Heater stuck... Any salvation?

Chin_Lee · #1 01-09-2006, 06:40 PM

how about one of those thermometers with built-in alarms? i think you can set them to sound when temp is above or below certain set-point.

digital-audiophile · #2 01-09-2006, 07:27 PM

Ouch! What kind of heater was it?

AndyL · #3 01-09-2006, 09:07 PM

Ammonia 4, nitrites 2, - moved the clam to a 5g tank with some chemical filtration and a hunk of unaffected LR- he retracted further when i tried to pick him up - so he's not dead... Hopefully the move to some slightly better water, even though slightly cooler - isn't as stressful as the continued existance in the chemical soup that was his tank.

And another 5g water change...

AGA heater - not that it matters much, I've had failures of all brands of heaters (nothing but bad luck with every ebo I've owned - except for the really old versions)

Ruth · #4 01-09-2006, 09:27 PM

Man that bites Andy - hope your clam makes it.

kari · #5 01-09-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chin_lee

how about one of those thermometers with built-in alarms? i think you can set them to sound when temp is above or below certain set-point.

I don't think an alarm would help on a 10gal unless somebody is always around.
Wonder where one could find an accurate temp controller for a reasonable price tag. I'm not so impressed with the controller on my chiller either. Kind of like the quality thermostat in my house. One needs to turn it up and down according to the season.

Sucks to loose everything over a heater malfunction.

EmilyB · #6 01-09-2006, 11:25 PM

Not my clammy !

I hope you can pull him through Andy. I had horrible luck with Ebo's, I don't remember what I have now, have to look, but they have the red temp line on the outside of them. Have run like a charm.

AndyL · #7 01-10-2006, 12:03 AM

Nah really unless you're around any temp alarm isn't going to help - and I'm a horrendously sound sleeper so even if there had been an alarm, I would have slept through it. Seriously pondering a reef controler (specifically the WRRC - wireless router reef controler, based on the linksys / linux based system, with one wire sensors, could easily build a 2-3 stage redundant system)

Deb - mr clammy is still alive, not lookin too good, but he's still responding to light (or rather he tries to close (some) when something blocks the light). Got him under a pair of 23w daylight, as I don't figure he wants the halide just yet. Or does he? Clam experts? Right now he's in a bare 5g, a good sized hunk of live rock next to him, heater, and HOB filter with a big dose of carbon.

3 W/C's since this morning and Skimming really wet this afternoon seems to have brought the ammonia and nitrite down, .5 and .25 respectively - finally clued in and dosed some prime in an effort to keep the toxicity down.

Now all thats left I guess is to nurse clammy, and let nature take its course. Oh and run upstairs, and spray the place with glade, see if I can't get rid of this stench...