peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 We will give you what we were selling them for just before the recall. I cant remember how much the twos maller ones in question were worth, but my 250w heaters were 39.99 a piece. since you work at petsmart, what heater would you recommend? & is this only for petsmart or any retailer that sells them. Link to comment
1fishmonger Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Cool. Hmm... Two of the heaters I have are 150w and 75w... Those aren't included in the recall..??? Not sure how that makes sense... Link to comment
ednangel Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Dan they said they would send me a different model ( not the pro) but i'm still waiting... Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I am under the impression that Marineland is running the recall through us. It is a lot easier for them to just reimbrse the store then to have x ammount of people email their heaters in then wait for a check. I wouldn't recommend any of the heaters we sell... If I had to pick one of the ones we have left I would say Aqueon simply because it is fully submersiable unlike the Fluval and has a thermostat with more than just "max.....min" like the Top Fin. Some of your local stores may still carrt the Rena Smarters, if so I never had a problem with the 10+ I used in different freshwater tanks. Unfortunately I sold all of mine and we (atleast my store) dont sell them anymore. FWIW, I switched to visitherm heaters because they were available at my LFS and get decent overall reviews Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Dan they said they would send me a different model ( not the pro) but i'm still waiting... probably the original one. I once had two of the original stealth heaters and they were great. I had a 50 watt original stealth and i turned the gauge to 78 and the tank was at 78. i put the other 50 watt into a 40 gallon breeder and set the temp at 78..... and the temp stayed at 78! Don't know why i switched to PRO =[ so did you have to send your heater back to them? Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Cool. Hmm... Two of the heaters I have are 150w and 75w... Those aren't included in the recall..??? Not sure how that makes sense... Maybe there have been no reported problems with those models? lol Link to comment
1fishmonger Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Maybe there have been no reported problems with those models? lol lol. what, they only half explode instead of fully? Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 probably the original one. I once had two of the original stealth heaters and they were great. I had a 50 watt original stealth and i turned the gauge to 78 and the tank was at 78. i put the other 50 watt into a 40 gallon breeder and set the temp at 78..... and the temp stayed at 78! Don't know why i switched to PRO =[ so did you have to send your heater back to them? i actually remembered why i switched to the PRO... LOL how could i forget. I had my corals in a 5 gallon bucket with water, a powerhead and the heater. I stuck my hand in the bucket and it shocked the crap outta my right hand and it was numb for a little bit. HAHAHAH Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 lol. what, they only half explode instead of fully? You do realise the recall isn't because of exploding heaters but because of the heaters leaking electrical current into the water, right? Link to comment
1fishmonger Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You do realise the recall isn't because of exploding heaters but because of the heaters leaking electrical current into the water, right? Yes but I've also heard of them exploding. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 They have, I believe it was covered by a previous recall though. This isn't the first one they've had for those heaters lol. Link to comment
ednangel Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 No they didn't mentioned anything about sending it back. Link to comment
Kyclops Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 How far back does this go? I bought one in July, and another around September. I did feel a small shock the other day around my heater in my 55, but I just attributed it to having sensitive fingertips. Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 How far back does this go? I bought one in July, and another around September. I did feel a small shock the other day around my heater in my 55, but I just attributed it to having sensitive fingertips. dude! take it out!!! With my old original stealth, it was only a small shock and i stuck my hands in a few hours later and it was a big shock hahaha. nothing life threatening, but it made me not stick my hands in my tank for a good month. Link to comment
Coastie Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I am replacing my stealth pro with a via aqua 300w. Link to comment
Kyclops Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 dude! take it out!!! With my old original stealth, it was only a small shock and i stuck my hands in a few hours later and it was a big shock hahaha. nothing life threatening, but it made me not stick my hands in my tank for a good month. Yeahh haha I just tested again and if youre within 3 inches of it you get a nice jolt. Problem lies here - I work 10-6 tomorrow. (@Petsmart) open to close. I dont have a backup heater to run for the 8 hours I'll be there. Also, the one on my other tank (50w) isnt emitting any kind of shock. Still remove? Link to comment
Coastie Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Can you run home on break? Maybe have someone follow you to the store to take the heater home and toss it in? Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Yeahh haha I just tested again and if youre within 3 inches of it you get a nice jolt. Problem lies here - I work 10-6 tomorrow. (@Petsmart) open to close. I dont have a backup heater to run for the 8 hours I'll be there. Also, the one on my other tank (50w) isnt emitting any kind of shock. Still remove? the original post says 100 200 and 250 watt models only... so idk. i hope it works with the 50 because it's the one i have lol Link to comment
Coastie Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ya I have a 50W too fortunately there is nothing in the tank haha! Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ya I have a 50W too fortunately there is nothing in the tank haha! so does the electrical current kill fish and affect corals? Link to comment
Trolldoll Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Yes it will strees the fish and inverts. Link to comment
Kyclops Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I have noticed a difference in my nem, come to think of it. Nothing major, just...different haha. Link to comment
jcieutat Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 So I replace the stealth pro yesterday with an Aqeuon Pro 100. It is heating the tank but my RKL light stays on constantly for that port. I guess, I need to order another heater? I wanted to go with the Eheim but according to the packaging, it is not fully submersible. I want one that is fully submersible because when I do water changes and such, the back chamber fills up. I also don't want to spend $100 on a heater since my RKL controls the temp. The damn stealth seemed to work perfectly, I just did not want to take a chance. Damn you Marineland!!!! Link to comment
Chyendra Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The other thing I don't like about my stealth heater is that is has no indicator light to tell you if it's on or not. What a pain when trying to fine tune the temperature (don't trust the thermostat on the unit) Now I use the via aqua titanium heater and it's great. I love that the thermostat controller is outside of the tank and the temperature probe can also be in another part of my sump. Link to comment
blajoie Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I've got 2x 50W pros... Recently switched them out with a eheim 75W. The new models ARE submersible. Says so right on the box. I picked t up at marine depot for ~$28. Works great too! I wonder if they will take back the two 50W heaters. After hearing more and more issues with these I pulled them out if the display just to be safe. They are < 1 yr old but already seemed to be losing their effectiveness. Banished to the water change bucket now. Link to comment
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