I was just doing some maintenance and stuck my hand in the tank adn thought to myself "hmm, this seems warmer than usual". I busted out the thermometer and the tank was at 96!!! None of the fish seemed bothered at all but sheesh! Obviously, one of my heaters is malfucntioning so I unplugged the suspect one and did a water change, I cannot believe the sterbai and discus seemed so unphased!
Discus are hardier than they are given credit for!
- Thread starter msjinkzd
- Start date
Yikes Rach! Good thing you were sticking your hand in today! I try to remember to check all my tank temps every day. On the discus tank there's an external digital reading which makes it easier.
yea, but with 30 some tanks running, i don't always get to check all that stuff on every tank every day. I do typically check my L 046 tank, my discus tank, and my sulawesi tanks everyday (these are the ones where temp is crucial). I can't tell you if i checked yesterday or not, or even teh day before. The reason I was sticking my arms in today is because my anubias looked like crap (probably from teh heat, LOL). Lucky my plants looked crappy I guess!
An infrared temp gun works wonders when checking temps on lots of tanks. Quick, easy, and relatively cheap. I got mine a few years ago for like $40....im sure they're cheaper now.
-Ryan
-Ryan
yea I have an xp3 and an AC110 on that tank so there is good circulation/surface disruption. I just cant believe none of them were phased.