heater

[bala_aquarium]

ok as ive mentioned in another post my heater exploded maybe a month ago.i bought a new whisper heater 20.i cant get it to lock at the correct temp.does the temp outside my house have anything to do with it.the house temp is at a constant 72(we like there )but is the heter deffective does the outside weather effect it or is there a possability that my thermometers wrong

 

[Seiryoku]

It could be the heater and or the thermometer. How many watts is the heater and how many gallons is your tank? I think you only need ~2-3w per gallon to raise the temp 6 degrees.

I would never use a whisper heater, I like the Marineland Stealth's. Thats just me though.

 

[lou48314]

The ambient room temperature plays a large role in how warm your aquarium stays.
I have 300 watts of heat in my 60 gallon tank in the basement. It does just fine. My basement stays a near constant 65 degrees. I keep my discus at 86 degrees of water temp.
Could be the heater....
How big is your tank?

 

[bala_aquarium]

its my 20g i woke up this morning the temp was 84 should i move fish to my 250g untill i figure it out

 

[lou48314]

Well, 84 is a good temp for my discus.
This is a stupid question but does the temp fluctuate without you adjusting the heater? If so, then your heater is not what I would consider to be reliable.
I only use certain heaters. Back "in the day" it was always Supreme. Now I use Visi-Therm and Ebo. I do have the heating capsule in my TetraTec PF500 filter and it seems to maintain the temp that I set it at.

 

[cinlnk]

Hey Lou I would LOVE to see a pic of your Discus tank....

 

[jefftaylor]

Just unplug it and let the tank cool down on its own. Also just get a new one

 

[lou48314]

Hey Lou I would LOVE to see a pic of your Discus tank....

I will post some really soon! Right now I am headed out from work to do a free-lance engineering gig I do for another company. This little gig is what pays for the fishies!

 

[bala_aquarium]

thanks guys ya my temp changes by itself i called tetra care there sending a new one soon

 

[lou48314]

Bala,
I am glad that Tetra is taking care of it for you. That has to suck that the temp changes so much.
I do like Tetra products for one reason: flip over a box and read where their stuff is made. Most of it is made here in the good old USA.
As for the heater issue, that woulda freaked me out too.

 

[bala_aquarium]

its a pain constantly adjusting the heater to keep it in the 70s range.i think the built in thermometer was broken.im so worried that i might wake up to see me fish fried or frozen