Heater burned

[Squid]

I added 2 heaters to my tank 2 days ago

Today found one looked
Like its broken
Upon closer
Look it burned up good thingbi dont have aros in my tank , clown loaches and pleco
Se
To be doing well what could
Have xaused this? How often should aquarium heater be changed?

[sbtanpatrick]

Wow....looks scary...how long have u been using this heater bro? Does it have this auto cut off function when the desired temperature set is reached?

[Squid]

This heater has been with me for
A while, its made by sera. Yup
Pretty scary good
Thing my fish seem to be ok. I have it stored away for a while
Just used it 2 days earlier
Because of my fishes getting sick

[FryDaddy]

Originally Posted by Squid

This heater has been with me for
A while, its made by sera. Yup
Pretty scary good
Thing my fish seem to be ok. I have it stored away for a while
Just used it 2 days earlier
Because of my fishes getting sick

Maybe the heater already damaged when it is in your storeroom?

[Squid]

Dont think so bro thenglass has no crack. Mmmm butnpossible heater is already old , hownoften should heaters be replaced?

[boxedfish]

sera is a reputable brand wor... i se already also scared..

[Bigfoot1989]

That scary. That why only use it when fish sick. If not I dare not use haha

[Squid]

yup Me too, my fishes are getting sick lately after the typhoon here
good thing i did not make water change, i usually have heater still pluged in when doing wc, i just make sure it doesnt come out of the water. good thing the heater was in pieces already when i got home. i unplugged it right away. I will have to make water change later.
I'll also start unplugging heaters from now on when doing wc.

[Fish Love]

I thinking heater and pump have to properly dried before keeping into storeroom. However, rubber will aged with time. Suggest once in the tank, dun take out. If never use than turn it 'off' and leave it in the tank.

[Vitor]

for me i bought eheim brand, too many seen cases of burnt crack leak elect etc. so i read liao also scared.

eheim a bit pricy but not sky high price.
at least something i can trust more hopefully.

i leave it in tank when not in use at the corner.
only off it when raining cold day. as my house normal can get 29-30 deg fr tank water.
if i on it will be abt 32 deg in morning , thats left overnight on all the way for my 5ft tank.