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01/14/2019, 11:45 PM | #1 |
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Temperature issue
Nothing has changed with my 210g basement sump mixed reef as far as equipment goes and my temp has shot up to 84 after being steady 78.2 for 2 years. My inkbird thermostat is set at 78 and show no fail or sticking on the 2 300w ebo jaeger heaters......I'm at a loss.
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01/15/2019, 06:57 AM | #2 |
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First of all, I'm really surprised that you are able to keep your 210g, tank heated with only 600w of heating with an ambient temp of 60 degrees!
Did you compare the temp with another thermometer since you deemed the Inkbird functional? Maybe touch each Ebo Jaeger to see if they are not warm to the touch even though they seem to be off? |
01/15/2019, 07:48 AM | #3 |
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I would check the temp with another instrument to see if the controller is reading correctly, for the temp to raise nearly 6 degrees a heater has to be stuck on
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01/15/2019, 07:50 AM | #5 |
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Hell I even have Leds so I cant imagine its lights
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01/15/2019, 09:22 AM | #6 |
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Check the Pan world, try putting your hand on it.
A bad bearing can cause it to run hot, or freeze up.
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01/16/2019, 05:02 PM | #7 |
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Damn inkbird was failing...reading mid 80s abd actually tank was at 68.....fixed at the cost of a couple corals
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01/17/2019, 05:06 PM | #9 |
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FWIW, I have three Aqua-Medic temperature controllers which all failed in a similar way. I don't think they are made anymore under the Aqua-Medic brand, but the Inkbirds (with a couple new whistles and bells) look suspiciously similar in form and function...
The temperature probe started out reading one or two degrees higher than the true water temperature, but over time that became a ten or twenty degree delta. Never was able to find and resources to try to recalibrate the temp probes.
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