wrapping needlepoint plastic around my heater??

TOURKID · 02/25/2007, 06:12 PM

My gbta has been walking the last few days. just moved it to a new tank so im not suprised.

Ive been getting up everynight to make sure its ok. once i foubd it wrapped around the heater. i unplugged it, and it wasent heating at the time.

Today i went and got some more plastic from the fabric store, is it ok to wrap it around my heater? could it melt? will it block the heat so it doesent work?

thanks!!

ninjamini · 02/25/2007, 06:27 PM

I would say dont do it. If the plastic heats up you wont know what it releases into the water. Its time to get a sump.

TOURKID · 02/25/2007, 06:31 PM

i have a sump.. i have one heater there and one in my tank... on a temp controller.. think its alright to have them both in the sump?

Sk8r · 02/25/2007, 06:34 PM

Just make a loose ring of it, or use it, bent, to fence off that area of the sump. It's polystyrene, I think, like a water bucket. I use it all over the place, though I've never used it flush up against a heater.

Sk8r · 02/25/2007, 06:35 PM

You could have one heater at one end of your sump and the other downstream, at the other.

Gundo5000 · 02/25/2007, 06:35 PM

If you want it in the tank maybe build an eggcrate type enclosure for it so water can still flow through.

avshockey311 · 02/25/2007, 06:37 PM

With my 90 I only run 1 500W Titanium heater in the sump. My sump temp is usually 81.5 and my tank temp stays around 80.

02/25/2007, 06:12 PM	#1
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	wrapping needlepoint plastic around my heater?? My gbta has been walking the last few days. just moved it to a new tank so im not suprised. Ive been getting up everynight to make sure its ok. once i foubd it wrapped around the heater. i unplugged it, and it wasent heating at the time. Today i went and got some more plastic from the fabric store, is it ok to wrap it around my heater? could it melt? will it block the heat so it doesent work? thanks!! __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

02/25/2007, 06:31 PM	#3
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	i have a sump.. i have one heater there and one in my tank... on a temp controller.. think its alright to have them both in the sump? __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

02/25/2007, 06:34 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Just make a loose ring of it, or use it, bent, to fence off that area of the sump. It's polystyrene, I think, like a water bucket. I use it all over the place, though I've never used it flush up against a heater. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/25/2007, 06:35 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You could have one heater at one end of your sump and the other downstream, at the other. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/25/2007, 06:35 PM	#6
Gundo5000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,534	If you want it in the tank maybe build an eggcrate type enclosure for it so water can still flow through. __________________ GUNDO

02/25/2007, 06:27 PM	#2
ninjamini Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Davie, FL Posts: 2,306	I would say dont do it. If the plastic heats up you wont know what it releases into the water. Its time to get a sump.

02/25/2007, 06:37 PM	#7
avshockey311 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,643	With my 90 I only run 1 500W Titanium heater in the sump. My sump temp is usually 81.5 and my tank temp stays around 80. __________________ Surgeon General's WARNING: This hobby may be addictive, and has also been known to drain bank accounts. Current Tank Info: 90 AGA MegaFlow, 120 lbs. LR, RedSea Berlin skimmer, 20 gallon sump, 2 150W Metal Halide