Exploding Heaters - Marineland Stealth and Stealth Pro (Pictures) - Recall Issued

[abcha0s]

I agree with the pipe bomb analogy. It would likely have taken my hand off if I had been holding the heater. Look what it did to someone elses tank!



That picture is from this thread - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/eq...ro-heater.html

The first page shows a tank blown out by an exploding Stealth Pro Heater. There are several more exploding heaters throughout the thread.

Another thread can be found here:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...th-Pro-Heater&

There are so many examples of this happening. I really think it is all of these heaters. They haven't all exploded yet, but one day they may.

[lastlight]

That thread mentions copper in the heater as well. This isn't like treating fish in a tank with copper where it can potentially make a tank unfit for reefs? I'm guessing an actual piece of metal is not the same.

[Coleus]

hmm i have this heater somewhere for backup but i think i am going to throw it away. Thanks for the warning

[Tracey2]

My experience

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Tracey2

My experience

From the same kind of heater???

[Tracey2]

Originally Posted by sphelps

From the same kind of heater???

Stealth pro 300 W made in china. I think the ones made in Italy are ok.

[Jackie]

Originally Posted by Tracey2

Stealth pro 300 W made in china. I think the ones made in Italy are ok.

If you look around. Over 80% stuff around you are made in China.
You are dead long time ago.

[mws]

When it was time for a new heater I did search the net and came upon the tanks with the bomb hole, still couldn't believe the heater did this. But as a precaution I took it out of my tank(I used this heater for over a year)Now I only use it to do water changes.
So sorry for everyone's bad luck, it must be devastating.

[Palmer]

I have a heater that is metal and labelled as a stealth heater in my freshwater cichlid tank but its not made by marineland. I bought it at petland about 5 years ago. Does anyone know if this is pretty much the same? Wonder if Marineland bought them out or something.

[phi delt reefer]

read this - http://www.beananimal.com/articles/a...-to-know!.aspx

good article on the truth/design of aquarium heaters and their reliability. You can use something like this (plumbed into your sump) to protect it from explosions like the ones pictured above.