urgent!!!!

richg315 · 02/09/2009, 07:25 PM

to all who have had experience with this......corals looked a little funny the last couple hours so i did some investigating and found the temp at 90!!!! i replaced my heater with a temp specific gauge and opened up the top for cooler air to get in there. Is there anything else i can do to drop the temp before everything dies? thanks for any input....

Rich

kraze3 · 02/09/2009, 07:30 PM

You can put some ice ina bag and float it. Let a fan blow across the surface of the water will help too. I wouldnt worry too much. Ive seen my tank go up to 92. Its not great but its not too bad. The corals may be a little ticked off but they should be ok. What kind of corals do you have in there?

Sk8r · 02/09/2009, 07:34 PM

Both good suggestions. A fan on the sump or tank surface can drop temp 2 degrees pretty fast. Ditto the ice, preferably in the sump. Turn out your lights. They contribute heat and bleaching is reported more likely in light than not.

richg315 · 02/09/2009, 07:36 PM

thanks for the reply!!! ive got a brain coral, frogspawn, hammer, some shrooms, rics, zoos, xenia...mostly hardy lps corals so your reply is comforting. the temp is slowy decreasing but im still gonna float some ice right now. thanks again!!!

Rich

SALT WATER CRAZ · 02/09/2009, 07:43 PM

This is why I will never run a hearer in a tank again. I did the same thing in a fresh water tank back 15 years ago, and lost everything to the heater sticking on, and I have never ran a heater seance then in any tanks.

NirvanaFan · 02/09/2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kraze3
You can put some ice ina bag and float it. Let a fan blow across the surface of the water will help too. I wouldnt worry too much. Ive seen my tank go up to 92. Its not great but its not too bad. The corals may be a little ticked off but they should be ok. What kind of corals do you have in there?

If your tank stays at a constant 80, then a jump to 90 could be devastating. If your tank is used to the temperature fluctuating, things may not skip a beat. I like my tanks temp to fluctuate between 79 and 83.

02/09/2009, 07:25 PM	#1
richg315 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central NY Posts: 180	urgent!!!! to all who have had experience with this......corals looked a little funny the last couple hours so i did some investigating and found the temp at 90!!!! i replaced my heater with a temp specific gauge and opened up the top for cooler air to get in there. Is there anything else i can do to drop the temp before everything dies? thanks for any input.... Rich

02/09/2009, 07:34 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Both good suggestions. A fan on the sump or tank surface can drop temp 2 degrees pretty fast. Ditto the ice, preferably in the sump. Turn out your lights. They contribute heat and bleaching is reported more likely in light than not. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/09/2009, 07:30 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	You can put some ice ina bag and float it. Let a fan blow across the surface of the water will help too. I wouldnt worry too much. Ive seen my tank go up to 92. Its not great but its not too bad. The corals may be a little ticked off but they should be ok. What kind of corals do you have in there?

02/09/2009, 07:36 PM	#4
richg315 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central NY Posts: 180	thanks for the reply!!! ive got a brain coral, frogspawn, hammer, some shrooms, rics, zoos, xenia...mostly hardy lps corals so your reply is comforting. the temp is slowy decreasing but im still gonna float some ice right now. thanks again!!! Rich

02/09/2009, 07:43 PM	#5
SALT WATER CRAZ Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 872	This is why I will never run a hearer in a tank again. I did the same thing in a fresh water tank back 15 years ago, and lost everything to the heater sticking on, and I have never ran a heater seance then in any tanks.