Harold B Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I guess Marineland has recalled thier Stealth Pro 100W 200W and 250W heaters. If anyone has one of these heaters you should unplug them and take them in to pet smart to get refunded or a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 thats kind that wiped out most of my tank last December. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 well now you can get your 20 bucks back for the hundreds of dollars of damage it caused Colton! See there's always a silver lining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 thats so true! i can buy some frag plugs know lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I had one that fried on me. tossed it though. How are you supposed to get your money back when it got thrown away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 i have know idea! would be great to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I had one that fried on me. tossed it though. How are you supposed to get your money back when it got thrown away? I know at our stores we need to have the product for an exchange or return. You might want to look into emailing Marineland on it. They've been having issues with these heaters for months and waited way too long to recall them in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 My guess is you would actually need to have the heater or a receipt to get a refund. Perhaps a picture of the exploding heater would work...(plotting) If you find out you don't need any proof...(plotting) I'm thinking now that you mention it I had a 100 of them I threw away...:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Just brought back four and got 3 brand new Aqueon's 250 and a 50.00 gift card..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Any one know if there is a way to tell what production run is being recalled i have one in my fresh water but it been in there like 3 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold B Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 There is a 1-800 # for marineland for questions concerning the recall. I don't have it right off hand though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherguy30 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Took mine to petsmart tonight! Never had a clue I had one of the ones that were blowing up! Wish they would of had the titanium ones at the store though:( either way thanks for this post! Saved me a heater blow up in my saltwater mixing trash can:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Took mine to petsmart tonight! Never had a clue I had one of the ones that were blowing up! Wish they would of had the titanium ones at the store though:( either way thanks for this post! Saved me a heater blow up in my saltwater mixing trash can:) Well titanium isn't all it's cracked up to be. We had one brand finnix blow up in our saltwater mixing barrel. Lucky for us it wasn't in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherguy30 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 That's crazy!! A few more months and they come out:) I hate useing them, but the tank drops to low during the winter months:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yeah, we didn't use them either because the metal halides and the several rooms kept the basement pretty toasty but since we have started having more sps and have switched to t5s on 2 of the tanks the water gets too cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I haven't used a heater in years. My tank is in my living room at room temp and even with the lights off it doesn't get very cold at night. What causes so many people to use heaters? Are your houses that cold? Seems like they cause lots of problems and I'm wondering why so many people even bother with them? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I haven't used a heater in years. My tank is in my living room at room temp and even with the lights off it doesn't get very cold at night. What causes so many people to use heaters? Are your houses that cold? Seems like they cause lots of problems and I'm wondering why so many people even bother with them? thanks My tank is in the basement. It is in the high 60's year round down there. With T5 lights, the tank does not get warm enough without a heater. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 One word, stability. I don't like temp swings in my system. I use a chiller and heater with a controller. My tank never swings more than 2 degrees all year long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I just bought one these for $35!! But it went with the Biocube... I will let them know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicenter Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 IMO a lot of heater makes should be recalled. To me they have been the least reliable piece of equipment along with the thermometers. Stable temp. is probably the most important thing, yet the most unreliable.I have had disasters due to massive temp swings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 So....What are you guys recommending to replace the Marineland heaters with? Ebo Jager? Titanium? What is the most reliable/cost effective alternative? I use one of these on my nano tank...have had it on there for like 3 years...I dont think it comes on at all though...its in my office, which never gets below 72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I have been using an eheim jager since I set my tank up in october and its amazing, my water has never fluctuated more than .3 degrees. One thing that may be a problem for some people is that they are really long (my 200watt is about 18" )and have to be vertical in the tank. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold B Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I've had good luck with the sunlight supply titainium ones with the controler. $36.00 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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