Immediate Help

madamo · 12/14/2007, 08:06 PM

I was transporting my tank home from college. Here is the issue...during a two hour drive, the temperature dropped from 82 degrees to 72 degrees. Is this a problem because everything looks small and shriveled. Did I lose my entire coral collection: ricordea, mushrooms, kenya tree, etc.

Please answer ASAP with any suggestions on how to reconcile the issue.

Thanks

usmc121581 · 12/14/2007, 08:07 PM

Did you set the tank back up. When you if you havent already raise the temp slowly. They are just stressed out rght now. It should pass.

poppin_fresh · 12/14/2007, 08:10 PM

Your stuff should be fine. Just bring it back up to temp slowly.

demonsp · 12/14/2007, 08:18 PM

Did you use as much old water as possible?
Leave main lights out for 24 hours and cut main lights time a little fow a few days to help with stress.

Neezy · 12/14/2007, 09:21 PM

i just brought all my stuff back too and wont be able to set up the tank for another day. on the way home everything dropped into the 60's... ive got an air stone and heater going in their bucket rite now they should live through it tho until 2morrow when i can set up the tank

useskaforevil · 12/14/2007, 09:29 PM

you'll be fine, i actually had the temp drop into the 60s, with parts into the 40's. everythign lived through it except for 5-6 snails a couple crabs and one kenya tree piece that lost its grip.

12/14/2007, 08:06 PM	#1
madamo Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orland Park, IL Posts: 372	Immediate Help I was transporting my tank home from college. Here is the issue...during a two hour drive, the temperature dropped from 82 degrees to 72 degrees. Is this a problem because everything looks small and shriveled. Did I lose my entire coral collection: ricordea, mushrooms, kenya tree, etc. Please answer ASAP with any suggestions on how to reconcile the issue. Thanks __________________ Boiler Up!!!! Current Tank Info: Aquapod 12 Gallon HQI: Ricordea/LPS/SPS

12/14/2007, 08:07 PM	#2
usmc121581 Where am I? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Abingdon, maryland Posts: 1,671 Blog Entries: 1	Did you set the tank back up. When you if you havent already raise the temp slowly. They are just stressed out rght now. It should pass. __________________ I prefer not to think before I speak, I like to be just as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth. Current Tank Info: I have a 180 gal mostly LPS corals, it contains 1 Val. Tang, 1 yellow striped clown fish, 3 percula clownfish, a blood shrimp, cleaner shrimp and a sand shifting goby, 5 pajama cardinals, 1 green chromis. Also a 75 gal. sump/fug.

12/14/2007, 08:10 PM	#3
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	Your stuff should be fine. Just bring it back up to temp slowly. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

12/14/2007, 09:29 PM	#6
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	you'll be fine, i actually had the temp drop into the 60s, with parts into the 40's. everythign lived through it except for 5-6 snails a couple crabs and one kenya tree piece that lost its grip. __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

12/14/2007, 08:18 PM	#4
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Did you use as much old water as possible? Leave main lights out for 24 hours and cut main lights time a little fow a few days to help with stress.

12/14/2007, 09:21 PM	#5
Neezy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 15	i just brought all my stuff back too and wont be able to set up the tank for another day. on the way home everything dropped into the 60's... ive got an air stone and heater going in their bucket rite now they should live through it tho until 2morrow when i can set up the tank