineland Stealth heater (Marineland says "just sand," by the way. Yeah, right!) killed and contaminated everything to a point that I did have to start over. It even killed the coralline on my rocks!

    Anyway, I'm rolling again and re-establishing an ecosystem in the tank. Square one!

    Thanks again!
    -Paul
     
    AlphaZep, Sep 12, 2009
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  6. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Get a titanium heater, they cost more, but the piece of mind is priceless
     
    oceanparadise1, Sep 12, 2009
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  7. RHorton

    RHorton Pajama Cardinal

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    yeh I agree the titanium heaters are awesome. Well worth the extra.
     
    RHorton, Sep 12, 2009
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  8. AlphaZep

    AlphaZep Plankton

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    Already did! Just wish I would have known, ahead of time, that I had a time bomb in my tank!
     
    AlphaZep, Sep 12, 2009
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  9. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    hahah hey, we live and learn my friend! at least you took the advice and did the right thing and not be cheap! K+
     
    oceanparadise1, Sep 12, 2009
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  10. AlphaZep

    AlphaZep Plankton

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    Ignorance WAS bliss!

    I went top dollar on everything else and actually thought the Marineland Stealth was a good product. I'm still in disbelief that they'd make something SOOO toxic for aquariums though!
     
    AlphaZep, Sep 12, 2009
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