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[Lil]

OK, I was doing a water change on my new tank as it is still cycling its only been set up 2 weeks on Mon and the NITRITE was a bit high.Anyway i turned of the heater and filter. and began to syphon out some water. Went to empty the water heard a loud crack rushed back to discover that the heater was smoking so i quickly removed it before it did any damage to my fish.
My question is how long will my fish be able to live without a heater as i cannot get a replacement untill Sunday. The fish are two male guppies, 2 mollies and a swordtail.

Thanks in advance for any help.


LIL

 

[OohFeeshy]

Umm, they'll probably be OK for a while, room temperature can just about count as tropical. But I'd keep an eye on the guppies, they aren't very hardy.

 

[BigC]

Depends on your ambient room temperature. (geographical location) If you are stuck try heating (not boiling) some water in a kettle and fill some plastic 2ltr lemonade bottles and float them in your tank. Keep a check on the temperature. I hasten to add that this is only a temporary measure to get you through.

 

[IMCL85]

Some time during summer I dont even use heater at all. My room temperature is already enought to heat those water.

 

[Lil]

Thanks, just checked thermometer and water temp is about 25 degrees hopefully they will be ok untill sunday, im working tomorrow so cant get a new heater untill then. Oh and the guppies shoud be ok because my mum has got 14 in a tank that dosnt have a heater and the are all fine.

 

[gadazobe]

You shouldn't have a problem at all, especially if you're in a place where it's now summer.