Thermometer exploded..

Stacef · 03-09-2008, 12:25 AM

FIRST OFF! Not thermometer!!! HEATER!!!!!!! Wow, I wasn't thinking when I was typing that apparently.

Ok so, while doing our make over we ran into some issues. First off, it was a well needed make-over, because the rocks were nasty, even though I vaccumm them often, couldn't see a thing through the water!

So, what we did, was of course took of the HOB filter and cleaned it out, then proceeded to put the heater in the filter..like always for us. I reached under the tank, plugged the heater in, Jeremy (bf) then grabbed a cup to start filling the filter so it could begin to run.

Well...that quick! there was a huge POP, and then smoke..and sizzling

So I jumped off my chair, turned off the powerstrip, quick grabbed more water to stop it from catching fire. So poured more water on, watched the smoke roll out. Well here are some pics of the aftermath! It melted a good spot onto the filter, almost all the way through!

So added onto our 6 hours of work to change the substrate over, we had to make an emergency trip to wal mart (only thing open) for a new heater to last the night. Enjoy! And.. learn from my mistake!

plecosword · 03-09-2008, 12:42 AM

Ive never had a heater blow htat bad. I got yelled out for burning the carpet with one of these. Ive hated glass heater ever since.

Triggerjay · 03-09-2008, 12:49 AM

I was doing a WC one time, unplugged two heaters from 5g buckets, let them sit for a minute, pulled them out, gave them the old touch test.. they were slightly warm, but not HOT... then I set them on a couch (don't ask why, cause I don't know).. I proceded to do my water change, and I started smelling a "toast" smell. I happened to glance over, to see our couch smoking. I ran over, and picked up the heaters, which were partially melted into the couch. It left two burn "stripes" on the couch. Lesson learned. I wait about 15 minutes after unplugging a heater before I remove it from the water, to prevent another incident like this one.. Now that I look back, it was kind of funny,... But could have turned out a lot worse.

Jason

tbittner · 03-09-2008, 12:49 AM

Cheez and Crackers!!!

I'm glad nobody got hurt! That's just pure dangerous! Electric and water. Who is the genius that thought that up???

I've read about others having their heater explode. It tends to wipe out an entire tank. Something about the chemicals used inside of them?

plecosword · 03-09-2008, 12:54 AM

I have exploded about 4 heaters just on my 10g. nothing ever happened to the fish.
I recomend this heater, I still have the one I have had for about 2 years! I think it turns off when you take it out of the water.
I can tell you for sure that it will never ever explode!

Aquarium Heaters: Visi-Therm Stealth Heater

Stacef · 03-09-2008, 12:57 AM

Well the GOOD thing is..Jeremy hadn't gotten the full glass of water into the filter yet. So there was NO connection of the water from the Filter to the tank. Thank GOD! I freaking out..and the tank was so cloudy I couldn't see my fish, and was whining...are they dead? I can't see the fish! But Jeremy made the great point the water hadn't started flowing yet! Then we washed out the filter very well! and good to go. My fish are happy as can be

Stacef · 03-09-2008, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plecosword

I have exploded about 4 heaters just on my 10g. nothing ever happened to the fish.
I recomend this heater, I still have the one I have had for about 2 years! I think it turns off when you take it out of the water.
I can tell you for sure that it will never ever explode!

Aquarium Heaters: Visi-Therm Stealth Heater

I have the Therm Stealth Heater in my 20g, I like it a lot.

boozeman · 03-09-2008, 10:26 AM

JoJo · 03-09-2008, 11:18 AM

I have the Stealth as well. It does cut off when out of water & you dont have to worry about glass breaking either

Dentoid · 03-09-2008, 12:58 PM

This happened to my reef about a year ago. My Visitherm heater exploded in my sump. It killed about 3 of my fish, what ever the toxic smoke comes out or the decrease in oxygen in the tank. Luckily I had a QT to move the other fish to and saved 4 of them.

Sorry for your trouble. Luckily you weren't hurt or worse yet a fire!

Stacef · 03-09-2008, 01:08 PM

Thanks Dentoid, sorry to hear of your disaster with a heater also!

I am grateful that we didn't place it right into the tank..I have no where to take the ones that maybe would have survived!!

lcstorc · 03-09-2008, 01:15 PM

Been there done that. Except mine was in the overflow. What a mess that was.
Glad everything turned out ok.

tbittner · 03-09-2008, 02:10 PM

Is that a bio wheel I see in the filter???

plecosword · 03-09-2008, 02:43 PM

Is there something wrong with Bio wheels? its freshwater!

