flymike Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Got home from work last night to one tank full of dead fish. :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: :ske: The issue was the heater, A 300w weipro mx10-22, the relay was stuck on and the temp had climbed to 36 C. I did manage to find 3 demasoni still moving, but my hopes aren't to high with them surviving. So this is what was killed off 1x Stuartgranti Maleri Male (bright orange & irreplaceable in my eyes) 5x Auratus 5x Electric Blue (Sc. fryeri) 9x Demasoni (so far!) + three of the females were holding) I'm a little disappointed it happened, as my plans were just coming together, and breeding had just started happening. Just thought I'd share my pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Gutted mate I have lost so many tanks to heaters sticking on and other disasters so I definitely feel your pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 +1, feel for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yikes! Suck losing the whole lot. How long do you think it would have taken for the temp to climb that high? How big was the tank? I know people often err on the side of too much capacity with their heaters, and rightly so to a certain extent, but I guess this is the downside. I'm not sure if my heaters would ever heat the tank that warm if they stuck on, if they did go that high it would probably take 10+ hours to get there from the current 27C max temp based on how quickly it warms up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymike Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Was a AR950, fish were only going to be in there for another 2 weeks max, were having to move in 2 weeks, and iv got a 500l tank to put all my fish in when we do. 200l, Wife said they were all happy when she left at 7.30, I got home at 4.30. 26C stranded temp, The controller runs a 300w SS element to heat, and iv got it mounted inline on the canister return. Im wondering if the 36C it got up to was the max for the ellement, or whether the controller could only read up to that. Either way, I'm gutted!! Doesn't really matter any way. I guess this is why you should always buy the best gear (and now iv learnt that lesson) guess ill be shopping for some replacements after the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Sorry to hear about your loss. sucks! I'm interested in how the Weipro mx1022 failed. You say the relay got stuck but the element is turned on and off by the controller right? So did the controller fail or did the temperature probe? or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymike Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Sorry to hear about your loss. sucks! I'm interested in how the Weipro mx1022 failed. You say the relay got stuck but the element is turned on and off by the controller right? So did the controller fail or did the temperature probe? or? When I unplugged the controller, the relay in the controller let go, I herd it click, as it was still heating when I found it, the display was reading 36.5C, I have shut the tank down now, and moved the surviving 3 dems in to another tank, thankfully they are still surviving, although my livingstonii was trying to eat one of them last night! I have to admit I haven't turned the heater back on to see if the controller had reset its self to a higher temp or something like that, will have a look at that tonight. I run a similar set up on another tank, using a STC-1000 temp controller and the weipro SS elements in the sump, setting it up this way costs about the same, and with some minor electrical skills to wire it up you end up with a controller you can calibrate, set when things turn on down to 0.1C and can also run a cooling (or similar) fan if it gets over your set temp. I got the weipro unit because (I thought it was an easier to buy a unit as opposed to making one) I wanted to set up an in-line element in the return line for the canister, which works great by the way. But the controller for what ever reason failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 :dunno: Always a shame when something like this happens :dunno: Hope the dem's that you have left pull through ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 that sucks. ah well, guess all you can do is start again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymike Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 :dunno: Always a shame when something like this happens :dunno: Hope the dem's that you have left pull through ok. Yeah, looks like the three dem's are OK. Fitting in nicely to there new home (for 2 weeks anyway, then I have to move them to our new place and there tank, hope I don't loose any more during that rigmarole) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 gutted mate hope the move goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Sorry to hear that, always been in the back of my mind that this could happen to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy_49nz Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I always like the idea (although I don't always practice it) of several smaller heaters rather than one large one. It gives me peace of mind that if one fails (on or off) the other should prevent disaster before I can save things. Lets just say I'm once bitten... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I always like the idea (although I don't always practice it) of several smaller heaters rather than one large one. It gives me peace of mind that if one fails (on or off) the other should prevent disaster before I can save things. Lets just say I'm once bitten... :iag: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thats sucks i lost about 25 guppies (a whole tanks worth no survivors) i had breed myself a couple of tetras a betta and one other fish from 3 different tanks due to a electrical surge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 gutted mate in a lot of pain myself atm as my nephew accidentally unplugged my tank heater and i realised too late.. lost all 11 of my baby L140 plecs and a discus.. arrrrrrgh!! should've child-proofed the damn plugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Sorry about the fish. Been lucky so far as very few heaters have failed. I tend to stay away from Chinese products. Most are sub standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Sorry about the fish. Been lucky so far as very few heaters have failed. I tend to stay away from Chinese products. Most are sub standard. Would you care to cite which particular "Chinese products" that you have records of problems with, and identify when they were purchased, and how many have not yet failed? While you're at that, would you also include the ""non-Chinese products""? If you cannot, then you're not being very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeusterae Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Pretty gutted mate... I am really sorry about your fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Would you care to cite which particular "Chinese products" that you have records of problems with, and identify when they were purchased, and how many have not yet failed? While you're at that, would you also include the ""non-Chinese products""? If you cannot, then you're not being very helpful. Nothing unhelpful about that post - if you want quality pay for a rena / fluval / eheim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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