lousieg55

Okay so i went to feed my fish tonight, and my fish tank has risen to 92 degrees , NOT GOOD .

I turned my heater all the way down to zero.

What could cause this, it was a hot day today but i dont think that hot.

my 29 gallon is at 82 went up 2 degrees along with my other 5 gallon in my batheroom went up like a degree, but the tank on my desk went up 12 degrees with in like 8 hours.

What should i do, water change ASAP, leave it.

The worst part about it all i leave tomorrow 10am to new york for a week.

Should i transfer my fish to my big tank,

Yea any help would be great, Im scared water changes, ect will be to much of a shock.

Amanda

If the fish are acting fine, I would just let the temp. lower by itself.
Where in NY you going (if you don't mind me asking)?

lousieg55

The fish are not acting fine but not dead lol, the two bubble bees are like sitting lol, 2 corys aremoving and 2 badis are moving. but not like normal i guess you would say.

Im going to Albany/troy area for a couple days, my grandma lives in west sand lake and then going to the city for a couple days.

Amanda

Maybe add a few icecubes to the tank. They will slowly melt & bring down the temp.
Albany is about 2 hrs. north of me. And the city is 2 hrs. south, lol.
Have a nice vacation!

jdhef

If you do put ice cubes in the tank, it would probably be a good idea to put them in a plastic bag so that the water from the melting ice (which probably contains chlorine) doesn't mix with the tank water.

MizRamzi

Open your hood and put a fan near. Keep your lights turned off. Put baggies of ice in the tank if you really need to lower the temp. If you have a bubbler use that also. That's about all I have fer ideas.

lousieg55

okay thanks for the little help, I ended up doing the ice cube trick, got it down abotu 3 degrees last night and then when i woke up this morning was about 78 , wont be able to really give update or tell what happen untill next sat, so untill then i have to wait and hope

Shawnie

what size is that desk tank? 12 degrees in 8 hours is huge ......id get rid of it for sure....great ideas from others and I hope all the fish babies do ok!!

Sharkitty

I am suspect of your heater and would not leave it in there for a week without being able to watch it. Either buy a new one, or if you house is bound to stay 75ish, just lose it.

Edit: I see now that I read the post again that you are long gone. Hope all is well!