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Thank You.

If there is a more appropriate place to post this, suggestions are welcome. I have a small shoal of three Clown Loaches that I have had for 5 or 6 years. I love them and want them to have their best life. I would like to give them to someone who already has an established Clown tank & is an experien...

OneWay, that is an interesting solution. Unfortunately in my research so far, I haven't found a heater that DOESN'T have a bad review somewhere. I have always done things the "easy" way, hence my earlier comment on being lucky for a long time. Two heaters, controllers, limiters, alarms...I need to d...

I am in Seattle, so the temps don't fluxuate much, especially this winter. It has been so mild. It is 48 right now (9pm) and the days are around 55. I honestly don't remember the wattage of the bad heater. I have had it since I set up my current aquarium almost seven years ago now. When I threw it a...

Great suggestion, bookpage. The Finnex looks like it may be a good solution. the more I read through other people's experiences, the more I realize how necessary a heater controller is. I just never noticed before how many people have lost their fish due to the heater malfunctioning until it happene...

I appreciate all the kind words. And I appreciate all the ideas about heaters. I have been obsessing a bit about which one to get next.

I am looking at the Fluval E 100 watt Advanced Electronic Heater. Need to do a search on the forums to see if anyone has any opinions. Or feel free to pipe up!

I woke up this morning to find my entire 100g tank dead. Sometime in the night, my heater broke, sending temps in the tank to over 100 degrees. I lost my three eleven-year-old clowns: Spot, Dora and Monster. I lost many other fish too, but these guys have been with me through a lot. I am missing the...