Help, sudden temp rise!

[JFleur]

Went to bed last night the temp was at 77.6, woke up this morning and its at 82.3! I have the biocube 32 and the fan seems to be running, my heater has been off as well.. any ideas on how this would happen and how do i lower the temp?

 

[Crabs McJones]

open the top lid and blow a fan across the top, also check that your heater isn't stuck on.

 

[JFleur]

open the top lid and blow a fan across the top, also check that your heater isn't stuck on.

I actually unplugged the heater... what heater would you recommend? I have this one..

 

[Crabs McJones]

I actually unplugged the heater... what heater would you recommend? I have this one..

Thats a good heater, was it stuck on though? what is the ambient temp in the room?

 

[JFleur]

Thats a good heater, was it stuck on though? what is the ambient temp in the room?

The light wasn't on and the ambient temp is 74 in the room

 

[JFleur]

The light wasn't on and the ambient temp is 74 in the room

If you notice too, the dial is turned all the way down, i had it set for 76 but the little blue indicator light has never came on

 

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

You might want to verify the temp is reading correctly also. You should get a heater controller.

 

[JFleur]

You might want to verify the temp is reading correctly also. You should get a heater controller.

Which one should i get? I also just put a liquid style thermometer in to see if there is a difference

 

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

Which one should i get? I also just put a liquid style thermometer in to see if there is a difference

I use a finnex digital heater controller. It's been great, but it's the only controller I have ever used. There are probably more qualified people that can reccomend other brands, but you should do some research so you can get one you are comfortable with.

 

[RandyC]

Sounds like your heater is stuck on.

I’m a fan of Cobalt Aquatics Neotherm heaters, but I would personally pair that with a temperature controller for redundancy so that if your heater does get stuck on again, you have a safe guard in place. I use Ranco temperature controllers and have used them reliably in 4 tanks. I haven’t used them myself, but I have read and heard that Inkbird controllers are decent.

 

[lapin]

Im a fan of TrueTemps Titanium with controller

TrueTemp Heaters

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If its not your heater it could be a pump is dragging or frozen and over heating.