Don't reef sleepy!!!

[bigroost]

So last night I unplugged my return pump to feed the tank and feel asleep. This morning I realized what I had done the tank was down to 73. The fish seem fine, I have mostly zoas with a couple of LPS and one SPS.

How bad is it gonna be? Is there anything I can do to help mitigate the damage?

 

[rayn]

If fish are fine and swimming, just plug it back in and let it warm back up. Should be okay

 

[twilliard]

If fish are fine and swimming, just plug it back in and let it warm back up. Should be okay

And don't forget to plug in the pump after feedings
I think even AC pumps should have a 10 minute feed mode
Time to DIY a timed relay!

 

[bigroost]

This may go ahead and make me buy a controller of some sort. The temp is slowly coming back up. Still can't believe I did that.

 

[phantomreefing]

This was a gradual shift in temperature, it would be a bigger deal if you went from 78 to 73.
I'm sure everything will be ok!

 

[bigroost]

Good to know, I was kinda surprised it was still that warm, I keep the house really cold. Figured 9 or 10 hours without heat it would have dropped more than 5 degrees.