Heater broke while I was outlast night

[a1wonder]

I returned home to find my taking at a pretty hot at 88/90 degrees I instantly turned off the heater and replaced a gal of the water it now sitting at 85 roughly I also increased the flow of my filter. I have no idea how long the temperature has been like that as I was away for more than 14hours. I currently have silver dollars, catfish, a pleco, molly, and two gouramis in that perticular tank. I'll seem to be living and Very active. I read the earlier post and before I concerd doing what was suggested there are a few problems. I work 12-5 and it's a sunday so I can't replace the heater at this very moment. Since the room temperature is currently 72 I've heard that drops in temperature can lead to bad effects. Should I just leave it right now at 85 and let is slowly come down? Put more water in the tank? Add icecubes? My silver dollars hate cold water with a passion and tend to huttle around the heater when it goes past 75 . Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[a1wonder]

unfortunately I've got to leave right now. I haven't done anything more to the water and I'll heading to walmart right after work to pick up a heater. Hopefully everything will go well while I'm gone and the water temp will come down gradualy.

 

[Bomag]

sorry to state the obvious but you should always have a spare everything heater air pump filters etc but apart from that it has happened to me when my g friend turned up the heater to much and it got to 90 just added cold water to get temp down and only lost 3 fish LUCK or what

 

[clutterydrawer]

for future reference: dont add icecubes as you don't know what's in them. if you keep a bottle of water in the freezer you can float that in your tank if and when it becomes necessary. I hope your fish survive.

 

[a1wonder]

Good news I figured I should give everyone a heads up. I left work early with the lamest excuse ever "I've got fish problems" All fish appear to be doing fine and living happly. The temperature is down to a reasonable 78. No deaths of yet to report. On a side note, the heater I was using was my spare one as the cat happened to be doing a mad dash past the tank and smashed a few things to the floor, lucky the friendly neighborhood walmart helped me out and my tank is up and running beautiful with a brand new heater. Thanks for the help though!

 

[jams.alaskan]

Oh, I'm so glad that you found everything in time! Great action on your part. Glad the job understands "fish problem" is perfectly legit

ALASKA

 

[Ben]

i wish that line would work at skool