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Temperature spike

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Topic: Temperature spike

Posted By: reefnfeef
Subject: Temperature spike
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 12:42am

While I was at work my heater went haywire and the temp reached 90+ degrees. My sister called me and told me what was going on. The water is cloudy - visibility at 4 inches and I'm wondering the next move. While I was working they put bags of ice in the water and it's about 82 degrees now. The frogspawn looks completely melted, and the anemones I cannot see due to cloudiness. Had about 10% of the tanks total volume fresh saltwater replaced. Going to get more in the morning. Wondering what the next move is? Livestock look fine ATM but cannot see too well. Any advice is helpful thank you very much.

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaannd.... I'm broke

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Posted By: reefnfeef
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 12:50am

Anyone with fresh saltwater mixed in sugar house area I will pay for it. Otherwise I'm waiting until Fish4U opens at noon.

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Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 6:44am

I have 4 gallons of water that I picked up from my LFS yesterday and salt to mix that I would drop off for you to have this morning. I know its not much though if you have a huge tank! I pm'd you my number.

Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 7:41am

Change Water. Alot. The Amonia will be bad. It will also continue throught out the week. Make more plans to change water, add prime (or something to help with Amonia) and change carbon.Then change more water.Also if you run a Skimmer wet Skim the tank.

Remove anything thats melting. ASAP.

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Posted By: reefnfeef
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 12:56pm

Thank you much for all the PM's. The reefing community around here is unbelievable. I cannot extend enough gratitude for the people who offered to drive 30 minutes to help me out. I found some salt water and did a 50% change. I've replaced filter pads as well as carbon. I'm running about 2 cups of carbon for a 34gal RSM. Any suggestions as what to do next? Never had something like this happen to me. any tips would be appreciated.

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Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 1:48pm

Keep changing water and carbon. Can't stress this enough.

Hope and Praying will also help.

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150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915

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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 3:43pm

Is your water still cloudy?

Have you remove any melted corals?

How are your fish doing?

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- My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef

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Posted By: reefnfeef
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 3:58pm

50% water change for a 34 gal RSM. Took all the melted corals and anemones out someone came and grabbed the corals to try and rescue them. Going to do another smaller water here soon. What would you recommend for water changes? All fish are looking good. Two clowns and a watchmen goby

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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: August 05 2012 at 5:15pm

If you you have removed any dead or dying corals, and your fish seem OK - then I think you can stop the water changes.

But I would still prep water for 1 more change in case things start to deteriorate again.

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- My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef

* Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 *