Just for a data point, how many of the faulty heaters were stand alones and how many were hooked up to either an aquarium controller like Apex or a separate temp sensor/controller like a Ranco?
Just for a data point, how many of the faulty heaters were stand alones and how many were hooked up to either an aquarium controller like Apex or a separate temp sensor/controller like a Ranco?
This exactly what happened. Secondly my tank experienced both. Within 24 hrs of the incident my fish were dead or dying. I ended up losing 75% of my fish and two somehow recovered after being very distressed and looking very bad. The only fish that showed no signs of illness was a banghaii cardinalAfter re-reading several of the posts, it seems none of the heaters actually overheated, nor did they short out since the GFI outlets were not tripped. It would appear that the epoxy resin they used to fill the casing started to melt/burn and/or ruptured the case, leading to all the smoke.
I could be wrong, but if that's the case, a separate controller wouldn't do anything since the tank temperature never actually overheated. The primary risk would seem to be exposure of the tank inhabitants to a potentially toxic substance and/or stray voltage if the actual element became exposed. Does any one know if there were actual livestock casualties from any of these events?
A salt mixing tub would be a good use for it that wouldn't endanger livestock..
I know Kent recently in the past year had a major issue with their Carbon and wiping out tanks. It hit a LFS near me. There's a few threads on it. They compensated quite a few people for their losses.
This is making me very nervous about my 200 watt neotherm built 11/2013...
Has anyone heard anything from cobalt are the new heaters still experiencing these problems
I too would like to know as I have a 200W in my Reefer 250....!!!! :headwallblue:
This is making me very nervous about my 200 watt neotherm built 11/2013...