Heater problem?

[Han]

This is the second time this has happened to me with an aqueon preset heater in my qt tank. It gets a whitish glaze on it which is now flaking off and going all over the place. Any idea if this is harmful? It’s still working.

 

[Silver14SS]

Are you dosing anything? Looks like some kind of precipitation building up?

 

[Han]

That was my first thought, but I don’t dose anything. I do use Red Sea coral pro salt in this tank, but the same thing happened in my fish qt which I use instant ocean in.

 

[Bryknicks]

I use the same heater for my QT tanks and have never seen that. I also do not dose these tanks. I use Fritz salt for reference.

I wonder if the heater has a broken seal and that is the result of stray electricity?

 

[Han]

I use the same heater for my QT tanks and have never seen that. I also do not dose these tanks. I use Fritz salt for reference.

I wonder if the heater has a broken seal and that is the result of stray electricity?

maybe, I don’t have a voltage meter but it’s possible. It’s just frustrating that this is the second time I’ve had this problem with these heaters, I thought the first was just a fluke. If it was precipitation it would be on more surfaces than just the heater.

 

[Bryknicks]

I use two in rotation as I use the TTM method for my ich QT. Neither have ever had this issue. Are the flakes a hard substance or soft?

 

[Han]

They’re soft and break apart when I try to pick them up.

 

[Bryknicks]

I would contact the manufacturer and see what they say. I would also consider pulling it out of the tank until you know what the issue is.

 

[Han]

Will do, I have a 2 different heaters coming tomorrow to replace these.