The cooking of a 4gal pico(GRAPHIC)

[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?

[Wretch]

I use two heaters rated for smaller tanks. So if one breaks and decides to try and cook my tank its not going to over heat it that much hopefully.

I think people like the titanium heater because glass and plastic can crack and leak stuff into your water. Titanium isn't supposed to..

[KPG007]

This hobby can be brutal sometimes. Little things cause huge problems. Keep your head up! Let me know if I can help.

[ReEf BoSs]

Originally Posted by Wretch

I use two heaters rated for smaller tanks. So if one breaks and decides to try and cook my tank its not going to over heat it that much hopefully.

I think people like the titanium heater because glass and plastic can crack and leak stuff into your water. Titanium isn't supposed to..

I use two 100 watt ViaAqua titanium heaters for my 40 breeder both have built in thermostats so they make it easy to see a heat problem if there was one. I did so after reading so many people having 1 heater cook a tank. Learned the hard way with glass heaters after a glass one exploded during a water change, also had one marineland heater that just stayed on after only being a year old.

Being a pico tank it may be a pain to have 2 heaters.

[jason604]

Thx guys for ur inputs. I've decided to shut down my 4 gal pico indefinitely n it will go on sale same with my 75g full set up n I will be getting a apex for more peace of mind. Kelly I'm gonna pm U soon with a few things U can help me with =) some nice Sps I got from U died during my tank swap.