Hello to folks who remember me and also to those who dont!
Just popping in to say that after 4 years of bliss and smooth sailing in my main Discus tank I woke yesterday to find every fish in the tank dead A faulty heater had stuck on 'on' and you could feel the heat coming from the tank from a few inches away. The night before all had been perfect.Its a bit upsetting after all the years of cleaning, feeding, scrubbing and hoovering for the little guys that something so out of your hands and unpredictable can destroy it all in a few hours. I have no idea how hot the tank actually got, it was way off the temp gauge.
Please check your heater regularly and perhaps relace it every few years to prevent this happening to you.
I've bought a new heater but at the moment I'm still unsure about what I will do next with this tank, its all a bit disheartening. No doubt in a day or two I'll be back down the LFS looking at something new to try, maybe a Stingray or something unusual. The high temp may have destroyed the bacteria in the filter so it could be a slow process of recovery.
Anyway, hope things are going better in your tanks!
Ken
Just popping in to say that after 4 years of bliss and smooth sailing in my main Discus tank I woke yesterday to find every fish in the tank dead A faulty heater had stuck on 'on' and you could feel the heat coming from the tank from a few inches away. The night before all had been perfect.Its a bit upsetting after all the years of cleaning, feeding, scrubbing and hoovering for the little guys that something so out of your hands and unpredictable can destroy it all in a few hours. I have no idea how hot the tank actually got, it was way off the temp gauge.
Please check your heater regularly and perhaps relace it every few years to prevent this happening to you.
I've bought a new heater but at the moment I'm still unsure about what I will do next with this tank, its all a bit disheartening. No doubt in a day or two I'll be back down the LFS looking at something new to try, maybe a Stingray or something unusual. The high temp may have destroyed the bacteria in the filter so it could be a slow process of recovery.
Anyway, hope things are going better in your tanks!
Ken