I was doing a 3 day lights out thing as per the cayno sticky... i see now it said put newspaper on the sides of the tank, and not cover the tank with blankets.... I came home today and my tank was 102 degrees.... strangly the heater was on... not sure if the heater freaked out and went crazy high... but the dial was on the same setting it always has been... i turned the dial down and it turned off.. i have everything icy cold i could possibly fit in freezer bags floating in the tank right now, and im spraying the sides of the tank with water (evap) trying to cool it... but all my snails (a huge population of limpits and some turbo snails) are upside down on the bottom... appear either dead or very close.... 2 clown fish dead (wilson and chuck [like from cast away]).... wont be able to tell on my corals until i get the temp down, my toadstool doesnt look happy, looks like he needs some viagara:worried:..... tragic. My red slime was out of control and I have been under motivated with the tank for the last 4-5 months..... but recently i really gave it a ton of work....did a massive water change, ordered new bulbs, and a good refug light, changed filter media and stuff, been cleaning skimmer every day.... I guess why im writing this is firstly any hope for any of the poor creatures in there? and secondly to let people know i dont know if it was the blanket covering or the heater malfunctioning, but be careful with the lights out thing.... use newspaper on the sides like the sticky says. Also i feel like really really terrible.... i loved these little guys and im devistated. Please be kind unless you feel you must berate me, i didnt mean to do this. :*(
