Good days...bad days....

[toddmh]

I've only been in the hobby for six months and have had 3 heaters of top of the line brands go on me in horrible ways..

All the money in this damn hobby you would think these brands could invent a foolproof heater..

really sorry for your loss Kat

 

[Kent E]

It's a bummer.

Unfortunately, this is part of the hobby, overcoming loss. All we can do is TRY to minimize the losses.

I came up with an unusual answer to this problem (I almost had a fire). I put a space heater in the stand. It really smooths out the heating of the tank quite a bit. It would take much longer for the tank to heat it.

I also like the two or three smaller heaters to lessen chances of failure.

 

[superkat]

i don't even remember what kind of heater it is, to answer a couple of questions...it's glass...covered in barnacle stuff...the temp was almost 85. Right now it's safe to say i have lost all but maybe two of my finest colonies of frogspawn.

i am liking the space heater option, Kent. With the warmer weather approaching, i will be doing a lot of research and saving some bucks for an AC Jr. DC8....if anyone has one, can you PLEASE let me know? And you all know I'm dead serious when I say, "i want it"...correct?

 

[rickyrivera1]

Kat...you could always get the Reefkeeper lite as well...i run the lite right now and it does a bang out job. I just sent my email to upgrade the head unit to the elite, but the lite is more than enough...just my .02

 

[daveverdo]

Sorry for your loss. Are you sure it was the heat that caused the deaths. 85 degrees isn't that high. Could something else have been a problem? Just trying to make sure you actually fix whatever is wrong so that you do not loose anything else.

Sorry,
Dave

 

[superkat]

thanks, ricky....the very next purchases for any of my tanks will NOT be coral. I gotta save what is already invested. don't even get me started on what else is melting away up there. I did a water change...but probably too late at this point to ward off what has already started. Good thing it was 120% stocked...i'm probably the only one who actually notices the loss.

 

[superkat]

on the postive side...there is always a positive side....just gotta look for it....this new addition is taking my breath away...thanks to Rocky. This will fill up the bottom of a salt bucket....still a little unhappy right now.

 

[toddmh]

Kat..I'm not so sure about that space heater option..there are plenty of other ideas out there that may cost a bit..but think how much a good option can save you in the long run..

 

[superkat]

Kat..I'm not so sure about that space heater option..there are plenty of other ideas out there that may cost a bit..but think how much a good option can save you in the long run..

thanks, Todd. I'm glad that if this had to happen, it happened now...giving me some time to fully research the direction i want to go in and how much i want to spend. That may be determined by the results of doing my taxes...which are spread out all over the dining room table...:mad2: