Thr33Swords Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hey guys, So I store my buckets and stuff for water changes in the cabinet under the tank, and it just so happen that the power plugs are in there as well. I did my weekly water change yesterday, around mid-day. I must have knocked the plugs, because I woke up this morning, and like I always do I came down to check on the fish and check the water temperature. I was shocked to find it has dropped from a nice 26 degrees to a freezing 17. I immediately started investigating and found the plug out of the socket for the heater. I have plugged it back in, and did a small water change with slightly warmer water just to try and get it to the 20's again. I know sudden temperature changes can stress the fish out, so I want to make sure I try and keep them as happy as possible. Does anyone have any advice how I can get back to the right temperature without resorting to doing a water change every hour or so with warm water? About an hour has passed and the tank is sitting at around 20 dergees, and the fish seem a lot happier than they did this morning. They were quite lethargic, and the neons were all hiding down the bottom under my plants, but now they're swimming around a bit more. Is there anything I should look out for? Is there anything else I can do to make them more comfortable until the temperature recovers? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 chuck some hot water in there right away will bring temp up and they will be sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I think it'd be best to bring the temperature up slowly. If they're alive now, they should stay alive. It'll be pretty obvious which ones aren't coping well. Look out for white spot in the tank in the next few days as well as other diseases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 should have added dont put a whole lot of hot water in there.just bring it up from 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'd just plug it back in and call it good. There's no hurry to get it back up to temp, the rapid change is worse for them than being cold for a little while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thr33Swords Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Sweet, that calmes the nerves at least. I also put two hot water bottles against the sides of the tank, hopefully that will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I also put two hot water bottles against the sides of the tank, hopefully that will help.Perfect to put your glass under stress and risk a crack JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thr33Swords Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Perfect to put your glass under stress and risk a crack JaSa Haha, yup. Luckily I realised the danger so only used warm water instead of hot water, so should be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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