Inkbird temp sensor rusting!!!!

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

What the… it was a brand new unit. Sadly I bought it from Amazon like 6 months ago.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Never had one that had bare sensors

 

[kyreefville]

oh wow I better check mine

 

[draj]

is it rusting from the mount? or is it rusting from the probe?

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

is it rusting from the mount? or is it rusting from the probe?

Probe.

 

[iannarelli]

That model isn't meant or even recommended for aquarium use. Customer reviews state the probe can corrode in saltwater. You want the blue unit with the probes that are fully encased, no exposed metal.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Get the inkbird 306A or 306T

 

[Garf]

Although I'm sure any effect (due to rust) from that little probe may be very small, as soon as something goes off in your tank, the probe will certainly be blamed. Best to get a coated probe even if it just prevents the probe from early failure. I had always associated the green units with tortoises and lizards, blue being water, tbh.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I put metal probes (dry) into airline tubing, double the tubing back on itself so neither end is under water, and use it like that. You do not need fast response in anything except a small tank with a big heater, and the probes never get exposed to the water.

 

[Garf]

Probe.

I would cable tie it to something, I use little rocks as anchors. Why is the Inkbird saying "AH"?

Edit - nevermind, googled it, lol.

 

[kyreefville]

I got the blue inkbird and it has metal probe guess I got the wrong blue one

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Wow. Who knew. But what is weird is I purchased several of these, they were on sale. I had one in my brute with rocks for the same amount of time and it is NOT rusted.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

 

[X-37B]

I prefer the aqualogic it has a titainium probe.
Other option would be to clean it up and use some heat shrink tubing to cover it.

 

[rtparty]

I prefer the aqualogic it has a titainium probe.
Other option would be to clean it up and use some heat shrink tubing to cover it.

100%

Especially if this controlling heaters on a large system. Aqua Logic is ridiculously better

 

[Baylott224]

You need the 306 s that has plastic coated probe because those probes are not made for saltwater

 

[Baylott224]

Orthe 308s for the green model

 

[Baylott224]

They have the greens in aquarium style probe the greens do heating and cooling and the blues only have heating but BOTH models have a aquarium version it has a plastic coated probe

https://a.co/d/0s5PBtp

 

[Baylott224]

Go to Inkbird. Com and buy em they are more detailed description of the probes they have a blue with 2 probes now one a backup probe but idk I think the one with 2 probes is wierd because it says if both probes are not the same to a degree an alarm goes off most probes have a 1f difference

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Thanks a bunch. I don’t have these on my main system. QT, rocks, etc. but none the less, I need a fully functioning PROPERLY used (lol) controller.