I COOKED my fish with my new heater! RIP

I've killed about as many. It sucks, but with each door that closes, another is opened. Now you've got the opportunity to redo your sump and stand. You'll be happier than you were once you get it just how you want it.

As an aside, I've had a 300w heater in my 10g for those cold nights and othing has gone wrong. I've kept it set to ~5* less than I want my temp to be and it's been solid. Any reason why I should be worried?

 

I will be buying an upgraded unit with a reg on it so this doesn't happen again.

800W Titanium Heating
Element by Jalli

800W Titanium Heating Element by Jalli - AquaCave


I just bought a protein skimmer too. I was so looking forward to seeing if my fish seemed happyer .. too late now. I know it's not funny but I'm starting to laugh at how stupid I was and the thought of being a "Schooling Fish serial killer"


err heh

again thanks for all your advice and you will see GEN 2 tank up in a month or so. Due to me being on the road and we just bought our first house (im 29 so im happy i was able to do it!) my wife and I are going to be busy so I guess in a way this was meant to be. I think EVERYTHING happens for a reason even when your the one that caused it to happen.

 

so would this heather be the correct one ? (i'll save the killer heater for a bigger tank hehe

Finnex 500W Titanium Heater with HC810 Digital Controller - AquaCave

 

Go with a couple smaller heaters. Big ones have the power to cook tanks when they break, as you know. A couple 300 watts should be fine for a 90 gallon.

 

No, not in my opinion. It is a great heater but as you can see it says the range goes up to 99 degrees. If it malfunctions your will over heat the tank again. You want one similar but look for a feature that only allows it to go up to 82-84 dgrees.

 

Just a note...those style heaters have no internal temp regulation and require a controller. I noticed the one you got listed the controller as "optional" . This may be a dumb question (if so, no insult mean't) but did you use and set the controller correctly or just plug the heater in the wall?

Sorry for your loss. It's all a BIG learning experience, hang in there.

 

like a idiot i plugged it into the wall. after the fish were dead i took it out of the tank and it was RED hot!

tank temp was 99 !

this color!!

 

Sorry to hear but keep your head up. This is how we learn from our mistakes.

 

Go with 2 smaller titanium heaters!!!

 

Wow... So sorry to hear... But like everyone said... We all have been there so don't be hard on yourself..