close call - i hope

[adidas]

i just realized my controller was unplugged and my lights were on 24 hours, my temp is at 89.1....

i think i'm ok..PHEW!

[justinl]

coulda been worse though eh? hope everything stays peachy. keep us updated.

[adidas]

i'm getting worried...all my fish have very rapid respiration.i've got my RO line in running cool water in to bring down the temp...

[Salmon King]

I was away a few days when my tank over heated.I lost corrals from it for a week.I would keep an eye on your ph as when things die your ph drops.

[adidas]

only one coral looks rough, everything else ok, except the fish

[Delphinus]

I'd turn the lights off for at least a day, the fish are gonna be turned upside down because night never came last night. Leaving the lights off should help them calm down. Good luck.

[adidas]

they are still breathing fast and now they are all sitting at the water surface...i don't have cool water going in anymore, hoping the temp will come down. its at 85.3 right now

[sea gnome]

I wonder if they need some oxygen? if they are breathing fast they will be using a lot of it and with them at the surface I wonder... Rachel

[Delphinus]

Thing that has me confused is that 89 degrees, while warm, shouldn't be bad, unless it was a sudden swing. I'd be more concerned about a sudden change. Can you run a fan on the water surface? Evaporation will help cool the water.

What is 89 degrees ... about 31 degrees C? 32 maybe? I'm sure I've had my tank warmer than that in the heat of July in the days before I had A/C and I never saw rapid breathing of the fish, so I'm not sure if it's the temperature that's freaking them out here... Sounds like they're in distress though.. Is there anything that could be affecting O2 in the tank?

I'm not sure what to suggest other than lights-out and maybe a water change or something and the fan on the water surface.. Good luck.

[adidas]

i did move my powerhead to the surface. hope that helps