Urgent Heater Help!

[THUNDER]

This may be nothing, but I've never seen anything like this before in the years of keeping aquariums. Right now, the heater is having bubbles all around it. From a distant, it seem white and upon closer view, its all bubbles. What is causing this? My first thought was that the glass cracked and water seeped into it and the heat caused it to evaporate inside it, therefore the moisture bubbles. However, I am not sure if the bubbles are on the inside or out. I just noticed this today.

Thunder

 

[FroggyFox]

They're probably inside. If I were you I wouldn't risk a meltdown, get a replacement heater asap and get that one out of your tank.

 

[THUNDER]

I sure will tomorrow, Froggy! I hope that I get enough money from WalMart, since I cut down my hours.

Thunder

 

[micah2012]

How long have you had that heater in there? When I first put in a new heater it had bubbles.

 

[bala_aquarium]

did you leave it on durring a water change?

 

[THUNDER]

Its about 2 weeks. It came with the AquaCulture Deluxe at WalMart, a fully submersible heater. I alwayz unplug it when I do water changes.

Thunder

 

[animal lover]

only 2 weeks...bring it back....they should replace it

 

[THUNDER]

It came with the entire set. Ill just throw it out and get another one.

Thunder