125+ degrees

Decz · 02-24-2007, 12:48 PM

I never really talk about my freshwater tanks on the forums here.... but here goes. I have a smaller, planted, tank set up for my dwarf puffers with a couple of cories to help clean up after them. All was going well until the heater malfunctioned. .......

I took a look in teh tank last night and found everyone upside down, the puffers were floating and the cories on the substrate. As I reached up to touch the tank I realized it was quite warm, a quick check showed the temp to be over 125 degrees!
The heater is clearly not working properly, I adjusted the knob and it wouldn't change the temperature. It was working fine and hasn't actually been touched in awhile, so I can only imagine that it was the same power surge a few days ago that also blew the little giant pump on my closed loop reef tank.

It's so sad when you lose fish.

I wonder if the plants will recover from the heat?

OrionGirl · 02-24-2007, 01:25 PM

Oh, that too bad! And an important note for everyone--always check all your tanks after power surges! I'm so sorry you lost the puffers--they're such great fish.

What plants do you have?

tetramoon13 · 02-24-2007, 02:20 PM

ohh man, that really bites! sorry for your loss.

Decz · 02-24-2007, 02:44 PM

Plants: micro sword, java fern, corkscrew vallisneria, cabomba and wisteria. Some have already started to turn yellow

p.s. I put 125+ because my thermo doesn't go any higher than 125, but the water was really warm, so I'm guessing it was well above that.

OrionGirl · 02-24-2007, 04:07 PM

Well, for the rooted plants, they might recover--though the tops will probably die off. I'd just wait and let the leaves die, clean them off, and wait and see. I know that terrestrial plants will often recover from temperature extremes, so would imagine the aquatic plants can come back as well.

reiverix · 02-24-2007, 04:52 PM

Sorry about the fish. The plants might shed a few leaves but make a comeback.

02-24-2007, 12:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Decz Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 192	125+ degrees I never really talk about my freshwater tanks on the forums here.... but here goes. I have a smaller, planted, tank set up for my dwarf puffers with a couple of cories to help clean up after them. All was going well until the heater malfunctioned. ....... I took a look in teh tank last night and found everyone upside down, the puffers were floating and the cories on the substrate. As I reached up to touch the tank I realized it was quite warm, a quick check showed the temp to be over 125 degrees! The heater is clearly not working properly, I adjusted the knob and it wouldn't change the temperature. It was working fine and hasn't actually been touched in awhile, so I can only imagine that it was the same power surge a few days ago that also blew the little giant pump on my closed loop reef tank. It's so sad when you lose fish. I wonder if the plants will recover from the heat?

02-24-2007, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,683	Oh, that too bad! And an important note for everyone--always check all your tanks after power surges! I'm so sorry you lost the puffers--they're such great fish. What plants do you have? __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

02-24-2007, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,683	Well, for the rooted plants, they might recover--though the tops will probably die off. I'd just wait and let the leaves die, clean them off, and wait and see. I know that terrestrial plants will often recover from temperature extremes, so would imagine the aquatic plants can come back as well. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

02-24-2007, 04:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
reiverix Ach Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,764	Sorry about the fish. The plants might shed a few leaves but make a comeback. __________________ John R Puffer Forum

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02-24-2007, 02:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
tetramoon13 *Merry Meet* Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 309	ohh man, that really bites! sorry for your loss.

02-24-2007, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Decz Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 192	Plants: micro sword, java fern, corkscrew vallisneria, cabomba and wisteria. Some have already started to turn yellow p.s. I put 125+ because my thermo doesn't go any higher than 125, but the water was really warm, so I'm guessing it was well above that.

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