hot fish

You ever eaten boiled fish? Anything over 90 and consider them gone! They
might last a bit over that but you are damaging them!!!! Don't expect them
to last long!


"Charles Flakus j.r." wrote in message

> My air conditioner broke today while I was at work. My question is how
> warm can the water be to keep my fish alive. I got a black belt in a 55
> gallon tank and a jewel in a 20 gallon. the water is normally about 79
> to 80 degrees now it is just over 90 with the outside temp around 100
> and the weather man is calling for 106 tomorrow here in Kansas City I'll
> check this group for advice in the morning before I leave for work.
> thanks for any help
>
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In article , Charles Flakus j.r. wrote:
> My air conditioner broke today while I was at work.

turn off any lights
remove hood
aim fans at water surface

It does an amazing job at cooling tanks down.
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SG wrote in


> In article ,
> Charles Flakus j.r. wrote:
>> My air conditioner broke today while I was at work.
>
> turn off any lights
> remove hood
> aim fans at water surface
>
> It does an amazing job at cooling tanks down.
>
>

I agree completely. I made the mistake of leaving the lights on in
similar conditions, and lost most of a tankful of Tanganyikans. The
immediate danger of high temperatures is that the ability of water to
retain dissolved oxygen decreases as the temperature increases.
Moreover, lights heat the surface of the water and the air just above it;
I believe this makes oxygen absorption even more problematic in such
circumstances. Fortunately, it sounds as though the original poster has
very low fish densities however. (He only mentioned one fish per tank).
I think this bodes well for his fish surviving the crisis. One
additional measure that might be taken is to increase water circulation
and make water changes.

Meph
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thank you mr SG, that tip really helped out.
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I'd increase surface turbulence too to facilitate greater oxygen exchange...
Either point a powerhead's flow up to the surface or put in a couple of
airstones to keep it moving..

"Mephistopheles" wrote in
message
> SG wrote in
>
>
> > In article ,
> > Charles Flakus j.r. wrote:
> >> My air conditioner broke today while I was at work.
> >
> > turn off any lights
> > remove hood
> > aim fans at water surface
> >
> > It does an amazing job at cooling tanks down.
> >
> >
>
> I agree completely. I made the mistake of leaving the lights on in
> similar conditions, and lost most of a tankful of Tanganyikans. The
> immediate danger of high temperatures is that the ability of water to
> retain dissolved oxygen decreases as the temperature increases.
> Moreover, lights heat the surface of the water and the air just above it;
> I believe this makes oxygen absorption even more problematic in such
> circumstances. Fortunately, it sounds as though the original poster has
> very low fish densities however. (He only mentioned one fish per tank).
> I think this bodes well for his fish surviving the crisis. One
> additional measure that might be taken is to increase water circulation
> and make water changes.
>
> Meph
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"SG" wrote in message

> In article ,
Charles Flakus j.r. wrote:
> > My air conditioner broke today while I was at work.
>
> turn off any lights
> remove hood
> aim fans at water surface
>
> It does an amazing job at cooling tanks down.
>
If the temperature is still too high you can put at plastic soft-drink
bottle with waterin the freezer and use that for cooling. Does not give a
lot, but your tanks are small and it could give a few degrees.

Good luck,

Martin
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