Gr8_Outdoorsman Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have a BC 29 with the inTank media rack and fuge in chamber 2, the AquaticLife skimmer in chamber 1 and a 100W Fluval heater in chamber 3. I've read that most people shut off their pumps when they feed their fish. My problem is that when I shut off my pumps/powerheads, the water level quickly rises in chambers 2 and 3 to stabilize. If I didn't pull the heater out, the water level would certainly go over the top of the heater completely submerging it. How do you handle this? Is the heater completely sealed? It seems like this is a very common setup, but I don't want to risk the heater shorting out and frying my tank. Thank you for your advice! Link to comment
qbical Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 buy a fully submersible heater......seriously though, you should EDIT: actually i think the one you own is fully submers, so you should be fine. Link to comment
Gr8_Outdoorsman Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 buy a fully submersible heater......seriously though, you should Any suggestions? I'm kind of new to this and haven't seen any that were fully submersible. Link to comment
qbical Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Any suggestions? I'm kind of new to this and haven't seen any that were fully submersible. if yours is the one w the little LED screen on front then i believe it is fully submersible. and it should say right on the package too Link to comment
Gr8_Outdoorsman Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Mine is the silver glass one with water lines on the side of it. I will look for a fully submersible one now. Dangit, it sounds like I wasted my money on this one! Oh well.... Link to comment
bioload Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have a BC 29 with the inTank media rack and fuge in chamber 2, the AquaticLife skimmer in chamber 1 and a 100W Fluval heater in chamber 3. I've read that most people shut off their pumps when they feed their fish. My problem is that when I shut off my pumps/powerheads, the water level quickly rises in chambers 2 and 3 to stabilize. If I didn't pull the heater out, the water level would certainly go over the top of the heater completely submerging it. How do you handle this? Is the heater completely sealed? It seems like this is a very common setup, but I don't want to risk the heater shorting out and frying my tank. Thank you for your advice! I remember when I was shopping for a heater and the Fluval one states that it is completely submersible. Then when you look closer there is a max water level line marked on the heater. Confusing. I bought a different one that is indeed fully submersible. Link to comment
arom Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 On the flip side of things, you need to be careful with the heater in chamber 3 with evaporation. Both chambers 2 & 3 lose water first. Pretty sure most submersible heaters need to be fully submersed or pretty close to it. Just a thought... Link to comment
Gr8_Outdoorsman Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Does anyone have a recommendation for reputable fully-submersible heater? Also, should I stick with a 100W for the BC29 or would a 50W be ok since I live in Houston, TX? Thanks! Link to comment
arom Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Does anyone have a recommendation for reputable fully-submersible heater? Also, should I stick with a 100W for the BC29 or would a 50W be ok since I live in Houston, TX? Thanks! I had a 100W Jager in my BC29 and loved it. Prolly one of the best heaters for the price. Link to comment
Gr8_Outdoorsman Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 I appreciate your help.... I was actually able to bring the Fluval heater back as I still had the receipt. I found a fully submersible Aqueon 50W heater that I'm going to give a try. It was able to fit in chamber 3 and stay submerged even with the lower water level. It seems to be very well made. Link to comment
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