34 Degrees

[ivo]

Due to the cold weather my heater does not seem to keep the tank warm at the right temperature, so yesterday i added a little heater to assist. It was 31 degrees when i went to bed and i meant to keep it at 31 since i am treating them with de worm medicine. When i woke up it was 34 degrees and some discus colour have gone pale including the eyes. I quickly change water to bring temperature to 31 and unplug the little heater.

Will the discus recover from this heat shock? Thanks.

[Robdog]

Will the discus recover from this heat shock? Thanks.

It's probably not the heat shock that will affect them as it would have been a fairly gradual increase. I think the WC back down to 31 will likely have more of an impact.

Having said that, you are still talking about +30 degree temps so not many bugs are able to withstand those kinds of temps anyway.

[ivo]

thanks rob. to be exact it was a change of 2 degrees when i did the WC so hopefully they will recover. they look better now the eyes are getting more red colour back. dxxm cold weather.

[scott bowler]

ivo what did it drop to before you put he other heater in? .the fish can handle a small drop i have my water colder when i do water changes and at night it will drop a little anyway. How big is the heater that you had in there in the first place? what is the watts to the tank size?

[ivo]

hey scott, its a jager 200W heater in a 215L tank. It works fine normally but these few days so cold and it couldn't bring the temp. to 31C as i wanted (reason being i was de worming them) so i added a small heater to assist but the temp. just kept going up until i notice it was 33.8 to be exact. you would think if i set them at 32C then they will stop heating beyong that, and obviously not. i was bit panic cos some discus have lost colour due to the heat then i poured cold water in and brought temp. down by 2 degrees immediately. probably not the best solution but i was a bit panic.

now all discus are eating, swimming and fighting normal but some of them have not fully regained colour yet. hopefully they will regain full colour soon. thanks mate.

[taksan]

Jagers have resettable thermostats.

Check the manual and you will see how to reset the thermostat.

A 200w Jager will handle a 215l tank with no problems.

[ivo]

hi taksan, thanks. i threw the manual out already do you or anyone know how to reset?

[taksan]

The internet is your friend

[samir]

1. unplug the heater
2. keep it in water
3. pull the button on top of the heater up
4. measure tank temp with a thermometer
5. adjust the dial on the heater to the correct temperature
6. push the button back down

[ivo]

The internet is your friend thank you. what a brilliant idea. feel free to edit my post.

samir, thank you. i have just followed yr steps and appreciate that.