Marineland Stelth heater problems

Jiml
it took marine land several days to get back to me.. in my case I lost expensive coral and fish. very nearly losing adult hippo tang and an adult tomini tang.

I feel lucky that I didn't lose them.

I think mine has gotten stuck ON. The day before I left for the party, I was up late (thank god), and had Matt's frag floating in the tank. I decided to check the temp, to make sure it was warm enough for the coral until I took it to him the next day, and the temp was running at 85!! I tried unplugging the heater, and letting it cool completely, turning it down, then plugging it back in, but even though the water was still running hot, it turned RIGHT back on. Luckily, I had an extra cheapie Petco heater I could throw in. It is a little small for the tank, but it isn't frying my fish.
I am going to test the heater in a bucket before I chuck it. I will make sure I post a thread if it is definitely stuck ON.

One of mine got stuck off, I called them, had a new one within a week.

Dont remember is this was the number, but it's what is listed on their website. 800-322-1266.

do you really want a product from a company that has failed you?
i switched, i used to love stealth.

DoctaQ said:

do you really want a product from a company that has failed you?

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i understand what you're saying, but anything that is mass produced is expected to have some fail rate. it's nice to see a company that actually offers a lifetime warranty on their product.

DoctaQ said:

do you really want a product from a company that has failed you?
i switched, i used to love stealth.

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answer: No!!

I am sending the stuff back and will see if they will replace with something that works.(anything but heaters)


slapnutz, true but the rate of failure is too high.
in my case it's over 50%.