How Do You Know if Tank Is Too Hot for Cory Catfish

During my daily check of my 75G tank, I establish that i of my Albino Corydoras was dead ☹️ His tail and all of his fins accept obviously been eaten past his tankmates but his body is in tact with no signs of biting. There is some type of red trample on his head that doesn't appear to be a bite.

My water parameters: Ammonia=0 Nitrites=0 Nitrates=20 I do PWC weekly of about 50%. I apply Prime number conditioner. They are fed once a day but Sunday is "fast" day. The tanks diet consists of a variety of Brine Shrimp, Flakes, Daphnia, Freeze Dried Bloodworms and Algae Wafers (for the bottom feeders).

The tank has been a little warm lately due to the hot weather where I alive. The tank temperature has been averaging 84 degrees. Today, I began removing about 10% of the water and replacing information technology with water that is well-nigh 2 degrees cooler.

He's been with me about one year. Any idea what happened to the little guy ☹️

#two

5 years ago

Oh that'due south awful, what tank mates are there?

#iii

5 years ago

Suesblues, Tin yous come across my tank profile below my signature, if not I'll postal service it.

#4

5 years ago

75g Community Tank: 6 Zebra Danios, 3 Blackness Skirt Tetras, 2 Black Widow Tetras, 2 Dalmatian Mollies, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 3 Yoyo Loaches, iv Albino Corydoras, 4 Peppered Corydoras, 2 Dwarf Honey Gourami, one Cerise Flame Gourami, ane Crimson Neon Gourami

#5

five years ago

That temperature is pretty loftier for Cories, they like betwixt 72 and 79, you could try larger partial water changes using a lower temperature water the hotter water in the tank will chop-chop warm information technology up, or, keep the chapeau of the tank propped open up and take a fan blowing across the h2o surface, lower the tank water level and so there is over again more surface movement from the filter return. Have air lines running, once again to get the water surface moving.

Now I have read of folk 3/4 filling plastic soda bottles with conditioned water, freezing the bottles and popping i in at a time into the tank to lower the temperature, not certain how efficient that is though.

#6

5 years ago

FishObsessed! I really read well-nigh the frozen bottles of water but was concerned they would create cold spots.

Since my tank is healthy, my kickoff idea was the trample or the h2o temperature! That'due south why I did the pocket-size PWC this morning. I recollect it'south a piddling high for the Danios likewise!

I looked into tank fans, whatsoever opinion on those? I'll endeavor the frozen water, lower the h2o level, prop open up the lids (hope no one jumps out) lol! I'll just open up enough to permit rut to escape. I also have a canister filter and the water output creates lots of surface movement.

Going to become start working on information technology at present! Thanks

#seven

5 years ago

I have never tried the tank fans but did use a flooring standing fan final yr over my goldfish tank when nosotros actually had some warm weather for more than 2 days. 😊

#8

v years ago

FishO, to go started, I'g going to place a few Ziploc baggies of ice just so that I tin can get the process moving. Does it affair that it isn't ice made from conditioned water?

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#9

5 years ago

Well I can only go on what I have read, only if the ice gets into the tank and not conditioned, it may ? affect the tank water. It would depend on how much ice you are using of course.

#10

v years ago

How artistic do you want to become? how close is your tank to a refrigerator? If you tin can get those little soda fridges for cheap this should work:

Go a 100' spool of the i/4 irrigation tubing for garden automatic watering setups.

Use an aqualifter pump to suck out tank h2o, running through the irrigation hose, with the majority of the coil going into the fridge, returning the chilled h2o to the tank.

If you're not comfortable with the h2o being in contact with the irrigation tubing, you could bladder a container that you are comfortable with beingness in your tank, and just recirculate the water in the container.

It's probably going to be the cheapest option rather than springing for an aquarium chiller. 😋

I've read about the fan options, but the evaporation would probably be fairly severe using that method.

Evidently I've never tried this, but if I had the same upshot I certainly would. You lot tin get both the tubing, and the aqua lifter for under $30.

Just an idea of something that may work as well to add to the list of possibilities.

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Edit ii:
Also, putting the coil in a large tub of ice h2o about the aquarium should practise it.

If the tank gets too absurd, the heater would kick on to recoup.

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We apply a similar method when we distill essential oil. I recirculate h2o in an water ice bath in our sink to keep the condenser cool. If you have any size tubing to fit whatsoever blazon of pumps likewise airline, you could hands examination the method and adjust to what yous have on hand.

#xi

5 years ago

FishO, I go it. It'due south about beingness cautious just in example.... I'll keep an eye on the two numberless just will only use conditioned water in the bottles. I pinned the bags in such a fashion, and so that water can't leak through the zipper part. 1 tank hat is folded back and the other is partially opened. I'm going to do more PWC until I have gradually lowered the temperature. I'grand also going to unplug my heater only in instance it thinks that it needs to come on. As always, thanks for your input!

Scott_008, that'south quite a set up. Only problem is that my tank is in my entryway and I can't put the little fridge there. I can visualize how the fix would work. I might invest in the aquarium fan only definitely not a chiller! They're expensive!

#12

five years ago

Is it the temp of your house that is causing the problem?

