i got my tank in Jan. got new fish a week after 6 damsels. and a yellow tang a month after and a protein skimmer a few weeks after. water is near perfect, very clear. had a bit of a problem. water was always 76-80. Hot weekend in NYC and my tank went to 88 over the weekend. its hard to keep my apartment cool in the summer since it gets really hot being all glass. I added a few gallons of RO water, and lowered it to like 86 and think i will have to find some method to change out cold water cuz i cant afford a 500 dollar chiller just now. I also have cut back a bit on the lighting of course. i found a dead damsel this morning lying on its side on the bottom of the tank. all other fish fine. was it a temp issue? or just maybe it finally gave in from all the cycling it had to go thru, and the high temp finally did it for him.
what effect does too warm water really have on a fish just for educational reasons? I have not read much on this subject. I remember from chemistry that oxygen can be depleted, but thats mostly an issue in open water. Weird thing was that only one died not everybody. I hope I dont have this problem all summer or find more dead fish when i get home from work now. I assume these fish come from waters in the equator so 90 degree water shouldnt be too bad, as opposed to water being too cold.
what effect does too warm water really have on a fish just for educational reasons? I have not read much on this subject. I remember from chemistry that oxygen can be depleted, but thats mostly an issue in open water. Weird thing was that only one died not everybody. I hope I dont have this problem all summer or find more dead fish when i get home from work now. I assume these fish come from waters in the equator so 90 degree water shouldnt be too bad, as opposed to water being too cold.