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06-19-2006, 11:33 AM
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Is this heater bad??
I brought one of those Hagen Tronic 200 W heaters for my 55 gallon tank, andit's coming on and keeping the tank at a steady 80, but I've seen some condensation on the inside of the glass. 8O What does it mean? Is it cracked somewhere? (I haven't seen any). Should I scrap it all together and get a new heater.....again? HELP!
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"My name is Crazy Red and I'm an Aquariumaholic." ~~Melissa~~dedicated Ram breeder~~
55 gal.FW: 4 platies, 3 angelfish, 3 Cochu's blue tetras, 2 Rummynose tetras, 4 A. cacatuoides, 1 A. trifasciata, 2 blue rams, 6 Von Rio tetras, 1 Queen Arabesque pleco
29 Gal. FW: 2 variatus platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, 1 hillstream loach, 1 Rio Jari pleco (L-316), 1 GBR
10 Gal. FW: 1 african clawed frog, 1 dwarf flame gourami
10 Gal. FW:tons of blue ram fry
(4) 2 Gal. FW: all four with male bettas
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06-19-2006, 12:10 PM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tyler, TX
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On the inside of the heater's glass? If thats the case I would take it back, it must be cracked. Glass heaters are vacum sealed so there is no moisture or air to condense and evaporate inside the unit unless it is defective.
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06-19-2006, 12:32 PM
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Rats!!! Yes, it's on the inside. Can't take it back....bought on EBAY. Lesson learned. It was new in the package though. 
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"My name is Crazy Red and I'm an Aquariumaholic." ~~Melissa~~dedicated Ram breeder~~
55 gal.FW: 4 platies, 3 angelfish, 3 Cochu's blue tetras, 2 Rummynose tetras, 4 A. cacatuoides, 1 A. trifasciata, 2 blue rams, 6 Von Rio tetras, 1 Queen Arabesque pleco
29 Gal. FW: 2 variatus platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, 1 hillstream loach, 1 Rio Jari pleco (L-316), 1 GBR
10 Gal. FW: 1 african clawed frog, 1 dwarf flame gourami
10 Gal. FW:tons of blue ram fry
(4) 2 Gal. FW: all four with male bettas
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06-19-2006, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Birmingham, AL
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Get a Visi-therm Stealth heater...I love them. I have a 250w on my 55g. I will be getting another for my new 55g. They blend in with the background (if its black) and are pretty easy to hide. They are also metal and not glass. Great heaters!
I have a Hydor in my 10g. I've never noticed any condensation on the inside though.
I hope you didn't pay too much for them.
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06-19-2006, 01:30 PM
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Leave some nasty feedback, probably the best you can do. I hate ebay in general.
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06-19-2006, 01:57 PM
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I'm not a big E-Bay fan myself, but that could have easily happened during shipping!
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06-19-2006, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JustOneMore20
Get a Visi-therm Stealth heater...I love them. I have a 250w on my 55g. I will be getting another for my new 55g. They blend in with the background (if its black) and are pretty easy to hide. They are also metal and not glass. Great heaters!
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I'll second that. I love my Stealth heater. 
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06-19-2006, 02:21 PM
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Could this problem be killing my fish? I lost an angelfish yesterday and I lost my male ram today and now I have another angelfish that's looking bad. I changed out the heater at luch and I didn't see any cracks on the Hagen, but if there is one that I can't see would this be enough to kill fish. I'm having a major tank disaster and I can't figure it out. No ammonia, no nitrites, les than 5 ppm nitrates, and yes, the tank is cycled.
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"My name is Crazy Red and I'm an Aquariumaholic." ~~Melissa~~dedicated Ram breeder~~
55 gal.FW: 4 platies, 3 angelfish, 3 Cochu's blue tetras, 2 Rummynose tetras, 4 A. cacatuoides, 1 A. trifasciata, 2 blue rams, 6 Von Rio tetras, 1 Queen Arabesque pleco
29 Gal. FW: 2 variatus platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, 1 hillstream loach, 1 Rio Jari pleco (L-316), 1 GBR
10 Gal. FW: 1 african clawed frog, 1 dwarf flame gourami
10 Gal. FW:tons of blue ram fry
(4) 2 Gal. FW: all four with male bettas
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06-19-2006, 02:27 PM
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I've never heard of a bad heater killing fish, unless it cooks them or you have no heat and the temp drops too cold. Look over the fish to see if you see anything out of the ordinary. If possibly internal parasites, you could suppliment anti-parasitic food as a precausion.
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