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Truck · Jan 26, 2009

no no no, this process should not be rushed, plug the heater back in and dont speed up the process or you will stress the fish!

Jazzzz · Jan 26, 2009

don't do the above (alwaysforlora's comment) will shock you fish if you raise the temp suddenly like that may even lead to death i pulled some mountain minnows back from near freezing water

Darkerwhite2 · Jan 26, 2009

slow and steady! Good luck and hopefully nothing happens like this again. Thankfully though since the temp lowered slowly just as it raised slowly i dont think the fish would have experienced any shock.

Some days i wish i could just turn down the temp around here and take a slow down lol. Wait it's minus 25 C today

hope everything is well soon

always4lora · Jan 26, 2009

how's it shocking them , if theres cold water in the tank at like above 17oC and you add say 22oC water it wont shock them just do it gradually.

Truck · Jan 26, 2009

it will if you raise it too quickly, leave the heaters to do the job rather than taking the risk

Darkerwhite2 · Jan 26, 2009

thats a 5oC differenc in water temperature i dont think they wouls appreciate that. even if you added small amounts slowly i dont think you could do it slow enough. better off just letting the heater do it i think. But thats IMO

lordofthesea · Jan 26, 2009

let the heater do its work shocking them is the worst thing you could do!!!!

The-Wolf · Jan 27, 2009

on a saftey note
those 3way bricks are one of the biggest causes of house fires out there, IMHO they should be banned.
get yourself a trailing socket as they are far safer, soon.

always4lora · Jan 27, 2009

guess on adding warmer water depends on the volume of water, a bucket of say 10litres of warm water (5oC more than the tank temp) added to a 30gallon isnt going to make the water rise by 5oC in the tank . Heating it with the heater would be best but depends on how cold the water is and what fish are in it...

The-Wolf said:
on a saftey note
those 3way bricks are one of the biggest causes of house fires out there, IMHO they should be banned.
get yourself a trailing socket as they are far safer, soon.

Didnt even realise you could still buy them ..

shelaghfishface · Jan 27, 2009

i recently had a similar thing happen with jambo`s tank, i put in a little hot water then let a new heater do the rest, its a scarey time and i hope all goes well..

lose the 3 way adapter!!! lethal things.. i dont even own one and wouldnt.... messy cables are so much safer

hope everything is ok keith

shelagh xxxxxx

Athena · Jan 27, 2009

I have read that the way to increase tank temp is to increase the thermostat by no more than 1 degree per hour - slowly does it, as has been said by a few already (and which I think you already know).

Regards - Athena

Keithoms · Jan 27, 2009

Since its only a 25w heater i took from 4-11 to get from 17-23. Im at 25 now and all fish are happy and eating! Thank you for all of your help.

I didnt realise the 3 way bricks were so lethal? This one is really new and even has switches on it.

The-Wolf · Jan 28, 2009

to point with the bricks is, heat builds up in a concentrated area and this can lead to one or all of the plugs melting
thus causing a fire. you only have to ask any fireman or go on a 'health and safety' course for any employer and you will
be told, or even shown, how bad these things are.
they are designed for temporary use only and not for a permanent fix to plugging problems. trailing sockets are far safer
as they allow a greater airflow around each plug