PEMfish · 03-09-2008, 02:58 PM

Terry, FW Forum = FW

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03-09-2008, 12:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stacef Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thermometer exploded.. FIRST OFF! Not thermometer!!! HEATER!!!!!!! Wow, I wasn't thinking when I was typing that apparently. Ok so, while doing our make over we ran into some issues. First off, it was a well needed make-over, because the rocks were nasty, even though I vaccumm them often, couldn't see a thing through the water! So, what we did, was of course took of the HOB filter and cleaned it out, then proceeded to put the heater in the filter..like always for us. I reached under the tank, plugged the heater in, Jeremy (bf) then grabbed a cup to start filling the filter so it could begin to run. Well...that quick! there was a huge POP, and then smoke..and sizzling So I jumped off my chair, turned off the powerstrip, quick grabbed more water to stop it from catching fire. So poured more water on, watched the smoke roll out. Well here are some pics of the aftermath! It melted a good spot onto the filter, almost all the way through! So added onto our 6 hours of work to change the substrate over, we had to make an emergency trip to wal mart (only thing open) for a new heater to last the night. Enjoy! And.. learn from my mistake! __________________ Stace Worried about the costs to run a Saltwater tank? Here are some tips on cutting back to keep your bills in the same range as before. Put a timer in the bathroom, the family is now only aloud to take 5 minute showers, baths are out of the question. Tv time is cut to 1 hour a night, we have to make up for all of the lights/pumps/heaters/chillers/etc. running No more lights, duct tape all light switches in the off position. If someone needs light, they can sit by the tank. Sorry bunny, I sacrificed you to help others save money!

03-09-2008, 12:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
plecosword Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Irvine Posts: 250 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Ive never had a heater blow htat bad. I got yelled out for burning the carpet with one of these. Ive hated glass heater ever since. __________________ --Practice makes perfect. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination.

03-09-2008, 12:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Thermometer exploded.. I was doing a WC one time, unplugged two heaters from 5g buckets, let them sit for a minute, pulled them out, gave them the old touch test.. they were slightly warm, but not HOT... then I set them on a couch (don't ask why, cause I don't know).. I proceded to do my water change, and I started smelling a "toast" smell. I happened to glance over, to see our couch smoking. I ran over, and picked up the heaters, which were partially melted into the couch. It left two burn "stripes" on the couch. Lesson learned. I wait about 15 minutes after unplugging a heater before I remove it from the water, to prevent another incident like this one.. Now that I look back, it was kind of funny,... But could have turned out a lot worse. Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

03-09-2008, 12:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Cheez and Crackers!!! I'm glad nobody got hurt! That's just pure dangerous! Electric and water. Who is the genius that thought that up??? I've read about others having their heater explode. It tends to wipe out an entire tank. Something about the chemicals used inside of them? __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

03-09-2008, 12:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
plecosword Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Irvine Posts: 250 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. I have exploded about 4 heaters just on my 10g. nothing ever happened to the fish. I recomend this heater, I still have the one I have had for about 2 years! I think it turns off when you take it out of the water. I can tell you for sure that it will never ever explode! Aquarium Heaters: Visi-Therm Stealth Heater __________________ --Practice makes perfect. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination.

03-09-2008, 12:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stacef Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Well the GOOD thing is..Jeremy hadn't gotten the full glass of water into the filter yet. So there was NO connection of the water from the Filter to the tank. Thank GOD! I freaking out..and the tank was so cloudy I couldn't see my fish, and was whining...are they dead? I can't see the fish! But Jeremy made the great point the water hadn't started flowing yet! Then we washed out the filter very well! and good to go. My fish are happy as can be __________________ Stace Worried about the costs to run a Saltwater tank? Here are some tips on cutting back to keep your bills in the same range as before. Put a timer in the bathroom, the family is now only aloud to take 5 minute showers, baths are out of the question. Tv time is cut to 1 hour a night, we have to make up for all of the lights/pumps/heaters/chillers/etc. running No more lights, duct tape all light switches in the off position. If someone needs light, they can sit by the tank. Sorry bunny, I sacrificed you to help others save money!

03-09-2008, 12:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,591 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. This happened to my reef about a year ago. My Visitherm heater exploded in my sump. It killed about 3 of my fish, what ever the toxic smoke comes out or the decrease in oxygen in the tank. Luckily I had a QT to move the other fish to and saved 4 of them. Sorry for your trouble. Luckily you weren't hurt or worse yet a fire! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-09-2008, 01:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Stacef Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Thanks Dentoid, sorry to hear of your disaster with a heater also! I am grateful that we didn't place it right into the tank..I have no where to take the ones that maybe would have survived!! __________________ Stace Worried about the costs to run a Saltwater tank? Here are some tips on cutting back to keep your bills in the same range as before. Put a timer in the bathroom, the family is now only aloud to take 5 minute showers, baths are out of the question. Tv time is cut to 1 hour a night, we have to make up for all of the lights/pumps/heaters/chillers/etc. running No more lights, duct tape all light switches in the off position. If someone needs light, they can sit by the tank. Sorry bunny, I sacrificed you to help others save money!

03-09-2008, 01:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,455 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Been there done that. Except mine was in the overflow. What a mess that was. Glad everything turned out ok. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-09-2008, 02:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Is that a bio wheel I see in the filter??? __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

03-09-2008, 02:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
plecosword Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Irvine Posts: 250 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Thermometer exploded.. Is there something wrong with Bio wheels? its freshwater! __________________ --Practice makes perfect. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination.

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