Aqueon Pro 250W Heaters - I felt the juice

[atitagain]

So I start with saying I own several of these heaters, my HT, QT and aging barrels all are Aqueon’s.

Saturday I was doing a water change, I pump straight out of my barrel. As I’m adding water the fish are getting dark and begin darting. I think it’s a little weird because I have not changed anything in the way I do my water changes, same exact mix nothing changed.

Shut off the water going into the tank, grab my test kits and run down stairs and stick my hand in the barrel and I get shocked. Not just a little tap, I got the juice. The wife is with me and I stick my hand in the barrel again to check to see if it was static, besides I like the juice. Well I got what deserved. And she smacked me in the back of the head for going back a second time.

The heater is only about 3 weeks old but none the less failed. I unplugged it and finished the water change.

Petsmart exchanged it without a receipt, no questions asked! Moral of the story, don’t stick your hand in the water a second time when you get juiced the first time.
And more importantly, your fish will always tell you when something is wrong.

Other heated are operating OK, I just thought I would throw this out there..... just in case.

[wendy9722]

Wow!, I'm glad to know thats how a heater will fail besides no power. I never experienced it before so thanks. I hope the fish are ok today.
Take care

[William Palumbo]

Know the feeling!...I got to "ride the lightning" as well, thanks to not one, but two Stealth heaters. Not fun I agree...Bill

[roundfishross]

rotflmao.....hehehetaheheh:p I think the aqueons are the old stealths just renamed. is your heater one of those unbreakable non glass types? if so there is a massive recall on them, I saw a story about them on the local evening news last night!!!:mad:

[atitagain]

They are the unbreakable non-glass but I haven't heard of found anything about a recall on the Aqueon. I thought it was just the stealth that was on recall.

And Wendy the fish are doing well, thanks for asking. I noticed right away and everyone but my BD is back to normal. They let me know real quick!

[roundfishross]

I dont know for sure if they are the same but they do look identicle other than the writing on them (name). thats enough to make me scared to use them

[jpdevol]

Yep - I just got Zzaped by a 150W Aqueon Pro last week! It had been in service about 1mo.

The basic design is similar, but there are enough external differences that they are not rebranded Stealths.

I am not buying ANY PLASTIC heaters ever again.

[Eddie]

Ride the lightning, that's a good one! Lol


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[Keith Perkins]

Yea, Hansie wrote recently about a similar experience with a heater except his knocked him out cold. I've been switching over to the Aqueons primarily because they're guaranteed forever. Think I've got 6 or 7 now. Never experienced a zap, but I'll make sure NOT to put my hand in a second time time if I get zapped once...especially if someone's wife is standing behind me. :)

[roundfishross]

Ride the lightning, that's a good one! Lol


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yeah I though that was good stuff also

[KEWX]

Due you use GFI outlets?

[atitagain]

Keith I have them in my two QT tanks and one in my RO drum and they're all fine. The only thing else is I have never been able to get them to hit 88 degrees and that why I went to the jbj

[AquatiCreations]

Don't know about all this plastic heater stuff, but I love the Aqueon 300w glass. Maybe upgrade time atitagain? :D

[russren]

"besides I like the juice" not a funny situation, but I had to smile at that. I own a Aqueon Pro 250 too, and will be careful.

[Keith Perkins]

Keith I have them in my two QT tanks and one in my RO drum and they're all fine. The only thing else is I have never been able to get them to hit 88 degrees and that why I went to the jbj

88 is 5.5 degrees higher than I've ever tried to get mine to, so at least so far that's hasn't been an issue for me.