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How to Prevent Heater Disasters

Monday November 2, 2009

Guide Top Pick - Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm Stealth HeaterDon't let this happen to you! "Walked by the tank this morning and found everything laying belly-up. The thermostat for the heater got stuck and the water temp was 92.6F." The general response to this message posted in the forums by Paul (psedio) is one of extreme sadness, and we agree. It is heart-wrenching to loose everything in your tank from something like a heater going haywire, a situation that might occur with any aquarium heater, so here are some very simple things you can do that could help to prevent this same type of disaster from happening.


Read/Join the Discussion: Everythings Dead Walked by the tank this morning and found everything laying belly-up. The thermostat for the heater got stuck and the water temp was 92.6F...


Top Pick: Submersible Aquarium Heaters Aquarium heaters wear out over time. Top quality heaters can help you avoid a heater disaster in the future.

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Comments

July 2, 2006 at 7:28 pm
(1) macha says:

you`re enjoyable. http://www.aurora.fohio.com

January 10, 2008 at 10:47 pm
(2) e&f says:

great site! just stopping by and thought i’d add my own experience….imo no heater thermostat can be trusted. we always suggest using a temp probe and aquarium controller or a single/dual stage controller such as a Ranco.

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