Heater issue

[quickreefer]

I was using a heater to heat up my mixing water and came down and noticed the light wasn’t on so I pulled it out to notice it had water on the inside …. Weird tho because there is no crack and the water doesn’t come out when tipped shook anything ? Is the mixing water ruined ?

 

[Mattiejay6]

I was using a heater to heat up my mixing water and came down and noticed the light wasn’t on so I pulled it out to notice it had water on the inside …. Weird tho because there is no crack and the water doesn’t come out when tipped shook anything ? Is the mixing water ruined ?

It probably seeped in through a seal, air would’ve been what escaped. Given it’s not entirely full water mix is probably fine. Throw the heater out

 

[quickreefer]

if it were five gallons I would just dump but it’s 50 gallons of mixed salt water

 

[William Chiavetta]

if it were five gallons I would just dump but it’s 50 gallons of mixed salt water

Prolly a bad seal. U should be fine to just get a new heater and not throw out the water.

 

[quickreefer]

So there won’t be any harm to fish or corals ?

 

[BeanAnimal]

This is why the head of the heater should never be submerged. Thermal expansion and contraction will eventually cause them to leak.

If you are concerned - toss some carbon and and a cuprisorb pad in.