Increasing Temperature Gradually...at What Rate?

[ey2006]

My current tank temp is 26.5 oC, if I want to gradually increase this to 29.5 oC, across how many days should I do this? The community tank has loaches, cories and tetras.

Am raising the temp because I've just noticed ich on one of the clown loaches (2 small white spots) so I'm aiming to treat it ASAP, before it spreads and gets worse.

Would raising 1 oC per day (24 hours) be okay?

 

[andywg]

I would throw it straight up, it isn't a massively high jump and it will take the heaters a good few hours to get the temp up there (unless you have massively too large filters).

I would say a jump of that amount should be fine so long as it happens over a couple of hours.