PIMPALA
Well-Known Member
Remember last year when I left my heaters unplugged and my tank got cold while I was gone and a lot of my corals and fish died?
Well, that didn't happen again... This time I had a heater failure of the opposite type. Almost catastrophic. Temp spiked, and honestly I don't know how long it's been that way. I check my temps about every two days. Tank was sitting around 78ish daytime and 76-77 at night. Seemed normal. Or so i thought. Then noticed last week that some corals were really pissed of. SPS losing color, my Scoly was starting to look bleached. Some of my zoas not opening up. When my hand went into the tank to remove a clam, it felt REALLY warm. Checked temp, it said 76. No way was it 76. So I stuck another thermometer into the tank, and by the time it was done climbing, it hit 86.5 and I about flipped out. Removed the faulty heater, tossed it in the trash, and brought the temp down slowly. Hopefully all of the corals come back around.
Think it's time for me to invest in a controller yet?
Well, that didn't happen again... This time I had a heater failure of the opposite type. Almost catastrophic. Temp spiked, and honestly I don't know how long it's been that way. I check my temps about every two days. Tank was sitting around 78ish daytime and 76-77 at night. Seemed normal. Or so i thought. Then noticed last week that some corals were really pissed of. SPS losing color, my Scoly was starting to look bleached. Some of my zoas not opening up. When my hand went into the tank to remove a clam, it felt REALLY warm. Checked temp, it said 76. No way was it 76. So I stuck another thermometer into the tank, and by the time it was done climbing, it hit 86.5 and I about flipped out. Removed the faulty heater, tossed it in the trash, and brought the temp down slowly. Hopefully all of the corals come back around.
Think it's time for me to invest in a controller yet?