urgent our tank is running too hot without a heater!
We have by the luck of life a goldfish and a pleco. We have kept our 37g tank at 75 degrees religiously but we are all set to move to our bigger tank 120g which is maintaining 4 degrees higher (close to 80!) no matter what we do. Goldfish like cold, pleco likes warm and 75 was always our sweet spot.
but now what can we do?
We really feel we *have* to transfer tank to tank- our big guy is too big to stick in a bucket and the stress of handling him in and out of the tank to bucket and then stuck in the bucket and then bucket to tank I just don’t see it working out.
I’d be worried about putting a goldfish into a tank that warm regardless of a transfer- I need some help here. Guessing maybe it’s because the new bigger tank is acrylic vs the old glass one but they are only a room apart. No direct sunlight etc.
We have heaters but they aren’t on because just at room temperature it is still too hot. They automatically would kick on if it got cold.
Our poor fish are stuck in their 37g. I’m concerned the longer we wait -the more can go wrong. Right now everything is perfect except the Temp. HELP!
We have by the luck of life a goldfish and a pleco. We have kept our 37g tank at 75 degrees religiously but we are all set to move to our bigger tank 120g which is maintaining 4 degrees higher (close to 80!) no matter what we do. Goldfish like cold, pleco likes warm and 75 was always our sweet spot.
but now what can we do?
We really feel we *have* to transfer tank to tank- our big guy is too big to stick in a bucket and the stress of handling him in and out of the tank to bucket and then stuck in the bucket and then bucket to tank I just don’t see it working out.
I’d be worried about putting a goldfish into a tank that warm regardless of a transfer- I need some help here. Guessing maybe it’s because the new bigger tank is acrylic vs the old glass one but they are only a room apart. No direct sunlight etc.
We have heaters but they aren’t on because just at room temperature it is still too hot. They automatically would kick on if it got cold.
Our poor fish are stuck in their 37g. I’m concerned the longer we wait -the more can go wrong. Right now everything is perfect except the Temp. HELP!