I came home to a smell of something burning and looked in my sump and the heater was sparking. It had broken (no idea how) I immediatly unplugged the heater and did a water change. The fish seem fine but many of my corals do not look good..... Is there anything else that I can do to help save my corals?? Thanks in advance
Heater Broke Corals dying....
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spleify
Premium Member
What is the temp of the tank? Did it go up or down? Can you do another water change and try and correct the water temp, if it is high, try and fill some ziplock bags with ice and put them in the sump. Also try putting a fan on the tank.
If it is low, do you have another heater, or is there a local reefer near you that will lend you one for a few days until you can get a new one?
Good luck
If it is low, do you have another heater, or is there a local reefer near you that will lend you one for a few days until you can get a new one?
Good luck
gabbagabbawill
In Memoriam
What kind of heater? Was it glass?
Sorry, I don't know what to tell you... maybe they will be fine once the temp is back up (my heaters have been unplugged for the past week b/c of the heat here).
I'm curious, though; did you have a GFCI or ground probe?
Sorry, I don't know what to tell you... maybe they will be fine once the temp is back up (my heaters have been unplugged for the past week b/c of the heat here).
I'm curious, though; did you have a GFCI or ground probe?
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
There is a chance that they will recover, just depends on how long the stray voltage was going into your tank. For now, just make sure to keep your water in check, and it wouldn't hurt to run a polyfilter for a while.
Not too long ago I had a stray voltage issue in my tank. A lot of my SPS bleached out, all but one made a full recovery.
Not too long ago I had a stray voltage issue in my tank. A lot of my SPS bleached out, all but one made a full recovery.
andrewk529
New member
another good reason to add a CFGI
Newby-Reefer
New member
Why would you unplug your heaters? They have a thermostat in them that will turn the heater off once the desired temp is reached. No need to unplug.
RokleM
Premium Member
Agreed on the controller. I use the stealth heaters on my QT and backup for the main systems, and have found them quite reliable on their own. However, I run titanium tube only heaters from Finnex on my AC3 as the primary/secondary source of heating on the main system.
It's also a common recommendation to get some fresh carbon added to your system after a glass heater break.
It's also a common recommendation to get some fresh carbon added to your system after a glass heater break.
Newby-Reefer
New member
I replace my heaters every so often so I havent had any troubles with the thermostat. I also now run a Rancho as I got it free when I bought a bunch for my reptiles. Dont think I would run a heater without one again.
Macimage
Active member
You may want to run a Polyfilter to pull out any contaminants:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4335
I use titanium heaters on either a Ranco or a DC8.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4335
I use titanium heaters on either a Ranco or a DC8.
Johnny C
New member
...sorry, but I have to disagree. I know of two local reefers that this exact issue happened to, and both of them had the stealth heaters. BOTH of them caught fire and one of them blew into pieces. JMHO, but ALL heaters can fail. Adding a GFCI and a ground probe will help a ton.
Sorry about your situation bro, hope it recovers!
