Water Temp

[irisheyes]

My water temp went from 80 degrees to 74 degrees last night due to a faulty heater. I had another one for back up in the tank but it didn't come on. I am now raising it. I am worried about the Fish getting ICK. I have 1 Yellow Tang, 2 Clowns, and 1 Lawnmower Blenny. Is there anything I can do to prevent this and if they do gt it what is the best thing to treat it? I have soft corals in the tank, plus Inverts.

TIA

 

[Swanwillow]

just raise the temp slowly!!! think, 1 degree every two hours.

 

[asphaltpilot]

I'm guestimating that it took about 9 hours to drop six degrees. It isn't good, no doubt, but it isn't terrible. And a drop to 74 isn't terrible either.

Like willow said, just make sure you raise it slowly. You're fish will probably be fine. I would be more worried about your tang than anything else in your tank.

 

[mace88]

I had my do about the same thing once. My tang and flame got a touch of ick but it was gone in a day or so. If you have good water quality you should be fine.

 

[irisheyes]

I am most worried about the Tang. I have only one heater running in a 75 Gal. tank right now and I am bringing it up very slowly. What is the lowest temp I can raise it to? My VHO's raise it at least 2 degrees in the day time.

 

[rickh]

Question--The temperature of fish you purchase from Dr's Foster/Smith for example must drop more than that in transit--especial in the winter. Has anyone ever measured the temp when they receive fish through the mail. R

 

[irisheyes]

I have had Fish shipped before. Wish I had thought of that but didn't check the Temp. They use heat packs in the winter and seemed to be fairly warm.

 

[Sk8r]

Make all changes slowly if at all possible. Organisms can adjust to a wide range of survivable conditions if not hit too hard too fast.