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I’m looking at this polyolefin heat shrink tubing to waterproof a ranco temp probe. Does anyone have input on wether it is aquarium safe?
Thanks!
Do you know if titanium probes available for the ranco?I’ve used regular heat shrink tubing on a probe in an octopus tank with no signs of toxicity - but it never worked as well as I hoped, water still got inside eventually. I tried coating the probe in silicone sealant and then shrank the tubing and let the silicone cure, but it still failed after a few months. In the end, we switched to titanium probes.
Jay
I’m looking at this polyolefin heat shrink tubing to waterproof a ranco temp probe. Does anyone have input on wether it is aquarium safe?
Thanks!
I'm not sure, they didn't used to be, thus my needing the heat shrink tubing. I don't use those any more, we went over to a system-wide chiller system in 2015, so I don't have standalone chillers any more, sorry.Do you know if titanium probes available for the ranco?
Thanks! I may give that a try.I too think it is safe, but here's a method I used for many years to protect temp probes. Even waterproof ones eventually failed, IMO, when soaked 24/7 for years.
I took a section of tubing just a little larger in internal diameter than the temp probe, and a little over twice as long as I wanted the probe deep in the water.
I sent the probe down to the middle of the tubing, bent the tubing back on itself just past the temp probe, and twist tied it to itself back at the openings.
The probe is now inside a section of plastic tubing, as long as you like, and water cannot get to it, but heat can.
The probe response is a little slower due to the time for heat to penetrate the plastic,. but for an aquarium temp controller, that's no big concern since the temp moves slowly anyway.
Worked perfectly for more than a decade.