Heater malfunction

[Elrond]

The temp in my tank went to 93 degrees, two clown fish in there I did a ten percent water change and got it to 90 the heater is off now how much damage could it have done to the fish/ bacteria in the tank? It was that high for about eight hours

 

[MERKEY]

You could float some frozen water bottles in to help bring down the temp more.


What corals do you have?

 

[Elrond]

You could float some frozen water bottles in to help bring down the temp more.


What corals do you have?

No corals

 

[Rtaylor]

You need to bring the temp down faster. Ice in plastic bags, bigger water change.

 

[Elrond]

No corals

I don't have any ice packs, I opened the lid and turned off the lights to reduce stress, it's at 89 now it's a 125 gallon tank

 

[Elrond]

I don't have any ice packs, I opened the lid and turned off the lights to reduce stress, it's at 89 now it's a 125 gallon tank

It takes forever to make rodi I have bad water pressure

 

[Elrond]

It takes forever to make rodi I have bad water pressure

I had ten gallons made up

 

[Elrond]

I had ten gallons made up

Is it adding stress to change the water temp so fast?

 

[MERKEY]

Can you run to the store and get a bag of ice?

It's better to lower the temp than let it lower itself.

 

[Rtaylor]

Is it adding stress to change the water temp so fast?

No, not when it started so high.

 

[Elrond]

I'm here alone with my kids there young and in bed, it's winter here I'm in Minnesota I can open the windows

 

[MERKEY]

What do you have in the freezer?

 

[Elrond]

No, not when it started so

What do you have in the freezer?

I can see, I'm not sure anything that I can put in the tank unless I can find some bigger plastic bags

 

[Rtaylor]

I'm here alone with my kids there young and in bed, it's winter here I'm in Minnesota I can open the windows

Do you have snow? Snow in ziplocks

 

[bushdoc]

I would keep water aerating. Open windows to lower ambient temp.
If you have fan, direct it at the surface.
If fish survived, they should be fine if you keep water aerating. Bacteria should be fine too.

 

[MERKEY]

Zip lock bag with whatever you have in the freezer.

Float soda cans

 

[Elrond]

Zip lock bag with whatever you have in the freezer.

Float soda cans

Fish are still swimming, I got some ziplock bags full of frozen juice cans in there it's under 87 now

 

[Elrond]

I would keep water aerating. Open windows to lower ambient temp.
If you have fan, direct it at the surface.
If fish survived, they should be fine if you keep water aerating. Bacteri

Zip lock bag with whatever you have in the freezer.

Float soda cans

I would keep water aerating. Open windows to lower ambient temp.
If you have fan, direct it at the surface.
If fish survived, they should be fine if you keep water aerating. Bacteria should be f

You could float some frozen water bottles in to help bring down the temp more.


What corals do you have?

Will the fish be more susceptible to disease now after the stress of the high temps?

 

[Elrond]

Sorry I accidentally reposted multiple messages, will the fish be more susceptible to disease now?

 

[workhz]

This may not help quickly but you could take some of your tank water and put in a jug or gallon container and put in the fridge for a few hours (or freezer) and then put back into tank.