Help please! Heater not working!

[person]

My heaters light is on but it is not heating. What do I do. My water is super cold!

 

[redfishbluefish]

Oh boy, of all nights! Assuming you don't have a spare. Do you have any friends or local club members that could loan you one.

Other thought, and I've never done this, but try putting a heating pad against the side of the tank to warm it up.

 

[workhz]

Was it ever heating?
size of tank?
Do you have a sump?
Can you buy one from Walmart or somewhere open?
maybe some hot water bottles to raise temp.

 

[Rmckoy]

Are you 100% sure it’s not working ?
Perhaps not big enough to produce enough heat ?

 

[Cell]

If there is still some warmth, like it's not room temp already, I would put some sort of lid or cover on the tank to preserve as much heat as possible.

 

[Cell]

Desperate time, desperate measures. Mayve pull out some water and microwave or heat on a stove and re-add? Someone chime in if this is a terrible idea for reasons unbeknownst to me.

 

[TokenReefer]

What's your room temperature? May have to rely on that

 

[InactiveAcct]

put warm water in bottles/ jugs until you can source a heater. Pair with other suggestions such as blankets

 

[TokenReefer]

I think would just bite the bullet for a day and crank the house heat. What's your thermometer reading?

 

[TokenReefer]

fwiw I keep my tank at 78 (check it with a few diff thermometers) and when I stick my hand in the tank it feels cold so try to get the actual temp of it

 

[person]

Thank you to every one especially Cell. I microwaved some water and covered it to preserve heat. Thanks to everyone for all your great ideas! They really helped a lot.

 

[snorklr]

get a spare heater...they have always been the most replaced piece of equipment on my tanks...many folks recommend replacing them every winter whether they are working or not...i've bought many brands (usually stuck with what the lfs or petsmart has in stock at the time of the failure) and can honestly say they are all garbage