SUCK! Heater stuck!

[dogofwar]

In my fishroom, I only heat the big tanks...and the few that require higher temps.

The room stays low to mid-70s on the top two racks, which is warm enough for most Central Americans...

Matt

 

[mscichlid]

I haven't set it up yet! After all that fanfare, eh?. But I will. With the toothache and Irene, and dentist, I haven't been that motivated.

 

[msjinkzd]

you haven't set it up yet!!!!!!!!!! gazooks woman! get hot on that!

 

[smoyer]

get an aquacontroller they are well worth the investment

 

[Frank Cowherd]

RENA heaters

I have gone to using RENA SMARTHEATERS for the last 2 or 3 years. They are a non-glass heater that apparently will not overheat (I may be delusional here but I think it is so.).. ANyway you can hold them in your hand even when fully heating. So it appears there is no way they could cook a tank. I have about 20 of them now and although a couple have quit heating, none have failed causing overheating. ANyone else out there have experience with these heaters?

 

[Buckcich]

Frank, where did you get them from? Thanks

 

[Frank Cowherd]

source of Renas

The last ones I got from petmountain.com because they were having a sale, but I have bought them from a couple other places via the internet. If you buy 3 or more you can usually get free shipping.

 

[Buckcich]

Thanks Frank. I'll check them out

 

[chris_todd]

Frank, I have a Rena smartfilter on my 65g African tank, and I like it. No problems after about a year.

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[Frank Cowherd]

Chris,

What makes it a smart filter? DOes it notify you when it need cleaned? LOL Really I want to know.

The RENA SMARTHEATER flashes fast when the temperature is below the set point, flashes slow when above and is steady when at the set temperature.

 

[verbal]

Chris,

What makes it a smart filter? DOes it notify you when it need cleaned? LOL Really I want to know.

The idea is that it is a easy to use as a HOB power filter, but the filtration is more similar to a canister filter.

 

[chris_todd]

Chris,

What makes it a smart filter? DOes it notify you when it need cleaned? LOL Really I want to know.

The RENA SMARTHEATER flashes fast when the temperature is below the set point, flashes slow when above and is steady when at the set temperature.

Sorry, I mis-spoke, I have the Smart Heater, not the smart filter.

 

[Frank Cowherd]

Well, RENA does sell SMARTFILTERS and I just wondered how good they were.

 

[Spine]

Sorry to hear about the heater. Did that heater have a temperature probe? I have a couple of those that were given to me because they weren't working. I fixed them by replacing the fusible link/thermal fuse, a protective device to keep them from over heating.

It's possible that it had the wrong one(Higher wattage) or the parts continued to touch after it melted through. I burned out one once because I started a water change and left for an hour. The heater blew the fuse because the temperature probe was only a couple inches from the rim of the tank and being exposed to the cooler outside air temperature after I drained the water.

I use two heaters of the same wattage in my big tanks, they don't have to work as hard and you'll still have heat if one stops working.

If you are planning on tossing that heater out, you can toss it to me

 

[mscichlid]

Thanks Kev, I stuck in the water barrell. But I have more. When I hit the lottery I'm gonna replace all my heaters with Aquen Pros.

 

[Cartel]

Thats the same heater I have but its undersized for my tank. Im pretty sure my mag drive and lights do most of my heating. So *knock on wood* that gives me a little protection. Or at least enough time to catch the problem.

Sorry about your lose.