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freshwater : Heaters
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John
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Wednesday,
January 23, 2002 - 06:41 pm
I have a 20 gal long. I just purchased an Ebo Jager 100
watt heater. It is a bit too long for my 12 in. deep tank.
Is it okay if I just pull it up so it doesn't touch
the gravel. Only about an inch of the glass tube is in contact
with air.
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Pandora
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Wednesday,
January 23, 2002 - 10:23 pm
Ebo-Jagers are great heaters! In my opinion, the best made
ones around. I think they are all submersible though, and
you should really keep it fully submersed, how it was built
to be used, because I believe the thermostat (part that
senses the temperature and sends this signal to the lower
part with the coil to actually heat up the water) is
on the top half of the heater. Why not just have the heater
on a slant? I usually do this with long heaters in tanks
where they don't fit fully in the vertical position.
And you are correct, you should keep the bottom (coil
part) of the heater from touching anything solid, as
this prevents good convection of heated water.
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jeff s
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Thursday,
January 24, 2002 - 11:26 am
john I use ebo-jagar heaters in all my tanks..hell you can
be the tar out of these heaters and they will work..I have
had them so far out of the water with just the coils submerged
with no problems..try that with some others and see what
happens...however 100 watts heater is a bit of an over kill
for your little 20 gal..the less watt heaters are a bit
shorter for what you need but don't fret over it..
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John
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Friday,
January 25, 2002 - 08:12 am
Thanks Jeff. I sometimes keep the heat down in my apartment
t0 about 65 deg. I figured I might need the extra watts.
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Pandora
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Saturday,
January 26, 2002 - 10:38 am
This is going to be one of those rare times I'll have
to disagree with Jeff =) As I said, EJ's are entirely
submersible, are they not? If they are submersible, they
should be kept so, there is a "minimum water level"
line on all my EJ's, and this is there for a reason
(stated before about the thermostat...otherwise it's
sensing the room air temperature and trying to adjust for
that). Contrary to popular belief, EJ's can break
if not used right... they are durable heaters, but I've
had one overhead and not be able to reset because it was
half out of water (accidental, it was heating a bucket
of distilled water that was leaking). I would not chance
it, it does void the warranty.
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Pandora
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Saturday,
January 26, 2002 - 10:39 am
overhead = overheat
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jeff s
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Saturday,
January 26, 2002 - 12:56 pm
hey pandora not a problem.. .I have maybe had way too much
luck with them then cause gosh I have had them way high
out of the water without incident..luck maybe..they do shut
down themselves when the sensor indicates overheating or
low/no water water..but I do not think that is if he just
raises the heater a bit of the bottom or as you said place
on an angle it will not be a problem....but hey as I said
maybe I am just lucky..
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Pandora
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Sunday,
January 27, 2002 - 10:18 am
jeff hehe, yes, before that happened, I also treated my
EJ's like they were entirely unbreakable, and for all
intents and purposes, they almost are! Great heaters, I
wouldn't trade one in for anything (except maybe
a titanium heater! Anyone wanna donate one to my reef cause?)
=D
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