The cooking of a 4gal pico(GRAPHIC)

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by jason604

It's kinda graphic but the look on my fire fish lol

Uhh yea some people shouldn't have tanks. With you finding humor looking at your dead fish I'm thinking your one of those people.

[ReEf BoSs]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Uhh yea some people shouldn't have tanks. With you finding humor looking at your dead fish I'm thinking your one of those people.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by scubadawg

Sorry to hear about your Pico, now you know the importance if an Aquarium computer, Apex, etc

Yea I'm rly considering a aquarium monitoring device now. Lucky it was only my pico. Woulda been a lot more devistating if it was my main tank. Is there any good temp controller other than the apex out there?

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Uhh yea some people shouldn't have tanks. With you finding humor looking at your dead fish I'm thinking your one of those people.

That's a lil excessive don't ya think? If your that easily offended then mybe U shouldn't have a tank either?

[hondas3000]

use ranco or any digital controller and titanium heater, that way you don't rely on the heater control.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by jason604

That's a lil excessive don't ya think? If your that easily offended then mybe U shouldn't have a tank either?

Some people are just chit distrurbers
Different sense of humor.

That Honda guy is right. Those Ranco heaters aren't too bad. I use them on a clients tank and I use a Finnex heater on my own without any issues.
Sorry for your loss

[gobytron]

I'm just blown away by how much livestock you had squeezed into that tiny tank....

If you haven't had a heater cook a tank, you probably haven't been reefing long enough.

There weren't always affordable controllers either.

[Simons]

unfortunately that is the number one failure point of most tanks, the thermal coupler kick switch fails inside a heater and it sticks in the on position.

I won't go back from a titanium heater and a tank controller of some sort, just won't; I have way to much time money and love invested in my two tanks to take any unnecessary risks and I do think, it is unnecessary because it's the #1 failure of tanks.

sorry...

[jason604]

Originally Posted by hondas3000

use ranco or any digital controller and titanium heater, that way you don't rely on the heater control.

That ranco looks pretty promising. I might consider that or even just go for a apex. I know it's a much higher initial investment but it pales in comparison to what I spent on my main tank. I should be able to snag a good deal on here when some1 sells.

Originally Posted by Pike

What do you want to him to do ? cry about it ? There are a lot of people who think that no one should even keep wild fish in a glass prison for your own amusement.

+1. Pretty much sums it all up here. Thx Pike =)

Originally Posted by gobytron

I'm just blown away by how much livestock you had squeezed into that tiny tank....

If you haven't had a heater cook a tank, you probably haven't been reefing long enough.

There weren't always affordable controllers either.

Ya I havnt been In this hobby for too long. I think I'm almost at 2yrs now which means I'm still a noob with tons to learn lol. Yea at first I also thought that I might have overstocked my 4 gal tank but I kept it bare bottom and piled my rockwork in a way that Detris won't get trapped too much and I do 80% water changes once a week. This kept all my params In check and nitrates low. Of course I also did not keep super high demanding corals but everything was super happy till the heater fiasco.

Also I was using a eheim jäger heater. I see ppl saying they only trust titanium heaters. Why is that?

[Pike]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Uhh yea some people shouldn't have tanks. With you finding humor looking at your dead fish I'm thinking your one of those people.

What do you want to him to do ? cry about it ? There are a lot of people who think that no one should even keep wild fish in a glass prison for your own amusement.