MY temp is 72 heater messed up!! help?

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    my heater is not working or idk why my temp is 72-76 in my QT tank... i have 3 fish recovering.
    how can i raise the temperature besides adding warm water. ?? its 72 in the morning and then it slowly rises up to 76. how long do i really have before seeing ill effects if any?
     
    elweshomayor, Oct 20, 2009
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  2. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    anyone?
     
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  3. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    what kind of heater are you using?

    can you manually change the temp?
     
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  4. steve wright

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    72 is not that terrible IMO and if the temp got there gradually rather than suddenly there is a good chance no ill effects will be suffered
    the saving grace being that its a QT anyway which means if there is a resulting parasitic outbreak due to the drop in temp/ changing conditions at least you fish are in an ideal place for you to react to this

    but you do want to have a spare heater just in case for future, so dont but a new one, if the one you have is faulty buy 2 new ones IMO

    Steve
     
    steve wright, Oct 21, 2009
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  5. PDCCO

    PDCCO Feather Duster

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    Agreed; keep a spare heater around!

    I had the same issue a year ago -- my emergency fix was to fill a half gallon jug with hot water and float it in the tank; be sure to monitor the temp closely if you do this!
     
    PDCCO, Oct 21, 2009
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