Big Al's e'lcheapo Heaters

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So I figured I'd buy one of the $11.99 100w heaters that big al's sells, for heating my saltwater mix.

I'm waiting for some used powerheads from another member, so I've been using a pump/airstone to mixup my water. So I hooked on the heater over a cable which would keep it situated in the middle of the water, about 2" above the water line.

I woke up this morning to find the water brown. The splat from the water bubbles ended up getting on the screw on the top of the heater, which ended up rusting. Water also ended up dripping into the heater itself, and the entire inside of the glass heater is rusted!

I couldn't believe my eyes. Talk about el-cheapo. Hopefully they'll take it back, and I'll spend the extra on ebo's from now on. Lesson learnt.