Heater malfunction down to 62 am I good?

Cstone123 · 03/24/2018, 04:22 PM

My cats keep getting behind my tank and unplugging my heater. I noticed my coral lps not opening like they usually do. I did a water change but just never looked at the water temp. When I was re-organizing my regugium today I noticed the water temp was super low. Even my fish were just barely active. Noticed my plug and temp was 62 degrees. Am I ok. It’s up to 70 now and climbing but I’m worried.

jorahx · 03/24/2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cstone123

My cats keep getting behind my tank and unplugging my heater. I noticed my coral lps not opening like they usually do. I did a water change but just never looked at the water temp. When I was re-organizing my regugium today I noticed the water temp was super low. Even my fish were just barely active. Noticed my plug and temp was 62 degrees. Am I ok. It’s up to 70 now and climbing but I’m worried.

Shouldn’t kill anything. Since in nature the water goes down in temp at night.

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homer1475 · 03/24/2018, 04:30 PM

Should be fine.

Hitch08 · 03/24/2018, 04:32 PM

Save the fish. Kill the cat.

homer1475 · 03/24/2018, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitch08

Save the fish. Kill the cat.

lol +1

ramseynb · 03/24/2018, 04:35 PM

Tell your cat I said I'm sorry to ruin his fun:

https://www.amazon.com/LectraLock-Sa...ll+plug+safety

Cstone123 · 03/25/2018, 03:37 PM

Good news, water is back up to 78 and life goes on. Things are taking sweet time to open back up,like they were but I see no damage. Coral be like: cccc cold in year.

sde1500 · 03/27/2018, 12:13 PM

I've lost power a few times recently and had a 3 day stretch with power out that the tank sat around 60, things are unhappy for a few days, but they com eback.

MondoBongo · 03/27/2018, 12:48 PM

you should be fine. that's not all that terrible. the key is the speed with which temperature changes happen. if they plummet quickly, that's a lot more detrimental than a slow cool down.

here's a picture to help ease your mind. this is the temp log on my tank from my apex when my heaters failed. i was at work, so it was this way for probably 12 - 18 hours before i was able to get home and get a new heater in the sump. i didn't have any issues.

WVfishguy · 03/27/2018, 10:47 PM

Cold seldom kills living creatures. On the other hand, over the last 40 years or so, I've lost more fish to heaters sticking in the "on" position (high temps) than every other problem combined (!).

I've spoken to more than one old timer with the same story.

Fraq · 03/28/2018, 08:38 AM

As long as they are still alive and you caught the issue before it got worse, you should be good.

03/24/2018, 04:22 PM	#1
Cstone123 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Marshall mi Posts: 36	Heater malfunction down to 62 am I good? My cats keep getting behind my tank and unplugging my heater. I noticed my coral lps not opening like they usually do. I did a water change but just never looked at the water temp. When I was re-organizing my regugium today I noticed the water temp was super low. Even my fish were just barely active. Noticed my plug and temp was 62 degrees. Am I ok. It’s up to 70 now and climbing but I’m worried.

03/24/2018, 04:30 PM	#3
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Should be fine. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

03/24/2018, 04:32 PM	#4
Hitch08 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Philly Suburbs Posts: 665	Save the fish. Kill the cat. __________________ 120g tank with 40g breeder sump. SVS-30 LifeReef Skimmer. EcoTech Radion Pros.

03/27/2018, 12:13 PM	#8
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	I've lost power a few times recently and had a 3 day stretch with power out that the tank sat around 60, things are unhappy for a few days, but they com eback. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

03/27/2018, 12:48 PM	#9
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	you should be fine. that's not all that terrible. the key is the speed with which temperature changes happen. if they plummet quickly, that's a lot more detrimental than a slow cool down. here's a picture to help ease your mind. this is the temp log on my tank from my apex when my heaters failed. i was at work, so it was this way for probably 12 - 18 hours before i was able to get home and get a new heater in the sump. i didn't have any issues. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

03/24/2018, 04:35 PM	#6
ramseynb Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 630	Tell your cat I said I'm sorry to ruin his fun: https://www.amazon.com/LectraLock-Sa...ll+plug+safety

03/25/2018, 03:37 PM	#7
Cstone123 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Marshall mi Posts: 36	Good news, water is back up to 78 and life goes on. Things are taking sweet time to open back up,like they were but I see no damage. Coral be like: cccc cold in year.

03/27/2018, 10:47 PM	#10
WVfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 677	Cold seldom kills living creatures. On the other hand, over the last 40 years or so, I've lost more fish to heaters sticking in the "on" position (high temps) than every other problem combined (!). I've spoken to more than one old timer with the same story.

03/28/2018, 08:38 AM	#11
Fraq Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 52	As long as they are still alive and you caught the issue before it got worse, you should be good.