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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by fishyness, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. Mar 5, 2012 #1
    fishyness

    fishyness Inactive User

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    I must be. I see I posted about the visi-therms (that replaced the failed stealth) failing but still felt safe using them as long as I had 2 in a tank. Well yep, both failed sometime today in my discus tank.
    Pulled one from my other FW tank and..... no heat there either....[​IMG]
    This is really upsetting....not just for me but my discus as well.
    They are getting every one of these heaters back and I will never use a Marineland heater again....and... obviously... I'm one that will give another chance.
     
  2. Mar 5, 2012 #2
    fmsill Cedar Falls

    fmsill Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I hope your Discus are ok. I had a replacement one as well and it failed within 1 week. Im not a big Marineland fan myself but i do have to say at least they are standing behind their products.
    Good luck with your discuss!
     
  3. Mar 5, 2012 #3
    phishcrazee Riverside

    phishcrazee Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Sorry about that, were the fish ok? I had a Stealth heater go nuts in my 75g and ruined quite a few things :/ So many things are cheaply made these days, hard to know what to buy anymore........
     
  4. Mar 5, 2012 #4
    slovan

    slovan Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Sorry to hear about your troubles. I don't know why all these manufacturers can't make a reliable and accurate heater. The closest is the Eheim Jäger heaters, they seem to work well for most people. I have 2) 300w heaters in my current tank. I have owned smaller ones for previous tanks and they have all held up.
     
  5. Mar 5, 2012 #5
    fishyness

    fishyness Inactive User

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    The discus are still alive & it's lights out for them now. I took tomorrow off as vacation day so I'll re-assess. Double-checked the sump in the basement...both Visitherms, for my 120 reef upstairs...not for long...
    thanks!!!
     
  6. Mar 5, 2012 #6
    Sponge Marshalltown, IA

    Sponge Expert Reefkeeper Vendor

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    Ebo-Jagers are probably the most reliable heaters that there are. I've used them for many, many years...low wattage and high :=0)
     
  7. Mar 6, 2012 #7
    areefoffaith

    areefoffaith Inactive User

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    yep the visa therms are lifetime warranty call united pet group they will replace them you cannot take the top part out of the water they will shut off permamently a saftey design.............. i love ebo jagers
     
  8. Mar 6, 2012 #8
    Tickyty

    Tickyty Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    You have me thinking that I need some redundancy in my system as well. Yeah, not sold on much of Marineland's products these days. Don't hear too much good about them from experienced aquarist.
     

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