Temp at 68-70 F.

[yamahaguy06]

I had to go some were last night and was gone all day today, right before I left I had cleaned my heater and accidently moved the setting. when I got back today my temp was low(68,69 dagrees) my light has been of 4 a few hour's so my fish is sleeping somewere(can't see it) lol, I just stuck an extra heater in my tank to boost it a little. it should be cool huh????

thanx guys

 

[1979camaro]

well, unfortunately your fish could very well be dead somewhere...that is pretty cold especially if the temperature change was rapid

 

[yamahaguy06]

oh, thats not cool. um. there is one more thing I just ponderd on. when I put my themomiter back in my tank. I put it in a lower spot then before> do you think anything would change, because I think it is colder at the botom of my tank. I know it shouldn't be but...

 

[yamahaguy06]

well good news, I am a retard and dont know how to read my own thermomiter. my temp is at 75 not 70. I thought 70 was realy realy cold, well that is better lol, still needs to go up though

 

[DustinKeating]

at 75 you should be alright, not good for the fish certainly but they should live. My tank went up to 90+ the other week and i only lost a hermit crab, but it was still really scary, i think the trick is to get the temperature back to normal expediantly, but not abruptly as to not cause more shock.

 

[1979camaro]

what dustin keating said is true...your tank is probably colder at the bottom because of its shape. putting the heater horizontally at the bottom will probably help some

 

[KahluaZzZ]

speaking of heater...i bought a jager 250 w to replace my craaaaapppy hagen with no auto temp control ( or tired to have to set the room's temp )
and it is awesome. Always EXACTLY the temp i want. Set it to 79.5...and it's always this temp.

 

[yamahaguy06]

ok, thanx good idea *PEACE!*

 

[wayne]

I wouldn't worry too much about a temp drop like that though it's not desirable, it shouldn't kill everything. If that's the case pray you never get a power cut ..

What I would worry about is that if you have 70 at the bottom and 75 at the top, your water circlation must absolutely suck.

 

[yamahaguy06]

yes I need some stupid power heads, it's not that bad but I can definitly use more movment. I had to take that medzoo powerhead back(broke, sucked) but I have my fluval and a little Rio 50 wich almost does nothing. but I have my Fluval for now. I think I am going to take the end peice to the pipe of my fluval and make the water go down. right now it has a little thing so the water goes strait out. but I think i twould be good going down, think its a good idea.( if you know what I just said) lol, thanx

 

[1979camaro]

if you have it go down it will mess up your sandbed...you would be better (imo) to keep it with the end piece on

 

[yamahaguy06]

you would think the fluval waould be enough gph, because it says its for a 75 gal thank, but It just doesn't do it.

 

[1979camaro]

its a 304 right? i think they only filter about 200gph so there is no way it would be enough flow alone...this is because the flow rates in SW tanks are so much higher than in FW

 

[yamahaguy06]

and you said I need about 600-700 gph right??? this is not good, lol

 

[yamahaguy06]

My fluval is only 260 gph/ not good huh, for 40$ I could fix the problem. I could get a powerhead with 620 gph for 40$. I need a JOB!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[1979camaro]

i would recommend getting a couple powerheads instead of one big one so you have a little more control over the flow...600-700gph minimum i think. with the fluval and your other powerhead you must be at least half way there. a couple more big powerheads should do it

 

[yamahaguy06]

well, dude I took me ZooMed one back to the store(it broke) and I did not get another one becuase I got a clean up crew. lol so I am at 300 gph/tops.
I will do that I think get two or maybe three minimum ones to place in diff areas of the tank. Oh you say 600-700 minimum, how high can I go? and is more better, like is 1,500 good or to much?? thanx

 

[1979camaro]

because of the shape of your tank i think 1500 would definitely be overkill. it would be like a psychlone in there. shooting for 700 would be good imo

 

[yamahaguy06]

I cant get a stable 80 deg. water temp ever sence I moved my stupid setting. urrrrrr just have to mes w/ it 700 it is, lol

oh and those snails are cool, eat algae right up, k dude later