Visitherm Stealth Heaters - Don't waste your money

[digital-audiophile]

http://www.marineland.com/products/a...rm_stealth.asp

I bought two of the 250Watt Visitherm stealth heaters as I was told these are the best things on the market right now.

I was electrocuted by one last week http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...=electrocution and then I come I come home tonight to a cold tank, my second heater died sometime during the day. And I was without a backup. Thankfully I have an old aquaclear heater I use in my salt mix pail so I can get a little warmth back into my tank.

I've had these heaters for less than 4 months. The price may be right, but the quality is just not there. Now I need to go drop more money this weekend on a heater that will actually work.

My 2 cents.

[marie]

How does your tank go cold in the summer time? I haven't had my heaters plugged in since may and it's been a cold summer here on the wetcoast

[digital-audiophile]

My tank is down in the basement and it has been cold in Calgary the past week. (my basement is always cool even when we get hot temps) I keep my tank between 78F-80F the temp tonight was 74.6. Had this happened in the winter it could have been worse.

[Puff]

ive had good experiences with the visitherm stealth heaters. i started off with one, now all my tanks run them.

ive dropped them getting out of the car and dropped them in my room and they still work fine.

i guess everyone has different experiences with every piece of equipment though.

[digital-audiophile]

I will say one good thing though. I contacted Marineland and have shipped of my two defunct heaters to them and they are sending me replacements at no charge.

Let's see if these ones last longer?

[spoot]

I just accidentally killed one of mine. Was doing a wc and forgot to unplug, then it exploded when I filled the water back up. I wonder if they warrenty stupidity.