#13

five years ago

Just went dorsum to the tank and just that quickly the bags of ice take melted 😭

And so, here'southward what I did! I establish a package of frozen hotdogs that I'll discard afterward this project. I wrapped them inside of 5 layers of plastic Ziploc bags. I don't want the fish to smell them so try to bite into the numberless 😁

I'm trying everything that I tin can reasonably try until those h2o bottles are frozen. I feel and so badly that I contributed to my Albino's death ☹️

#14

5 years ago

Could you do a series of small, like 10%, water changes, say in one case every half hour or and so, and slowly lower the temp?

#15

5 years ago

Safes Aquarium, In addition to the "hotdogs" lol, I'm going to do the PWC but how often is considered ok? I don't want to stress the rest of the tank. Do you recall 30 minute intervals is acceptable? If so, I tin can exercise that!

#sixteen

5 years agone

If you lot are but doing small amounts, lower the temp slightly each fourth dimension, I wouldn't think it would hurt anything.

You lot are nonetheless not going to exist dropping the temp of the tank more than than a degree an hour.

And the half hour in between would be enough time for the thermometer to register the modify in temp, I would think.

I'chiliad thinking, if your house is that warm, and yous effort to do it whatever slower, the tank would just warm support in between water changes.

The same with the ice bottle, or any. While it volition lower the temperature temporarily, yous're going to have to keep a close heart on it to keep information technology from going back up. Then you are going to accept to put some other ice bottle in, it will go down for a while, etc.

I'one thousand not certain the constant up and down of the temp is a expert thing.

Peradventure if you lot tin can go the temp downwards slowly but consistently, by doing the minor frequent water changes and so turn the lights out and fifty-fifty wrap something dark around the tank, information technology might help keep the temp from climbing dorsum up.

Is this the normal season temp in your house this time of year? Practice you wait information technology to stay this warm for a while?

#17

v years ago

Safes Aquarium, this is our normal Summer. I live in the low desert of Southern California and it won't cool off until perchance November. I empathize what you're maxim, in that I may do more harm than good by lowering and raising the temperature. Plus I can see how information technology's going to exist lots of piece of work and water (we're in a drought). I had seen aquarium fans on Amazon and I'one thousand thinking I should invest in a few. I've noticed my Betta tanks are heating up too, although they tin tolerate higher temps.

Since my room temperature isn't 86 degrees, it's 79-lxxx degrees, I assume most of the heat is due to the h2o temperature that I've been using and the rut but isn't dissipating over time with lids airtight and lights on. I'grand going to try the 10% PWC for the adjacent 24 hrs. and come across what happens. My heater is unplugged.

I'll update post tomorrow!

#18

5 years ago

I would keep the lights off, likewise.

Expert luck and keep united states posted!

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#nineteen

5 years ago

That's a good observation on the h2o. In winter hither my h2o comes nearly freezing from the tap. You lot stated its in the entry way? Is in that location a lot of heat coming into the walls adjacent to the tank? If the wall behind information technology is hot, maybe adding some type if insulation dorsum in that location can assistance as well.

#20

5 years ago

So, here is an update!

I did a few h2o changes yesterday, as "Fishobsessed", "Suesblues" and "Safes Aquarium" suggested. I did a total of iii. I turned the lights off, unplugged the heater and placed a fan so that it could blow cool air onto the tank. I only put one canteen of frozen h2o in merely it apace melted. I opened both lids. Past the fourth dimension married man and I returned from dinner the temperature had dropped to 81 degrees! That's downwardly a total of 5 degrees!

I was concerned that the temperature would simply rise once more overnight, just I was wrong. When I got upwardly this morning time the temperature was 80 degrees! To me that's perfect!

I'k guessing the water that I was putting into my tank weekly was too warm and with a closed tank, lights and a warm ambient environment, in that location was no way for the tank to cool down.

Hither'southward my new plan starting today and lasting until the Summertime flavor ends. I've purchased prune on fans from Walmart that will blow onto the surface water. I'll brand sure that PWC contains water that is approximately 80 degrees. Use lights only if needed.

With no heater and fans blowing, the temperature is 80 degrees, so for now, this sounds adequate for the tank. As the flavor changes, I'll keep an center out to determine the best fourth dimension to turn the heater back on.

Thank you all for your input, suggestions and recommendations. I did lose one fish merely I judge it could accept been much worse! Fish look great today! My plan is to keep the temperature between 78-80 degrees. If I run into a rise in the temperature, I'll kickoff small PWC.

#21

five years ago

👍
So glad yous have sorted it

#22

5 years agone

Sounds like a dandy programme!

Skillful job!

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#23

v years agone

#24

5 years ago

Update:

The tank temperature is holding steady at 80 degrees. The fan has been running 24/7 since Saturday, but today I decided to turn it off and see if the water maintains a steady 80 degrees with no help. I also did my weekly maintenance and made sure to use a thermometer to assure a perfect water temperature match.

Ane last update! I think that I had a 2d casualty to the high water temperature. I can't account for one of the Zebra Danios. He'southward been missing since Saturday. When I cleaned the tank today, there was still no sign of him or any remains. He was rather small, then it wouldn't exist impossible for the Yoyo, Gourami or Pleco to devour every piece of him. Then, it looks like the last loss count is 2 fish 😭

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