Journal A New Beginning: 90 P High Energy Tank

[TRyan]

Is it on an Inkbird?

Question of the Day Post in thread 'Hobby Hacks - your best tips, tricks and time-savers!'

Nov 8, 2024

By request:

Rule of aquariums, is all heaters fail.


Inkbird has you covered:





Probe goes in the tank, heater plug goes in the controller socket:


when water temperature goes high, controller shuts the heater off

Cheap insurance! Even has dual probes for bigger tanks + sumps where you want to split the load across two heaters.

• Koan

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Yes, it is.

 

[TRyan]

Is it condensation, or is water getting in somehow? If water is getting in, I would replace for sure.

I'm appears to be a substantial amount of condensation. Water isn't collecting at the bottom, but it looks like it has the potential to drip down into the electrical parts.

 

[Koan]

has the potential to drip down into the electrical parts.

I worry about broken glass cheap peace of mind to replace it.

 

[TRyan]

I worry about broken glass cheap peace of mind to replace it.

I agree. I'm going to replace it. My power strip isn't on a GFCI outlet, either. Shorted out heater might be a shock hazard as well.

 

[Kwyet]

Yeah, I just did a quick search. Some say if it doesn’t increase then it’s safe, but others say that after they noticed condensation their glass heater exploded.

 

[TRyan]

@Kwyet Thank you for that info. That wouldn't be good at all! I'm going to order one.