If you don't Like ebo then what brand do you suggest???Thanks Ken.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Molinari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 10:16 PM
Subject: RE: Please Help!!!!!!!!
> EBO is not the answer, I had one stick on and cook my reef while I was
> backpacking in the Sierra's. I lost it all, clams, corals, the
works-except
> a Maroon strip clown and a tiger cowrie, can't explain why they lived. I
> have resorted to changing my heaters every year, cheap insurance. I write
> the install date with a permanent marker on the cord.
> I also use a digital controller with the heater which has a separate temp
> probe which I put in a different part of the tank.
>
> Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Clutter
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:02 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Please Help!!!!!!!!
>
>
> Had the EXACT same thing happen to me - get rid of that brand of heater!
> Ebo is the type to get (also get ground probe in there if you don't
already
> have one...)
>
> Also make sure that the heater is secure - if it's bouncing around n the
> sump you're asking for trouble.
>
> (sorry to hear about your loss - nice fish!)
>
>
> -Matt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Ziggy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Please Help!!!!!!!!
>
>
> When I left this morning for work I have a habit of checking the temp and
> the sump water level every morning.The water level was exaxtly were I have
> it set for my top-off system and the temp was 79 degrees and the heater
was
> on.I went to work at 6 a.m. My wife called me at 9 a.m. at work and sayed
> something was wrong with the tank it smelled and still smells like
> electrical burning.You should see the heater both ends were blown out .The
> top of the heater were the control knob is was burned to a crisp.The metal
> wrapping under the glass were you read the temp was burned and charred
like
> a metal can in a burn barrel.I think that is what what poisoned the
> tank,lots of metal deposits from the burnt coils and metal covering????I
> wish I had enough saltwater mixed up to do the whole tank.The goby just
> died.Thats all my fish gone because of a faulty heater.I will post the
brand
> name later.I lost a beautiful sailfin Tang,watchman goby.diamondback
sleeper
> gobie,cleaner wrasse,flame hawkfish,purple bicolor blennie,green spotted
> mandarin and cleaner shrimp.The only upbeat note is that my corals about
15
> of them are showing signs of opening a little.I have done a 10 gallon
water
> change and I am waiting for 5 more gallons of ro/di water to get
> done.Depressing.I just got done hardplumbing my tank with an iwaki 40 rlxt
> and I was going to get my refugium going this weekend and now this.I just
> can't explain how bad my tank water smells now like electrical burn.The
> heater itself smelled so bad I had to put it in a ziplock bag.I thought
> Visa-therm was a good quality heater?Does anyone suggest a good fully
> submersible heater? Thanks for the info and I'll keep ya informed on my
> progress.Ken.----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:20 PM
> Subject: RE: Please Help!!!!!!!!
>
>
> > Ken,
> >
> > Did the temperature in your tank go up? I am wondering if the heater
> > stuck on and overheated the water before it broke, or if it just
> > shattered.
> Please
> > dont blame yourself, you had a faulty piece of equipment. We cant
> > blame ourselves for things that are out of our control.
> >
> > Now, for the immediate need. Good idea on the poly filters and carbon.
> > I would continue to run those. You can use your salt mix as soon as it
> mixes,
> > but I would give it 15 - 20 minutes of solid heavy mixing. If you can
> throw
> > extra powerheads in their to really mix it, do so.
> >
> > I am hesitant to say it was chemicals in the heater that caused your
> fishes
> > to die, but it is possible. Check your temp, please.
> >
> > I know this sucks, I have had similar situations. Just do what you can
> > to fix it, and move on.
> >
> > Let us know temp and progress.
> >
> > Shane C.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ken Ziggy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 10:09 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Please Help!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > My Heater in my sump actually exploded and burned.It was a brand new
> > > one
> I
> > > just bought.I forget the name.I'm really bummed out.All my fish
> > > exept my watchman goby died and he isn't doing very well.I emptied
> > > the sump and cleaned all the broken glass out and changed the water
> > > in the sump.I put three layers of polyfilters in and activated
> > > carbon.I only had a 5
> gallon
> > > bucket of fresh saltwater to do a water change on my 75 gallon
> > > reeftank.I'm mixing as much as I can as fast as my ro/di unit can
> > > kep up with.How long really do I have to wait before I can use the
> > > new mix.I
> know
> > > they say 24 hours but this is an emergency.The bag actually says
> > > emediately.Can I do this in this situation.My skimmer is on full
> > > tilk also.I have lots of corals and 150 pounds of live rock I need
> > > to save.Anyone with any suggestion's please help me.I don't know if
> > > I
> should
> > > get any other chemical filter like chemi-pure or not?Dumby me I
> > > didn't have a ground probe on the tank either.But I'm running out to
> > > get one now.I feel like I just let my tank down.I feel bad enough
> > > whats going on with what happened in new york and the pentegon.Now I
> > > feel down right deppressed.If anyone can help please respond
asap.Thanks
> Ken.My email is
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if you need it.
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