Tony G.

Stupid heater, it went crazy again and KILLED flo, shelly and tommy. I'm so sad right now, i cant even tell you how irresponsable i feel right now. They were in a divided tank, tarzan wasnt in the tank at the time, and this happened. ugh everything sucks right now.

aquarist48

Oh no!!!!!!! Hate to hear about you losing your buddies. Sometimes things are just out of our control. Try not to beat yourself up over it.

Lucy

I'm really sorry you lost your bettas.
What kind of heater was it?

Tony G.

Its a Mini Aquarium heater branded SUNNY it is a 35 watt, it says its "Specially made for tropical fish" and the model is SDH-1. OOOh im so mad. i am so upset. nothing happened to tarzan , he wasnt in th tank. Ugh i cried, i know wierd, but i reallly really loved them.

RDTigger

..this.. Was it new or old..? If new contsacting the manufacturer might be in order...

Tony G.

well i say its new, i've had for less than 6 months, and only used it for three months. i stopped using it the first time cuz it killed my other fish. LAst night i got it out and plugged it in to rise the temp cuz it was too cold. And lo and behold i get home from shcool and theyre all dead.

Shawnie

o my!!!! im so so sorry you lost your fish..rip you precious babies.....why would you use a heater that killed your fish before tho?

Tony G.

I was using it bc i had nothing to heat the tank with, i plugged it in and then unplugged it about an hour later, and so on, i had unplugged it at night cuz the water was around 78-80. So i plugged it in in the morning because it was almost below 70. and it takes about an hour to begin heating the tank. I am going to break that thing. I will go back to the store i got it from and ask them to explain to me what the heck is wrong with the thing. oh and the first time this happened to me, i had left the heater on all day and all night, si thought nothing would happen.

prairielilly

is it possible the heater was a non-submersible or partly submersible, and it was fully submerged? if that were the case, water would have gotten where it shouldn't and caused an electrical short. If this were to happen it isn't safe any more, for your fish OR for your hands.

Very sorry to hear about your fish.

Tony G.

It says its fuly submersible, is 35 watts alot??

Lucy

I use 50W for both of my 5g's and one of my 10's.
The other 10 has a 75W and my daughter's 10 has a 50.

I use Visi-therm stealth heaters.

harpua2002

I've never heard of that brand. Heaters are one item that I do not buy if it's a brand I haven't heard of. Heaters are crazy though.... the one that fried my sparkling gourami tank was a Visi-Therm, but I've had great success with other Visi-Therms. Weird. We use Ebo Jager, Visi-Therm Stealth, and Rena in our tanks right now.

catfishlover123

Well, sometimes things work out, and some things don't work out. So sorry for your loss.

Tony G.

thanks, im gonna save up for a brand i can trust next time, so ill b on the watch for Visi-therm stealth

aquarist48

I use the visi therm in my tanks as well. Very dependable and accurate.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...0&pcatid=12060

Martinismommy

Tony,

I'm so sorry this happened to you......

Phinny12

aawww Tony.. I am sorry to hear that..what an awful thing to have happen!

catfishlover123

Good luck with your new heater! Hope that one doesn't go crazy and kill your fish!

ccb04

Same for me Lucy. Stealths are all I use. I have a 75w in my 10 gal. and a 100w in my 20 gal. long.

Tony ... very sorry for your losses. You can get Visi-Therm Stealths down to 25w for smaller setup's. There are VERY FEW heaters I trust for this very reason. Not that things couldn't happen with a Stealth ... but we seem to RARELY here about negative incidents such as yours when using Stealths.

Don't beat yourself up ... simply learn the lesson. Equipment found to be faulty should be immediately removed and either returned when possible, or thrown away.

RIP: Flo, Shelly, and Tommy

Tony G.

Thanks, when i visit canada in a few weeks i will purchase it there. here in mexico i am sure i wont find it, so i'll loo k for it when i'm on vaca. Does anyone know any good pet stores i can maybe find it in montreal??

Lucy

Petmountain has the best price for the stealth, from what I've seen. Even with shipping it's less than petsmart. (link is at the top of the page).

prairielilly

You can buy the Stealths at Petsmart and Big Al's, and the Visitherm Stealths are sold at Petland (but are veeerrrryyy pricey).

RDTigger

I will add one thing..

Bigger is better when talking tank equipment.. Never enough watts. Try going up 1 level on the heater.. It means the heater will have to work less to regulate the aquarium temp and should last longer...