Heater malfunction precautions! What are u doing about it?

[10" Red Devil]

Just wonder if anyone else is worried about their heaters malfunctioning like I am? I am still researching solutions but right now I have a Wan brothers titanium heater hooked up to a AquaMedic Temperature controller.

I had a heater malfunction in the past and the tank got down to 60 something and I had some bleaching.

 

[salty3]

Use two smaller heaters that way if one goes out you have a back up untill you get a new one.

 

[10" Red Devil]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9177559#post9177559 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salty3
Use two smaller heaters that way if one goes out you have a back up untill you get a new one.

Yeah I tried that but the problem is that I use 1 250watt heater which is a overpowered because I use air cooling on the tank. Tank is a 20Long. Anyway I have found that two 125watt heaters do not keep the tank within a degree of the target and the temp swings wildly if I do not use one powerful heater.

 

[al aziz85]

get a heater with more watts.?