Help!!! I've overheated my aquarium!!

[skrypin]

Hi, guys! I've got a huge problem - my acuarium was overheated and part of stones with corals turned from purple to grey. Please, somebody, advise what I've got to do to save the rest of them! Thanks.

 

[Josh]

How hot did it get and for how long?

Do you have a photo of the corals in their current state?

 

[skrypin]

I belive it was 90-100. And I belive all corals are dead. How do you think should I wash the stones?

 

[wayne]

do you have a sump and what type of skimmer do u have in it most times a fan faced directly on the area with the biggest pump will keep it cool.
over the next couple of month's it will be getting more hot so a chiller with a good controller will be a real plus for your tank.......

 

[jrobbins]

that sucks. im really sorry dude. if you are really in a bind and think you have any chance of saving anything, you can put some icecubes in 2 ziploc bags (make sure they dont leak, maybe tape the seam of the inner bag) and it will bring down the temp, though depending on the size of the tank, and the number of icecubes you have, it might take a little while. just be careful not to lower the temp too far too fast as you dont want to shock anything. i know that doesn't make a lot of sense, but...

I really wouldn't wash the stones. i would just remove any coral that is obviously dead, as it will keep decaying, and do a few large (25-50% if you can swing it)waterchanges over the next few days. i would also keep testing the water pretty much daily until things get back to normal.

the other members have made some good suggestions about how to keep your temp in check in the future.

other than that, the coralline algae (the purple stuff) will come back once your tank stabilizes.

 

[skrypin]

thanks guys, ysterday I started to chill the water till todays morning, usually I keep the air conditioner running, but this time became an oops, I also did a little bit of water change, I had a lot of mashrooms they were all over the place tried to got them as much as I could, so anybody knows if the particles ofthem will assist somewhere and regrow again (thats what Im afraid the most)

 

[lanacane214]

90 to a 100 :Yikes: damn ,good luck

 

[skrypin]

nevertheless the fishes are alive, dont know how??? the shrimps got boiled,

 

[autoponicz]

mmmm...boiled shrimp...haha just playing...
like the guys said....save what you can by bringing the tank back to normal parameters......use a powerhead or turkey baster and blow the rocks and let the filter floss or skimmer pull out the decay....it will take some TLC to get everything back in order....and do those big waterchanges

 

[skrypin]

thanks , Im working on it
such a dizasterrrrrrrrrrrr